The competition among spot Bitcoin ETFs is seriously heating up with Grayscale outflows declining, but now, so are the fees being charged by the Newborn Nine.
Shortly before the final SEC approval of the swathe of spot Bitcoin ETFs, which entered the market earlier this month, several ETF issuers dropped their fees in last-minute filings. Notable cuts on Jan. 8 saw Grayscale lower its 2% fee to 1.5%, while Ark Invest slashed theirs to 0.25% from 0.8%.
However, the day the ETFs were approved, Jan. 10, BlackRock announced a 0.12% fee for 12 months and 0.25% after that, causing ripples across other issuers. By the time the ETFs went live, several had chosen to waive their fees entirely for specific promotional periods.
The promotional rates appear to have had a strong impact, with the Newborn Nine acquiring around $6.4 billion in assets under management in just 13 trading days. However, the promotional activities are seemingly not over yet. The chart below, shared by Bloomberg analyst James Seyffart, shows the respective fees across all current spot Bitcoin ETFs in the U.S.
Interestingly, BlackRock, VanEck, and Grayscale are the only ETFs currently charging a management fee. All others have waived their fees for at least the first six months of trading.
| Name | Ticker | Fee (after Waiver) | Waiver Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin Bitcoin ETF | EZBC | 0.0%(0.25%) | Until Aug. 2 or $10 Billion |
| Bitwise Bitcoin ETP Trust (Re-filing) | HODL | 0.00% (0.19%) | 6 Months or $1 Billion |
| ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF(Re-filing) | ARKB | 0.0% (0.20%) | 6 Months or $1 Billion |
| Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Trust(Re-filing) | FBTC | 0.0% (0.21%) | Until July 31 |
| Valkyrie Bitcoin Fund(Re-filing) | BRRR | 0.0% (0.25%) | 3 Months |
| Invesco Galaxy Bitcoin ETF(Re-filing) | BTCO | 0.0% (0.25%) | 6 Months or $5 Billion |
| Wisdomtree Bitcoin Trust(Re-filing) | BTCW | 0.0% (0.25%) | 6 Months or $1 Billion |
| iShares Bitcoin Trust | IBIT | 0.0% (0.30%) | 12 Months or $5 Billion |
| VanEck Bitcoin Trust(Re-filing) | HODL | 0.12% (0.25%) | None |
| Grayscale Bitcoin Trust(Re-file)Conversion | GBTC | 1.5% | None |
Grayscale seemingly has little inclination to lower its fees due to the size of its AUM and ability to garner significant revenues even as Bitcoin leaves the fund. By charging more than 130bps more than any other competitor and an AUM still over $20 billion, its revenues dwarf even BlackRock and Fidelity. Further, a fee reduction becomes even more unlikely, with outflows seemingly slowing.
The lack of management fees makes Bitcoin purchases through ETFs extremely competitive versus native crypto exchanges. For comparison, the…
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