Investors Buy the Dip as Franklin's Bitcoin ETF Sees Inflows Amid 22% Price Slide

Investors are buying the dip. On April 10, 2026, the Franklin Bitcoin ETF (EZBC) recorded $2.08 million in net inflows, a signal of measured confidence amid a 22.34% decline in Bitcoin’s price over the prior three months. The inflow pushed EZBC’s assets under management to $462.8 million. Relative to the fund’s size, the new capital amounts to 0.45% of total AUM—too small to suggest a speculative rush, too clear to ignore as noise. That the move comes while BTC-USD trades at $74,523.52, down sharply from recent highs, underscores a shift in behavior: rather than capitulate on volatility, some investors are turning to ETFs as vehicles to accumulate during weakness. The one-day technical outlook on Bitcoin sits at a cautious Hold, reflecting uncertain momentum. But the inflows into EZBC reveal a divergence—price may be falling, yet conviction, at the fund level, isn’t.