2025 was a difficult year for the crypto market and industry, and Spot Bitcoin Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) were not spared. The US-based Bitcoin ETF market experienced an equal proportion of wet and dry seasons throughout the year.
But BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF, iShares Bitcoin Trust (ticker: IBIT), has been a standout performer at times this year. According to the latest market data, the performance of this product in 2025 earned it the position as one of the best funds in the global ETF market.
BlackRock’s IBIT records $25 billion in net inflows in 2025
Bloomberg senior analyst Eric Balchunas revealed in a recent post on social media platform This feat was achieved despite BTC exchange-traded funds recording negative returns during the same period.
BlackRock’s IBIT has recorded net inflows of approximately $25 billion so far last year, according to data shared by Balchunas. What’s interesting is that the Bitcoin ETF attracted this large amount of money despite being the only fund with negative performance among traditional stock and bond ETFs, as seen in the graph below.
Source: @EricBalchunas on X
Interestingly, SPDR’s GLD ETF, the world’s largest physically-backed gold exchange-traded product, has lagged behind BlackRock’s IBIT in terms of capital inflows, despite returning 64% annually. Notably, Vanguard’s S&P 500 ETF (VOO) led the pack with over $145 billion in capital inflows since the beginning of the year.
Additionally, Balciunas emphasized that while it is natural for the crypto community to complain about Bitcoin ETF yields, it is also important to recognize the significant feat of attracting 6th place capital despite this negative return. ETF experts say this annual performance bodes well for the long term.
Balchunas writes:
If you can hit $25 billion in a bad year, imagine the flow potential in a good year.
A Bloomberg analyst credited the positive net inflows seen in BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF to what he calls the “HODL clinic” of older, long-term investors (boomers).
Bitcoin ETF records $497 million in weekly outflows
The US-based Bitcoin ETF ended the week with net outflows totaling $158 million on Friday, December 19, according to data from SoSoValue. This brings the ETF’s record one-week outflow to approximately $497.05 million.
The woes of the Bitcoin ETF market can be seen in the price movements of this premium cryptocurrency in recent weeks. Bitcoin price is down exactly 30% from its all-time high of $126,080.
As of this writing, the price of BTC is around $88,293, reflecting a 2% decline over the past seven days.
The price of BTC on the daily timeframe | Source: BTCUSDT chart on TradingView
Featured image from Getty Images, chart from TradingView
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