MEXCBlackRock Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) Share Hits All-Time High Beating S&P 500, Gold ETFs
Highlights
- BlackRock Bitcoin ETF approaches $50 billion in net inflows outperforming several traditional ETFs.
- U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs, led by IBIT, are nearing a total trading volume of $1 trillion within 18 months.
- The IBIT share price has delivered 150% returns since inception, trading at $62 per share.
BlackRock Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) inflows have skyrocketed once again with an additional 3005 BTC purchase yesterday, worth $336 million, with its share price hitting an all-time high at $63. As a result, IBIT now holds a staggering 662,571 BTC in its kitty, with assets under management hitting $72.7 billion. Interestingly, it took only 341 days for IBIT to hit this milestone, while beating most of the gold ETFs, and S&P 500 ETFs.
Is BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Becoming Wall Street’s Favourite?
Within just 18 months of launch, BlackRock Bitcoin ETF inflows have reached closer to $50 billion, showing strong institutional demand for the product. Furthermore, ever since its inception, the IBIT share price has given 150% returns to investors and is currently trading at $62 per stock.
Interestingly, BlackRock’s IBIT has achieved a strong $70 billion AUM in just 341 trading sessions, making it the fastest ETF to reach this milestone, beating other Gold and S&P 500 ETFs.
This achievement surpasses the Gold ETF (GLD), which took 1,691 days, five times longer, to hit the same milestone. For context, the S&P 500 ETF (VOO) reached the $70 billion AUM mark after 1,701 days, further highlighting the unprecedented speed of IBIT’s growth.
With IBIT share price hitting an all-time high, the BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) has also entered among the top five US ETF launches for the year 2025.
U.S. Spot Bitcoin ETFs Near $1 Trillion in Trading Volume
Led by BlackRock Bitcoin ETF, U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs are on the verge of hitting a remarkable milestone, with total trading volume approaching $1 trillion in less than 18 months. Having surged from $100 billion in March to nearly $1 trillion today, these ETFs now compete in trading activity with major funds like the S&P 500 ETF (VOO) and the Nasdaq 100 ETF (QQQ).
This rapid growth highlights Wall Street’s increasing embrace of Bitcoin as a key asset class. Speaking on the development, Bloomberg’s senior ETF strategist Eric Balchunas said:
“When BlackRock filed for IBIT, the (BTC) price was $30k and the stench of FTX was still in air. It’s now $110k (a return that is 7x that of the mighty S&P 500) and is now seen as legitimate for other big investors”.
Bitcoin price has staged a strong recovery recently, and is currently trading at $109,506 levels following global M2 supply, and potentially eyeing a rally to $125,000 in the short term.
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