Goldman Sachs Abandons XRP, Solana ETF Positions, Cuts Exposure In Bitcoin, Ethereum ETF Positions—Find O

Banking behemoth Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE:GS) sold all its Solana (CRYPTO: SOL) and XRP (CRYPTO: ETF) exchange-traded fund holdings in the first quarter, according to its latest 13F filing released Friday.

Major Altcoin Positions Dumped

Goldman Sachs liquidated its position in Bitwise XRP ETF (NYSE:XRP), Franklin XRP ETF (NYSE:XRPZ), 21Shares XRP ETF (BATS:TOXR) and Grayscale XRP Trust ETF (NYSE:GXRP), all of which it had acquired only in the previous quarter.

The firm also dumped the entirety of its holdings in Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (NYSE:BSOL), Fidelity Solana Fund (NYSE:FSOL), Grayscale Solana Trust ETF (NYSE:GSOL), VanEck Solana ETF (NASDAQ:VSOL), Franklin Solana ETF (NYSE:SOEZ), and 21Shares Solana ETF (BATS:TSOL).

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Goldman Sachs Rejigs Bitcoin, Ethereum Exposure

Goldman Sachs maintained its exposure to Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) and Ethereum (CRYPTO: ETH), though with significantly reduced stakes.

It reported holding 17.985 million shares of the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (NASDAQ:IBIT) as of March 31, down from 20.685 million in the previous quarter. The stake was worth $690.98 million based on IBIT's price of $38.42 on March 31.

Similarly, its position in the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (BATS:FBTC) was trimmed from 469.940 shares to 426,555 shares, worth $25.17 million.

Goldman Sachs also reshuffled its Ethereum holdings, reducing its stake in the iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (NASDAQ:ETHA) by nearly 70% to $114.19 million, while opening a new $66.89 million position in the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF (NASDAQ:ETHB).

Goldman Sachs’ Cryptocurrency ETF Positions	Total Stake As Of March 31
Bitcoin	$716.15 million
Ethereum	$181.08 million
XRP	0
Solana	0

Price Action: Goldman Sachs shares fell 0.25% in after-hours trading after closing 0.22% lower at $946.36 during Monday’s regular trading session. Year-to-date, the stock has gained 7.66%.

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