BlackRock IBIT ranks 6th in 2025 ETF rankings…returns are negative

Uk Jin

Summary

BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF (IBIT) remained 6th by ETF assets last year.
IBIT's assets under management were reported at 248.44 billion dollars.
Due to Bitcoin's price weakness, IBIT recorded an annual return of -6.41%, making it the only one among the top 15 ETFs to post a negative return.

BlackRock's spot Bitcoin (BTC) exchange-traded fund (ETF) remained among the top ETFs by assets last year. However, returns lagged due to Bitcoin's weakness.

On the 3rd (Korean time), Eric Balchunas, a Bloomberg ETF analyst, released 2025 ETF performance data via X(formerly Twitter).

According to the data, total ETF assets under management last year increased by 28% year-on-year, reaching a record high of 1.48 trillion dollars.

BlackRock's IBIT ranked 6th among all ETFs with assets under management of 248.44 billion dollars. However, as Bitcoin was weak last year, IBIT posted a return of -6.41%, making it the only one among the top 15 ETFs to record a negative annual return.

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