Which ETFs posted net outflows this week?

TLDR

US spot Bitcoin ETFs with weekly net outflows (week ending 19 Dec, UTC) were BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), Bitwise (BITB), ARK 21Shares (ARKB), VanEck (HODL), and Grayscale (GBTC), per compiled flow data this week.

1. IBIT about $240 million out, BITB $115 million, ARKB $100.7 million, HODL $39.2 million, GBTC $27.5 million summary.
2. Fidelity FBTC was the exception, with a small weekly inflow (~$33 million) report.
3. Daily flows this week also showed outflow days for IBIT, FBTC, GBTC, and BITB daily recap.

Deep Dive

1. Outflow Funds

The weeks net outflows were concentrated in several large US spot BTC ETFs. Compiled trackers show IBIT (~$240.3 million), BITB (~$115.1 million), ARKB (~$100.7 million), HODL (~$39.2 million), and GBTC (~$27.5 million) in the red for the week ending 19 Dec (UTC) weekly summary. A separate flow roundup cites the same totals and notes overall weekly net redemptions near $497 million across the cohort flow roundup.

2. FBTC Exception

Fidelitys FBTC bucked the weekly trend with a net inflow of roughly $33 million for the same period, per the weeks compendium flow roundup. This highlights that not all sponsors saw withdrawals even as aggregate flows were negative.

3. Daily Flow Context

Beyond weekly totals, daily prints this week continued to show outflow days. One daily recap reported outflows at IBIT ($157.34 million), FBTC ($15.30 million), GBTC ($10.28 million), and BITB ($5.72 million) on Dec 24 (UTC) daily recap. Another noted Dec 22 (UTC) net outflows of $142 million across US BTC ETFs, with BITB the largest single?day outflow among funds tracked daily flows.

Conclusion

This weeks flows skewed negative across key US spot Bitcoin ETFs, with IBIT, BITB, ARKB, HODL, and GBTC posting net outflows, while FBTC saw a modest weekly inflow. The pattern suggests subdued institutional demand in the near term, with daily outflow prints reinforcing a cautious tone.