The quest for a spot bitcoin ETF in the US started in 2013 though initially rejected. SEC approval for bitcoin ETFs based on futures began in 2021.
$BlackRock(BLK)$ and Fidelity’s application for a spot bitcoin product gained momentum due to their influential positions in the US financial system.
All these efforts made the approval possible in 2024.
What are the advantages of spot Bitcoin ETF for retail investors?
It introduces additional regulatory safeguards, providing a more secure investment environment.
Investors gain the opportunity to invest through reputable financial institutions, adding a layer of credibility to the market.
This simplifies the investment process, as investors can hold the ETFs directly in their brokerage accounts.
However, SEC Chair Gensler has cautioned investors to carefully assess the associated risks before committing their funds to the product.
A giant market unfolds.
According to estimates from Bloomberg Intelligence, the spot bitcoin ETF market could grow to $100 billion over time.
ETF issuers are engaged in a price war.
In addition to fees, AUM is related to the liquidity of ETF. In other words, the ETF with poor liquidity may present arbitrage opportunities.
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$Bitwise Bitcoin ETF(BITB)$ $ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF(ARKB)$ $WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund(BTCW)$ $Invesco Galaxy Bitcoin ETF(BTCO)$ $Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund(FBTC)$ $Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund(BRRR)$ $iShares Bitcoin Trust(IBIT)$ $VanEck Bitcoin Trust(HODL)$ $Franklin Bitcoin ETF(EZBC)$ $Hashdex Bitcoin Futures ETF(DEFI)$ $Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (BTC)(GBTC)$
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What’s your choice?
Will you choose a ETF issued by a large company or choose a ETF with lower fees?
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Personally, I will choose the one with the cheapest cost for you to buy a bitcoin ETF. [Happy] [Happy] [Happy] [Happy] [Happy]
From my research, I think Bitwise Bitcoin ETF (BITB) $Bitwise Bitcoin ETF(BITB)$ has the lowest expense ratio of all the new bitcoin funds, at 0.20%. Several other funds are close behind, including the Ark21Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) at 0.21% and the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) at 0.25%.
Furthermore, Bitwise fund also has a temporary waiver that will eliminate the fee entirely for six months on the first $1 billion of assets. Other proposed funds have similar waivers, meaning early adopters of the bitcoin ETFs will have little or zero management cost for a brief time.
For such, BITB would remain as my first choice currently. How about you? Kindly share your choice and reasons with us too [Smart] [Smart] [Smart] [Smart] [Smart] .
The bitcoin exchange-traded funds launching Thursday after the SEC long-awaited approval come at a wide variety of price points, with signs that a fee war is already underway.
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can I have the best of both worlds [Grin] [Grin] [Grin] wouldn't it be great to know it's a big company and they charge low fees... this way more people will tend to invest more as charges are more affordable...
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🌟🌟🌟When it comes to choosing which Bitcoin ETF to invest in, it is important to consider several factors :
1. Fund Manager - is it a well known fund manager and what experience they have in managing the ETF. Under this criteria, I like Blackrock as it is the world's largest fund manager.
2. Expense ratio - the lower the expense ratio, the better. In this criteria, Bitwise has the lowest at 0.20% and the fee is waived for the first 6 months
3. Liquidity - the size of the ETF and the amount of transactions - Bitwise has the largest inflow on opening day last Thursday. But it is still early days.
So for me personally it is a close match between $Bitwise Bitcoin ETF(BITB)$ and $iShares Bitcoin Trust(IBIT)$ . IBIT has one of the lowest expense ratio at 0.25% and iShares is charging only 0.12% for the first 12 months.
So I will be closely monitoring these 2 Bitcoin ETFs to make my final decision.
I am happy that after 10 long years, the SEC has finally approved 11 Bitcoin ETFs. It makes it so much easier and safer to invest in Bitcoin ETF rather than owning the asset directly. This is just the nascent stage of Bitcoin ETF as I believe there will be other Cryptocurrency ETFs to follow.
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