Bitcoin ETF Investors Hit the Brakes as ARK’s ARKB Sees Fresh Outflows
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The ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF Ben of Int, trading under the ticker ARKB, recorded net outflows of $12,268,740 on December 19, 2025, a move that skimmed roughly 0.38% off its latest reported assets under management of $3.21 billion. While the withdrawal is modest relative to total AUM, it underscores mounting hesitancy among investors as Bitcoin’s price retreat collides with persistent technical weakness.
The related asset, BTC-USD, is currently trading at $88,918.88, down about 23.2% over the past three months. Short-term momentum remains fragile, with the one-day technical signal flashing Sell, suggesting that trend-following and systematic strategies may still be leaning toward further de-risking rather than bargain hunting.
Against this backdrop, the latest redemption from ARKB appears less like a wholesale vote of no confidence and more like tactical positioning in a choppy macro environment. With Bitcoin still significantly above its longer-term cycle lows but well off recent peaks, ETF flows are becoming a real-time barometer of risk appetite, particularly among institutional allocators who prefer listed vehicles over direct token exposure.
If outflows from products like ARKB were to accelerate, it could amplify spot market pressure, but a single-session move of under half a percent of AUM remains within normal volatility for an asset as historically erratic as Bitcoin. The coming weeks will show whether this is the start of a more sustained rotation out of crypto risk or simply investors trimming exposure after a bruising quarter for prices.
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