BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) has reached an asset management scale of 72.70 billion USD within 341 days, holding 662,571 Bitcoins, outperforming gold ETFs and S&P 500 ETFs. Since its inception, IBIT's stock price has risen by 150%, currently trading at 62 USD. In the most recent day, it purchased 3,005 Bitcoins worth 336 million USD, with the stock price hitting a record high of 63 USD. IBIT is set to become one of the top five ETF issuers in the US by 2025. The trading volume of US spot Bitcoin ETFs is close to 1 trillion USD, reflecting Wall Street's recognition and demand for Bitcoin assets. Bitcoin's price has recently rebounded strongly, currently trading at 109,506 USD, with short-term potential to rise to 125,000 USD.

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&amp;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&amp;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&amp;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&amp;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&amp;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.

BlackRock Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) Asset Size Hits New High, Trading Volume Approaches 1 Trillion USD