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Fidelity survey claims 22% of institutions own digital assets (incl. crypto funds)

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Fidelity has published research into institutional thinking around digital assets. The company recently launched Fidelity Digital Assets with institutional solutions for custody and execution. 22% of survey respondents (including crypto funds) already have exposure to digital assets and 47% of institutional investors view digital assets as “having a place in their portfolio”. The survey asked about investment methodology preference. 72% prefer to buy investment products that hold digital assets. 57% prefer to invest in crypto assets directly, and another 57% prefer to purchase an investment product that contains digital asset companies. Clearly, respondents could select more than one answer. The survey ran from November 2018 to February and covered 441 U.S. institutional investors including pensions, family offices, crypto and traditional hedge funds, financial advisors and endowments/foundations.

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