Investment Advisors Become Top Holders of Spot Bitcoin ETFs, Ether ETF Demand Rises

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Par James Van Straten|Édité par Parikshit Mishra

5 juin 2025, 10:24 a.m. Traduit par IA

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  • Investment advisors now hold over $10.28B in spot Bitcoin ETFs nearly half of total institutional assets suggesting accelerating mainstream adoption.
  • Ether ETF exposure tops $1B, with advisors and hedge funds leading allocations, highlighting a widening institutional appetite beyond Bitcoin.

There is a strong institutional presence in U.S. spot crypto exchange-traded funds (ETFs), with investment advisors taking a commanding lead, according to the recent SEC filings.

Investment advisors now hold over $10.28 billion in spot bitcoin

BTC$104,713.51

ETF assets, representing 124,753 BTC. Investment advisors hold nearly half of the total crypto assets declared by the various funds. Hedge fund managers are second holding $6.9 billion worth of BTC ETF, or nearly 83,934 BTC, followed by brokerages and holding companies.

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These figures, highlighted by Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, underscore how advisors have surged to the top “number one by a mile.”

Balchunas estimates that 13F filers currently make up about 20% of total spot Bitcoin ETF assets, a number likely to grow to 35%–40% as traditional finance embraces the product.

There is a similar trend with ether

ETH$2,598.92

. Advisors lead with $582 million in exposure, representing 320,089 ETH, while hedge funds hold $244 million, or 134,469 ETH, according to Bloomberg ETF analystJames Seyffart.

The total institutional ETH ETF exposure now stands at over $1.06 billion, or 587,348 ETH. Though smaller than bitcoin’s footprint, it signals rising interest in diversified crypto exposure.

James Van Straten is a Senior Analyst at CoinDesk, specializing in Bitcoin and its interplay with the macroeconomic environment. Previously, James worked as a Research Analyst at Saidler & Co., a Swiss hedge fund, where he developed expertise in on-chain analytics. His work focuses on monitoring flows to analyze Bitcoin’s role within the broader financial system.

In addition to his professional endeavors, James serves as an advisor to Coinsilium, a UK publicly traded company, where he provides guidance on their Bitcoin treasury strategy. He also holds investments in Bitcoin and Strategy (MSTR).

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