Bloomberg Analyst "ArcInvest Seems to Clean Up GBTC Pending Approval of Its BTC Spot ETF"

Bloomberg Analyst "ArcInvest Seems to Clean Up GBTC Pending Approval of Its BTC Spot ETF"

"Cashwood's ArcInvest appears to be cleaning out its Grayscale Bitcoin Trust (GBTC) until its Bitcoin spot ETF is approved," Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas said on his X (formerly Twitter). "Normally, one would buy more GBTC to keep the weighting (in the ETF portfolio) at 9-11%, but it appears that ArkInvest has been selling GBTC and buying Coinbase shares in recent days to ensure that the BTC spot ETF-related stocks maintain the same percentage in the portfolio," he explained. Grayscale is looking to convert GBTC to a BTC spot-based ETF, while ArkInvest's Ark 21 Shares Bitcoin ETF (ARKB) was registered with the U.S. Depository Trust and Clearing Corporation (DTCC) on Nov. 19. ArkInvest has been selling GBTC since November 24th (local time) and currently holds a 5.5% weighting in its portfolio.