Sterling Skepticism: Invesco’s Pound ETF Sees Nearly 9% of Assets Walk Out in a Day

Sterling Skepticism: Invesco’s Pound ETF Sees Nearly 9% of Assets Walk Out in a Day

The Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust, ticker FXB, recorded a sharp outflow of $6,471,500 on January 21, 2026, a move that stripped roughly 8.9% of its $72.77 million in assets under management in a single session. The sizeable redemption underscores a bout of investor caution toward sterling exposure, even as the underlying currency has been climbing in recent months.

The related asset, FX:GBP-USD, is currently trading around 1.38045, up about 4.77% over the past three months, reflecting a strengthening British pound against the U.S. dollar. Despite Wednesday’s ETF outflows, the short-term technical backdrop for the currency pair remains constructive, with a 1-day signal of Buy, suggesting that momentum traders still see room for near-term gains.

The divergence between FXB’s hefty outflows and GBP-USD’s positive price and technical trend hints at a more nuanced repositioning: institutional and tactical investors may be locking in profits after the pound’s recent advance or rotating into alternative vehicles, rather than executing an outright bearish call on sterling. It also highlights how ETF flows can sometimes reflect portfolio-level risk management and liquidity needs more than a simple directional bet on the underlying currency.

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