{"id":130111,"date":"2025-05-27T18:16:12","date_gmt":"2025-05-27T18:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=130111"},"modified":"2025-05-27T18:16:12","modified_gmt":"2025-05-27T18:16:12","slug":"blackrock-in-house-portfolio-boosts-ibit-bitcoin-etf-exposure-by-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/?p=130111","title":{"rendered":"BlackRock in-house portfolio boosts IBIT Bitcoin ETF exposure by 25%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsBlackRock\u2019s in-house portfolio has been quietly accumulating shares of its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), underscoring the asset manager\u2019s growing commitment to the cryptocurrency as part of a broader diversification strategy.<br \/>\nAs of March 31, 2025, the BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio held 2,123,592 shares of the company\u2019s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), valued at $99.4 million, according to filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). That\u2019s a notable uptick from Dec. 31, 2024, when the portfolio held 1,691,143 IBIT shares.\u00a0<br \/>\nThe BlackRock Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio\u2019s consolidated schedule of investments as of March 31, 2025. Source: SECBlackRock\u2019s IBIT was among 11 spot Bitcoin ETFs approved by the SEC in January 2024. Since then, it has emerged as the largest fund in its category with more than $72 billion in net assets, according to Bitbo data.<br \/>\nThe second-largest US Bitcoin ETF is the Fidelity Wise Origin Fund (FBTC), which trails IBIT in net assets by $50 billion.\u00a0<br \/>\nThe Strategic Income Opportunities Portfolio is primarily a bond-focused strategy that also seeks diversified exposure to other markets, aiming to boost total returns while preserving capital, BlackRock\u2019s prospectus reads.\u00a0<br \/>\nSource: MacroScopeRelated: Spot Bitcoin ETFs broke records in 2024 \u2014 Can they do it again in 2025?<br \/>\nBitcoin ETF demand continues to rise among institutional investors<br \/>\nUS spot Bitcoin ETFs shattered records in their debut year, and 2025 is shaping up to deliver a similar performance.\u00a0<br \/>\nAs reported by Cointelegraph, May is shaping up to be a record month for spot ETFs, which saw more than $1.5 billion in net inflows over just two days.<br \/>\nBlackRock\u2019s IBIT has driven much of that growth, posting consistent inflows since April 9, including multiple days with net buys topping $500 million.\u00a0<br \/>\nNet inflows indicate that asset managers are buying shares of the Bitcoin ETFs to meet growing investor demand.<br \/>\nUsing the early success of gold ETFs as a benchmark, asset manager Bitwise recently projected that Bitcoin fund inflows could reach $120 billion this year and more than double to $300 billion by 2026.<br \/>\nIn terms of net inflows, Bitcoin ETFs vastly outperformed gold ETFs in their debut year. This trend is expected to continue in the coming years. Source: Bitwise Asset ManagementWhile spot Bitcoin ETFs have opened the door for retail and institutional investors, a major untapped market remains: the wealth management platforms and wirehouses of major institutions, Bitwise analysts Juan Leon, Guillaume Girard and Will Owens wrote in the report.<br \/>\nMagazine: Bitcoin bears eye $69K, CZ denies WLF \u2018fixer\u2019 rumors: Hodler\u2019s Digest, May 18 \u2013 24<a href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/blackrock-portfolio-ibit-etf-exposure?utm_source=rss_feed&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=rss_partner_inbound\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"feedzy-rss-link-icon\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: Cointelegraph.com NewsBlackRock\u2019s in-house portfolio has been quietly accumulating shares of its Bitcoin exchange-traded fund (ETF), underscoring the asset manager\u2019s growing commitment to the cryptocurrency as part of a broader&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[5],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130111"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=130111"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/130111\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=130111"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=130111"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/cryptospotters.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=130111"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}