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Cryptocurrency News Articles
Ethereum ETFs Have Been “Underwhelming,” Admit BlackRock
Oct 09, 2024 at 03:13 am
Since launch, spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have always played catch-up to their Bitcoin (BTC)-based counterparts.
Spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have lagged behind their Bitcoin (BTC)-based counterparts since their launch, and Robert Mitchnick, Head of Digital Assets at BlackRock, believes this trend will continue in the long run.
During an interview at the Messari Mainnet Conference last week, Mitchnick admitted that Ethereum ETFs have been “underwhelming” compared to Bitcoin ETFs. However, he expressed pride in the performance of BlackRock's iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) compared to its competitors.
“I think the investment story and narrative for the ETH ETFs are a bit less easy for investors to understand,” said Mitchnick. “We're really committed to continuing to educate our clients on them.”
According to him, the performance of ETH ETFs is lagging behind Bitcoin ETFs due to this factor, but they are still off to a “pretty good start.”
As of Monday's market close, spot Ethereum ETFs in the US had a total net outflow of negative $548 million. Throughout the year, one factor that has consistently contributed to the outflows dominating the transactions in this niche was the continuous dump of Grayscale Ethereum Trust (ETHE) of its shares since its conversion to spot ETFs.
From their launch in July, spot Ethereum ETFs in the US have mostly suffered negative total net cash flows. To date, ETHE has contributed to a net outflow of over $2.956 billion.
In contrast, ETHA has yet to log a negative daily net inflow. However, there have been many days when it recorded zero net cash flows. To date, it has already accumulated $1.19 billion in net inflows.
These are far from the US spot Bitcoin ETFs' $18.765 billion in total net inflows. Within these numbers, BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (iBIT) has contributed $21.656 billion in net inflows.
Earlier this year, Sui Chung, CEO of CF Benchmarks, warned that it would be difficult to immediately follow up on the release of spot Bitcoin ETFs, especially with one based on Ethereum. He pointed out that it would be hard to market them just after convincing clients that Bitcoin ETFs are the superior breed of crypto investments.
Chung also stated that Bitcoin's peculiar nature, based on its market behavior and price history, would be hard for Ethereum to match. Fast-forward to the present, his forecast now resonates with the current state of crypto ETFs in the US.
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