![iShares Bitcoin Trust [IBIT] Yearly Returns Dip 9% to $25bln: What it Means for BTC](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/85542491/a91b617611356ad954cd23bbcef690e1acb1436c502d802f82251416cc6d69c4)
Overview
- IBIT ranks sixth for 2025 ETF inflows with more than $25 billion, the only fund in the top-25 by inflows to post a negative annual return of about 9.6%.
- U.S. spot bitcoin ETF holdings slipped from roughly 1.37 million BTC in October to about 1.32 million BTC on Dec. 19, a decline of less than 4% despite a roughly 36% price correction, suggesting ETFs were not the main sellers.
- BlackRock’s fund has grown its share of the U.S. spot bitcoin ETF market to just under 60%, with roughly 780,000 BTC reported under management.
- Short-term pressure persisted with about $158 million of net outflows on Dec. 19 and roughly $497 million over the prior week, following BlackRock-reported November outflows of about $2.34 billion for IBIT.
- Gold surged about 65% in 2025, yet the SPDR Gold ETF took in less money than IBIT, underscoring resilient demand for regulated bitcoin exposure.