TREE NEWS reports: Barclays held 3.94 million shares of BlackRock’s spot bitcoin ETF (IBIT) as of Sept. 30, up 48% from 2.66 million at the end of June, with the stake’s value rising to about $187 million from roughly $88.5 million, its 13F filing shows. Citigroup opened a Fidelity spot bitcoin ETF (FBTC) position worth about $119 million and lifted its IBIT holding 50% to about 521,000 shares. Banks held $258 million of spot bitcoin ETFs across 1,389 institutions that filed third-quarter reports, raising their share to 4.9% from 3.2%.
Barclays Raises BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Stake 48% in Q3; Citi Opens Fidelity Position
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The headline number is the shift in who holds these products: banks are moving from marginal participants to a visible slice of the ETF base, and the 13F disclosures show large institutions building rather than trimming. That matters because bank balance-sheet exposure carries different regulatory and reputational weight than hedge fund or retail flows, and it gives spot bitcoin ETFs a stickier, more institutionally anchored holder base. Whether the quarter-over-quarter growth in bank share persists once filings catch up is the open question.
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