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US Express Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (ETF) faces a period of continued institutional friction this year.
This year, funds have recorded six weeks of outflows amid macroeconomic uncertainty that is pushing capital toward traditional safe havens.
BlackRock and Fidelity led the exodus of Bitcoin ETFs amid macro tensions
Since the start of 2026, funds have drained nearly $4.5 billion, offset by just $1.8 billion in inflows during the first and third weeks of the year, according to SosoValue data.
Most of the damage occurred during the five-week period from the end of January. This time alone it removed about $4 billion from the ETF pool, as a result For recent Bitcoin price issues.
The bleeding was most evident among the heavy giants in this category. I lost iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) by BlackRock. More than $2.1 billion in the last five weeks, while Fidelity’s Wise Origin Bitcoin (FBTC) fund saw more than $954 million out the door.
CryptoQuant analyst JA Marton N Bitcoin ETF flow reached $8.3 billion, Down from an all-time high in October, marking the weakest year since the funds launched.
At the same time, the current steady flow of withdrawals highlights a clear change in institutional appetite from the aggressive momentum that characterized the asset class in its first two years.
In the past year, he led Macroeconomic policies of the United States To reduce the risks more broadly Dedicated to Wall Street.
This has led to a shift from digital assets to… Precious metals like gold and silver. For context, gold and gold ETFs have seen $16 billion in flows over the past three months.
However, market watchers said that… Structural Footprint of Bitcoin ETF It’s still pretty much the same.
Eric Balchunas, senior ETF analyst at Bloomberg, noted that the bigger picture remains historically bullish for the emerging asset class.
He said that, Despite recent flows, The funds significantly beat initial market expectations, which expected first-year inflows of just $5 billion to $15 billion.
