A recent study by the Bank of America shows that most global fund managers still hesitate to invest in crypto, despite the recent bullish momentum that is observed in the sector.
The studyIncluding 211 fund managers who supervise $ 504 billion in assets, discovered that about three-quarters of the respondents have no crypto companies at all.
In the meantime, crypto assignments are small for managers who have these financial instruments. On average, these portfolios only devote 3.2% to digital assets.
6% of managers have splitting, have about 2% exposure, 2% have 4% and only 1% reports allocations above 8%. When it is on average over the entire group, Crypto represents only 0.3% of the Under Underweering Assets.
Comment on this findingsBloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas suggested that the low exposure can reflect by missteps of these funds. He noted that some managers who had previously made bad calls on broader markets could exercise extra caution on the fast -growing industry.
According to him:
“Are these not the same” global managers “who said they sold America in the first quarter? Maybe they should start investigating people with a better return.”
In the meantime, other industry players noted that the low participation rate could indicate unused potential in the cryptomarkt.
Frank Chechelo, the head of the content at GSR, stated:
“Wall Street has barely come zero and Bitcoin is still $ 120,000. We are going to be absurdly higher.”
Historically, digital assets have offered strong returns, but they have considerable volatility. This risk factor seems to be why many institutional investors have limited their crypto companies.
Despite this cautious approach, institutional interest in cryptocurrencies is growing. In the past year, investors have increasingly been exposed by shares of crypto companies and crypto-oriented listed funds (ETFs).
Moreover, there has also been the arrival of Bitcoin-oriented treasury companies that have added a considerable part of the best crypto to their balance.
At the same time, the American regulatory environment also encourages a broader acceptance of the emerging industry.
For context, President Donald Trump recently signed an executive order with which digital assets can be included in 401 (K) pension plans. Industrial players believe that this step could lead fund managers to reconsider their positions and increase crypto assignments.
