Overview

• As of August 13, IBIT has attracted roughly $58 billion in cumulative net inflows, lifting its BTC holdings to about 3.72% of the circulating supply.
• Brevan Howard revealed a position of 37.5 million IBIT shares valued at $2.3 billion in its latest SEC filing, making it the largest institutional holder recorded.
• Bitcoin’s retreat from near $124,000 to below $119,000 wiped out over $930 million in leveraged positions and triggered more than $1 billion in crypto liquidations.
• Competing U.S. spot-Bitcoin ETFs remain far smaller, with Fidelity’s FBTC at roughly $24.8 billion and Grayscale’s GBTC at about $22.2 billion in assets.
• Published inflow figures vary by source—from $58 billion to more than $80 billion—underscoring inconsistencies in reporting periods and methodologies.