During the Christmas week, spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced significant withdrawals totaling $782 million, as reported by SoSoValue. This marked the sixth consecutive day of outflows, the longest streak since early autumn, with a notable single-day withdrawal of $276 million occurring on Friday. BlackRock’s IBIT fund faced the largest exit, losing nearly $193 million, while Fidelity’s FBTC saw outflows of $74 million.
Total net assets in US-listed spot Bitcoin ETFs fell to approximately $113.5 billion by the end of the week, down from over $120 billion earlier in December, despite Bitcoin prices remaining stable around $87,000. Analysts attribute these withdrawals to seasonal factors and anticipate that institutional demand will recover as trading desks reopen in January.
Vincent Liu, chief investment officer at Kronos Research, expressed that the holiday-related outflows are typical and not indicative of a deeper decline in demand. He expects an increase in institutional flow as conditions normalize in early January, alongside potential Federal Reserve easing anticipated in 2026, which could further bolster ETF interest.