This new monthly industry report summarises fund flows and assets under management in crypto-related exchange traded products (ETPs) around the world. It comprises general market information only and is not a recommendation to invest in any crypto asset or financial product or adopt any investment strategy.
Crypto markets staged a choppy rally in July after suffering significant declines year-to-date (YTD), which accelerated in June. Bitcoin was up 27.9% in July, while Ethereum returned 71.5% in anticipation of the much-awaited merge – now expected in September.
Crypto equities – listed companies operating in the crypto economy – returned 42.3% in July, as measured by the Bitwise Crypto Innovators Index (which BetaShares Crypto Innovators ETF (ASX code: CRYP) aims to track).
Crypto market sentiment (as measured by the Crypto Fear and Greed Index) improved from ‘extreme fear’ at the end of June, to ‘fear’ at the end of July, and currently sits at ‘neutral’.
Note: Performance information is expressed in US dollars and does not take into account USD/AUD currency movements. Past performance is not indicative of future performance.
Market cap
- The overall Crypto ETP industry funds under management rose 34.5% to US$29.8B, an increase of US$7.6B from US$22.2B at the end of June. The increase was largely a result of market movement.
- YTD market cap has declined by -50.8% from US$60.6B at the start of the year.
Source: Bloomberg, BetaShares.
- Bitcoin ETP exposures remain the leader by category, making up 65.3% of the current market cap. Ethereum ETP exposures account for 24.5%, while Equity exposures are in distant 3rd place with 4.4%.
Source: Bloomberg, BetaShares.
- Within categories, the leaders are Grayscale Bitcoin Trust at US$15.1B (Bitcoin), Grayscale Ethereum Trust US$5.3B (Ethereum), Grayscale Ethereum Classic Trust US$484.1m (Single – Other), Hashdex Nasdaq Crypto ETF US$240.7m (Multi-Coin), Proshares Short Bitcoin Strategy ETF US$61.7m (Inverse), and The Invesco CoinShares Global Blockchain ETF US$558.1m (Equity).
Source: Bloomberg, BetaShares.
Net flows
- Net flows in July were positive US$77.3m after suffering one of the worst months in history in June of -US$473m. YTD net flows sit at US$327m.
Source: Bloomberg, BetaShares.
- The lion’s share of net flows in July came from Bitcoin ETP exposures (59%) followed by Inverse ETPs (21%) and Ethereum ETPs (19%), while Equity ETP exposures received net outflows of -US$4.4m.
Source: Bloomberg, BetaShares.
- By product, ProShares Bitcoin Strategy ETF received US$35.1m, while 3IQ CoinShare Bitcoin ETF saw -US$13.2m in outflows.
Source: Bloomberg, BetaShares.
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Important Note: This global report includes references to ETPs domiciled and regulated in overseas markets. No representation is being made that such ETPs are available to investors in Australia or are subject to Australian regulatory requirements.
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION
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Written by
Thong Nguyen
Head of Equities
Thong is responsible for the portfolio management function and product innovation at Betashares. He is a CFA Charter holder and sits on the Betashares Investment Committee as well as the Selection Committee for ASX:ROYL.
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