Bitwise Surpasses $100 Million In Assets Under Management; Rising Demand From Hedge Funds, Advisors
San Francisco • October 28, 2020
Diversified Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund saw the majority of inflows, as investors bet on both bitcoin and the crypto space as a whole.
Bitwise Asset Management, a leading provider of cryptoasset index funds to professional investors, announced today that it recently surpassed $100 million in assets under management (AUM).
The majority of demand has been for its Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund, which tracks the 10 largest cryptoassets—including Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Litecoin—that historically comprise over 80% of the entire crypto asset class. The fund is currently available as a private placement; shares are expected to start publicly trading later this quarter.
“2020 is the year crypto crossed the chasm for professional investors,” said Matt Hougan, Chief Investment Officer for Bitwise. “PayPal’s decision to embrace crypto last week was groundbreaking. The challenges that historically kept professional investors on the sidelines—including regulatory concerns, custody, reputation, and understanding—are rapidly being swept aside. Meanwhile, the potential impact crypto can have on portfolios from a risk-adjusted basis, amid the current macro backdrop, is making it hard to ignore.”
According to the Bitwise/ETF Trends Release 2020 Benchmark Survey Of Financial Advisor Attitudes Toward Cryptoassets, the number of financial advisors who expected to allocate to the space is set to double this year, from 6% to 13%.
“When Bitwise started in 2017, most investors in the space were individuals,” said Hunter Horsley, Bitwise’s Chief Executive Officer. “Today, we see the greatest demand from RIAs, financial advisors, multifamily offices, and hedge funds. The recent entrance of firms like PayPal, Square, Fidelity, CME, Nomura, Facebook, and others has convinced many who were previously cautious that it’s time to reevaluate.”
Bitwise specializes in educating and supporting professional investors, with a senior team from firms like BlackRock, Fidelity, Eaton Vance, Wealthfront, Facebook, J.P. Morgan, and iCapital. In addition to the Bitwise 10 Crypto Index Fund, Bitwise provides funds offering stand-alone exposure to bitcoin and stand-alone exposure to Ethereum. The bitcoin and ethereum funds are today available to accredited investors as private placements.
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Bitwise Asset Management is the largest crypto index fund manager in America. Thousands of financial advisors, family offices, and institutional investors partner with Bitwise to understand and access the opportunities in crypto. For six years, Bitwise has established a track record of excellence managing a broad suite of index and active solutions across ETFs, separately managed accounts, private funds, and hedge fund strategies. Bitwise is known for providing unparalleled client support through expert research and commentary, its nationwide client team of crypto specialists, and its deep access to the crypto ecosystem. The Bitwise team of more than 60 professionals combines expertise in technology and asset management with backgrounds including BlackRock, Millennium, ETF.com, Meta, Google, and the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Bitwise is backed by leading institutional investors and has been profiled in Institutional Investor, Barron’s, Bloomberg, and The Wall Street Journal. It has offices in San Francisco and New York. For more information, visit www.bitwiseinvestments.com.
