Bloomberg Analyst: IBIT Achieves Positive Net Inflows for the Year; Bitcoin Investors Show Greater Resilience Than Gold Investors
Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas posted on X that Bitcoin spot ETFs have seen net inflows of $2.5 billion this month, bringing them to the brink of fully closing the year-to-date outflow gap. Among these, BlackRock's IBIT has been the first to achieve positive net inflows for the year and has entered the top 2% of all ETFs for year-to-date fund flows. Amidst a roughly 40% price drop in Bitcoin over the past six months and widespread negative sentiment, ETF capital has demonstrated remarkable resilience. In contrast, when gold experienced a 40% short-term decline a decade ago, approximately one-third of investors chose to exit. Bitcoin investors, however, have shown significantly stronger holding behavior. (Eric Balchunas clarified that this is not intended to disrespect gold investors, but rather to highlight the unusual situation with Bitcoin.)
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