Sterling Sentiment Sours: Invesco’s Pound ETF Sees Nearly 25% of Assets Exit in a Single Day

Sterling ETF Hit by Heavy Selling as Investors Yank Nearly a Quarter of Assets

Invesco’s Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust, ticker FXB, suffered a sharp outflow on December 17, 2025, with investors withdrawing $19.35 million from the fund. The move carved a sizable chunk out of FXB’s base, which now stands at $77.83 million in assets under management (AUM), meaning roughly 24.9% of the trust’s value shifted out in a single session.

The scale of the redemption suggests a decisive repositioning by traders who had used FXB as a vehicle for exposure to the British pound. Such a large, single-day outflow in a niche currency ETF often reflects either a rapid unwind of a popular macro trade or a broader shift in sentiment toward the underlying currency, in this case sterling versus the U.S. dollar.

The related asset, FX:GBP-USD, is currently trading at 1.3502. Over the past three months, the pair has seen a 3-month price change of %, a data point that, while incomplete, still underscores the volatility investors have been navigating as markets recalibrate expectations for Bank of England and Federal Reserve policy paths. The 1-day technical signal for the pair is Your response should be a json object with the following structure: {Summary: text, Title: text, Error: error message or null}, highlighting the importance of short-term technical levels in guiding intraday flows even as macro narratives dominate the medium-term outlook.

While FXB’s outflows may not single-handedly move the pound, they offer a snapshot of how U.S.-listed vehicles are being used to express tactical currency views. If redemptions persist, it could signal that professional investors are dialing back on sterling exposure amid uncertainty over growth, inflation, and relative interest-rate trajectories on both sides of the Atlantic.

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