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BlackRock files for iShares Bitcoin Managed Protect ETF using $65 billion IBIT

The filing does not specify the downside-protection level and follows a similar Calamos product.

At a glance

  1. The filing follows Calamos, which already has a downside-protected bitcoin ETF product.
  2. BlackRock's version would attach the protection to IBIT.
  3. On Monday, IBIT drew $665.2 million of inflows while the spot bitcoin ETF group netted $526.6 million, according to our records.

BlackRock filed a registration statement for the iShares Bitcoin Managed Protect ETF, a fund that would use the firm's $65 billion iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) and offer an unspecified level of downside protection.

The filing follows Calamos, which already has a downside-protected bitcoin ETF product. BlackRock's version would attach the protection to IBIT.

On Monday, IBIT drew $665.2 million of inflows while the spot bitcoin ETF group netted $526.6 million, according to our records. Fidelity's FBTC lost $83.6 million and Grayscale's GBTC shed $54.9 million that day. For October, the group is about $90.5 million in the red.

IBIT's Monday inflow topped the entire spot bitcoin ETF group

Monday net flows, $ millions

  • Above zero
  • Below zero
  • IBIT (BlackRock)+$665.2M
  • All spot bitcoin ETFs, net+$526.6M
  • GBTC (Grayscale)−$54.9M
  • FBTC (Fidelity)−$83.6M
Source: PWD tracking · spot bitcoin ETF flows, Monday
Show as table
ItemValue ($M)
IBIT (BlackRock)$665.2M
All spot bitcoin ETFs, net$526.6M
GBTC (Grayscale)−$54.9M
FBTC (Fidelity)−$83.6M

Reported by the Crypto ETFs & funds desk from Digital Capital Daily reporting and flow records. Published . Corrections

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