Gold and Bitcoin Managed Belongings (AUM)
As of early August 2025, gold ETFs had risen to round $325 billion, whereas Bitcoin ETFs had risen to $162 billion.
Gold has been a staple within the ETF market for a very long time, with constantly growing sizes yearly. Nevertheless, Bitcoin has rapidly gained place, particularly after the launch of the US Spot Bitcoin ETF.
Earlier than approval, the World Bitcoin Etf Aum was round $20 billion. Over the subsequent few months, that determine has risen by greater than eight occasions, indicating a serious change in institutional demand. Throughout the identical interval, gold ETFs additionally expanded, nearly doubled from $170 billion.
A chart monitoring AUM progress over the previous 5 years exhibits this transformation. Gold ETFs proceed to have a gentle upward pattern, whereas Bitcoin ETFs present a sharper, newer acceleration.
Worth actions replicate this distinction. Because the launch of the US Bitcoin ETF, Bitcoin costs have risen by round 175% in comparison with a 66% improve in gold. This displays each the rising curiosity of buyers in Bitcoin and its increased volatility profile.
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