BlackRock’s IBIT hits $70B AUM faster than any US ETF

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) is rapidly cementing its presumption arsenic the astir ascendant BTC money among its peers.

Bitcoin expert James Check highlighted the divergence successful a June 29 X post, noting that full inflows crossed each different Bitcoin ETFs person stagnated astir $20 cardinal since December 2024.

Chart showing Bitcoin ETF flows excluding GBTC and IBIT from February 2024 to July 2025 (Source: X/Check)

In contrast, IBIT unsocial has drawn implicit $52 cardinal successful cumulative inflows since its launch, solidifying its dominance successful the space.

He further pointed retired that this inclination is reflected successful play inflow data, wherever IBIT attracts the lion’s stock of caller investments and shows minimal outflows compared to competitors.

Check wrote:

“Dominance for each different ETFs successful presumption of full AUM has been successful changeless decline, initially dominated by GTBTC outflows, but much precocious owed to a wide penchant for IBIT by investors.”

Chart showing Bitcoin ETFs’ dominance, excluding BlackRock’s IBIT, from February 2024 to July 2025 (Source: X/James Check)

This matches data from Bloomberg ETF expert Eric Balchunas, who noted that based connected year-to-date inflows, IBIT present ranks arsenic the fourth-largest ETF successful the US.

According to Balchunas’ data, IBIT has leapfrogged implicit SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG) and is closing successful connected heavyweights similar Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI).

As of June 23, IBIT had recorded $13.7 cardinal successful inflows, which is up of SPLG’s $13.4 cardinal but beneath VTI’s $19.3 billion.

Table showing the YTD flows for US ETFs arsenic of June 23, 2025 (Source: Balchunas)

He besides highlighted IBIT’s outlier status, noting that the money is “the 5th successful three-year flows (despite lone being live for 1.5 years).”

These inflows helped the money transverse $70 cardinal successful assets nether absorption (AUM) successful conscionable 341 trading days, the fastest complaint for immoderate US ETF.

IBIT becomes BlackRock’s astir profitable ETF

This breakout show has translated into important fiscal gains for BlackRock.

Nate Geraci, president of ETF Store, pointed out that IBIT generates $186 cardinal annually successful interest revenue, surpassing adjacent IVV (BlackRock’s flagship S&P 500 ETF) by $3 million.

According to Arkham Intelligence, this milestone is peculiarly noteworthy fixed that IVV is astir 10 times larger than IBIT successful presumption of assets nether management.

The displacement signals a broader alteration successful organization behavior. BlackRock, agelong associated with accepted equity markets, is present seeing much interest gross from its Bitcoin ETF than from bequest stock-based products.

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