ARK Invest says Bitcoin ETF holders are back in the green

A 43% quarterly gain pulled the average US spot Bitcoin ETF investor above water for the first time since January The average US spot Bitcoin ETF holder spent most of 2026 underwater. According to ARK Invest, that is no longer the case. The firm reports that holders’ investment gained 43% in a single quarter, a move it says indicates the market may be turning positive . Rewind to mid-July. Cumulative net outflows from US spot Bitcoin ETFs had reached approximately $5.8 billion, driven by Bitcoin’s choppy price action. Then the price turned. Bitcoin climbed from about $59,500 in early July to around $85,000 by early October, a gain of roughly 42.9%. That rally mattered for one specific number: the average holder’s cost basis. Estimates put it between $81,722 and $82,000.

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