CoinShares survey: Fund managers increased the average allocation ratio of digital assets to 1.3%, with diversification becoming the primary motivation
Wu said he was informed that the October 2026 digital asset fund manager survey released by CoinShares showed that the total assets under management of the investors surveyed totaled approximately US$642 billion, with a total of 28 responses received. The average allocation proportion of digital assets in the respondents' investment portfolios increased from 1.2% in July to 1.3%, and fund allocation showed a trend of shifting from stocks and bonds to alternative assets such as commodities and digital assets. In terms of investment motivations, the proportion of diversified investment rose to 40%, and speculative demand dropped to less than 9%, ranking fifth. Bitcoin is still the digital asset with the most optimistic growth prospects among respondents, with Bitcoin and Ethereum together accounting for 47% of responses related to invested assets; altcoin preference has shifted from traditional tokens to HYPE, SUI, UNI, AAVE and LINK, and the growth expectations of Ethereum and Solana have also improved. In terms of risk, existing investors still regard volatility as the primary risk, while non-investors are mainly affected by regulatory uncertainty and internal institutional restrictions.
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