
Rothschild Investment Corporation, a leading Chicago-based financial institution founded in 1908, has invested heavily in Grayscale’s Bitcoin Trust, according to a Monday morning filing with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission, or SEC.
Rothschild reported owning 30,454 shares of GBTC as of Dec. 31, 2020, according to Form 13F-HR, also known as the institutional manager holdings report. In its October filing, the firm reportedly owned 24,500 shares.
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In a filing this morning with the SEC, Rothschild Investment Corporation, founded in 1908, reported owning 30,454 shares of GBTC.
In a previous filing in October, the firm owned 24,500 shares.
Link to filing:https://t.co/AC3rvwgnwr
— MacroScope (@MacroScope17) January 25, 2021
According to its corporate website, Rothschild Investment Corp was founded in 1908 as Rothschild & Company. Its founders, Monroe Rothschild and brother-in-law Samuel Karger, started the firm as a full-service brokerage. However, it’s not part of the Rothschild family dynasty, according to Bloomberg.
GBTC represents publicly quoted shares of Grayscale’s increasingly popular Bitcoin Trust, which now has over $20 billion in assets under management. GBTC generated $217.1 million in average weekly inflows during the fourth quarter, a new record high.
01/22/21 UPDATE: Net Assets Under Management, Holdings per Share, and Market Price per Share for our Investment Products.
Total AUM: $24.2 billion$BTC $BCH $ETH $ETC $ZEN $LTC $XLM $ZEC pic.twitter.com/YHQJL8Ftru
— Grayscale (@Grayscale) January 22, 2021
GBTC currently trades at less than $34.00 per share.
Rothschild increased its exposure to Bitcoin (BTC) during a pivotal time in the cryptocurrency’s bull market. Bitcoin’s price nearly tripled in the fourth quarter before peaking near $42,000 in early January. Although price action has cooled off somewhat, BTC price is currently hovering around $34,000.
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