Bitwise is shutting down its Dogecoin ETF after investors overwhelmingly favored rival products.
On Sept. 10, Bitwise announced the Bitwise Dogecoin ETF (BWOW) will cease trading on NYSE Arca on Oct. 14 and be liquidated the following week, less than 11 months after its launch.
Bitwise stated the liquidation reflects an effort to streamline its product lineup as investor preferences shift. Share creation will halt before trading opens Oct. 15, with remaining investors set to receive cash based on the fund’s Oct. 21 net asset value around Oct. 22.
The closure comes as the broader US Dogecoin ETF market continues to draw modest capital. SoSoValue data show the category has recorded about $12 million in cumulative net inflows and manages roughly $11.83 million in assets.
BWOW accounts for only about $700,000 of those assets and has recorded roughly $1.23 million in cumulative net outflows.
Dogecoin is the original memecoin and a proof-of-work payment network launched in 2013. CryptoSlate data ranks DOGE as the 11th-largest cryptocurrency by market capitalization, with a market value of approximately $13.07 billion.
BWOW Recorded Non-Zero Flows on Only Three Trading Days
Investor activity in BWOW remained minimal after launch, with the fund recording a non-zero daily net flow on only three trading days throughout its history.
SoSoValue data show BWOW did not register an inflow until Aug. 24, when roughly $146,000 entered the product. Prior to that, investors withdrew approximately $972,000 on Dec. 4, 2025, followed by another $406,000 on Jan. 20, 2026.
Rivals built substantially larger positions over the same period. Grayscale’s Dogecoin Trust ETF (GDOG) attracted roughly $11.7 million in cumulative net inflows, while 21Shares’ TDOG pulled in about $1.63 million.
Those gains were sufficient to keep the overall Dogecoin ETF category in positive territory despite Bitwise’s withdrawals.
Fees offer little explanation for BWOW’s weaker showing. Bitwise charges an expense ratio of 0.34%, slightly below Grayscale’s 0.35% sponsor fee and well below the 0.50% management fee on 21Shares’ TDOG.
Grayscale entered the market with a structural advantage.
Its Dogecoin trust operated privately since January 2025 and held about $2.09 million in assets by Oct. 31, several weeks before its shares began trading publicly. GDOG debuted on NYSE Arca on Nov. 24, one day before BWOW’s launch, giving Grayscale an existing investor base and a first-mover position.
That head start helps explain part of GDOG’s lead. However, the 21Shares comparison is less favorable for Bitwise, as TDOG launched on Jan. 22, nearly two months after BWOW, yet charges a higher fee.
Even with that later entry, the fund accumulated roughly $1.63 million in net inflows and built an asset base several times larger than Bitwise’s.
BWOW’s closure leaves Bitwise exiting a market where an established incumbent and a later entrant both attracted more investor capital.
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