{"id":27817,"date":"2024-03-19T00:54:29","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T00:54:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/blackrock-bitcoin-etf-attracts-mostly-individual-investors-data-shows\/"},"modified":"2024-03-19T00:54:29","modified_gmt":"2024-03-19T00:54:29","slug":"blackrock-bitcoin-etf-attracts-mostly-individual-investors-data-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/blackrock-bitcoin-etf-attracts-mostly-individual-investors-data-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Attracts Mostly Individual Investors, Data Shows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><b>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org )<\/b><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The surge in interest towards spot bitcoin ETFs, particularly BlackRock\u2019s iShares Bitcoin Fund (IBIT), reveals a predominant retail investor participation. The data, indicating an average trade size of about $13,000, points to the involvement of individual, nonprofessional investors rather than large institutions. Since their introduction in January, these ETFs have seen a significant influx of capital, aligning with an uptick in positive sentiment towards cryptocurrency.<\/p>\n<p>Bloomberg Intelligence\u2019s senior ETF analyst, Eric Balchunas, notes that the volume and size of trades for IBIT suggest a retail-driven momentum. <em>\u201cThere\u2019s probably some advisers in there, but, largely speaking, based on the size of the trades, it looks like retail is definitely a big factor,\u201d<\/em> Balchunas remarked. This is echoed by a person familiar with the matter at BlackRock, who confirmed that while interest spans across various investor types, retail investors are a major source of capital inflow.<\/p>\n<p>IBIT stands out in the bitcoin ETF market, having gathered over $14 billion in assets within two months of its launch. Balchunas praises BlackRock\u2019s strategy, highlighting its appeal to a wide audience through high liquidity and low fees.<em> \u201cBlackRock is everything to everybody,\u201d<\/em> he asserts, underscoring the power of the BlackRock brand in attracting investors.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/crypto\/blackrock-bitcoin-etf-attracts-mostly-individual-investors\/\">Source link <\/a><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Originally posted on : Crypto News &#8211; iGaming.org ) The surge in interest towards spot bitcoin ETFs, particularly BlackRock\u2019s iShares Bitcoin Fund (IBIT), reveals a predominant retail investor participation. The data, indicating an average trade size of about $13,000, points to the involvement of individual, nonprofessional investors rather than large institutions. Since their introduction in [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":27818,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[34],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27817"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27817"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27817\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/27818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27817"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27817"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/crowdfundjunction.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27817"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}