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2025 was a difficult yr for the cryptocurrency market and industry, and Bitcoin exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were no exception. The US-based Bitcoin ETF market experienced equal periods of rain and dry spells all year long.
However, BlackRock's spot Bitcoin ETF, iShares Bitcoin Trust (ticker: IBIT), has performed exceptionally well at times this yr. According to the most recent market data, the product has secured a spot amongst one of the best funds in the worldwide ETF market based on its performance in 2025.
BlackRock's IBIT has a net inflow of $25 billion in 2025
In a recent post on the social media platform, this achievement got here despite the BTC exchange-traded fund posting negative returns over the identical period.
According to Balchunas, BlackRock's IBIT has seen net inflows of around $25 billion to date last yr. What's interesting is that the Bitcoin ETF attracted this significant capital despite being the one negative-performing fund amongst traditional stock and bond ETFs, as might be seen within the chart below.
Source: @EricBalchunas on X
Interestingly, SPDR's GLD ETF, the world's largest physically backed gold exchange-traded product, lags BlackRock's IBIT by way of capital inflows, despite returning 64% this yr. Notably, Vanguard's S&P 500 ETF (VOO) led the cohort with over $145 billion in inflows year-to-date.
Additionally, Balchunas emphasized that while the crypto community would after all complain in regards to the Bitcoin ETF's return, it’s also necessary to acknowledge the numerous achievement of attracting the sixth largest capital despite this negative return. According to the ETF expert, this annual performance is check in the long run.
Balchunas wrote:
If you may make $25 billion in a nasty yr, imagine the flow potential in yr.
The Bloomberg analyst attributed the positive net inflows that BlackRock's Bitcoin ETF saw to older, long-term investors (the boomers) in what he called a “HODL clinic.”
Bitcoin ETFs record weekly outflows of $497 million
According to data from SoSoValue, US-based Bitcoin ETFs closed the week on Friday, December 19, with a complete net outflow of $158 million. This puts the ETFs' record outflows last week at around $497.05 million.
The dismal development of the Bitcoin ETF market might be seen in the value movement of the leading cryptocurrency in the previous couple of weeks. Bitcoin price is down exactly 30% from its all-time high of $126,080.
As of this writing, the value of BTC is around $88,293, reflecting a 2% decline over the past seven days.
The price of BTC within the each day timeframe | Source: BTCUSDT chart on TradingView
Featured image from Getty Images, chart from TradingView
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