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BlackRock's Bitcoin Fund Proves Institutional Durability Amid 25% Price Drop

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Harper Kingsley

Bitcoin ETF · Apr 14, 2026

BlackRock's Bitcoin Fund Proves Institutional Durability Amid 25% Price Drop

Source: DojiDoji Data Terminal

Institutional investors did not redeem their holdings in BlackRock's IBIT fund during a quarterly price drawdown of more than 25%. Bitcoin fell from approximately $87,000 at the start of January to roughly $66,000 at the end of March, the asset's worst quarterly performance since 2018. While the broader US spot Bitcoin ETF market saw outflows in January and February, March reversed the trend with approximately $1.3 billion in industry-wide inflows.

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Investors in the Goldman Sachs Bitcoin Premium Income ETF will receive income generated from the selling of call options on Bitcoin exposure. Goldman Sachs filed with the SEC on April 14 for the fund, marking the first time the Wall Street bank has issued its own crypto fund. The fund will invest at least 80% of net assets in BTC-exposed instruments, primarily shares of existing spot Bitcoin exchange-traded products. To generate this income, Goldman plans to sell call options covering between 40% and 100% of the fund's Bitcoin exposure. This shift follows a period where Goldman Sachs spent two years buying other firms' Bitcoin ETFs, holding approximately $2.05 billion in Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs as of the end of 2024, with its largest positions in BlackRock's and Fidelity's funds. The fund's income is the result of the premiums collected from the buyers of those call options.

IBIT recorded net inflows on 48 of 62 trading days during the quarter, capturing an estimated $8.4 billion in net inflows. The fund ended the period with approximately $55 billion in assets under management and holds more than 800,000 Bitcoin. This volume gives IBIT a 45 to 49 percent share of the total US spot Bitcoin ETF market by assets.

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Institutional ETF inflows anchor Bitcoin above $72,000 as speculators and commercials diverge

Bitcoin's price held above $72,000 on April 11, trading near $72,700 after a wave of institutional buying. Bitcoin ETFs recorded $240 million in net inflows on April 10, led by BlackRock's IBIT, which drew $137.6 million, and Fidelity's FBTC, which added $78 million. The influx lifted IBIT's assets under management to $56.80 billion. This institutional capital has turned the $72,000–$74,000 zone from a point of resistance into contested support. The price stability arrives amid a split in market positioning. Large speculators are heavily net long, while commercial traders are net short. This divergence between speculative leverage and institutional hedging has historically preceded volatility.

These figures arrived as BlackRock reported first quarter 2026 revenue of $6.7 billion, up 27% year over year. Adjusted earnings per share were $12.53. Across its entire platform, BlackRock recorded $130 billion in total net inflows, with the iShares ETF complex accounting for $132 billion in net inflows. The total net inflows into BlackRock's crypto ETFs for the quarter were approximately $935 million.

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BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Investors Average $89,000 Entry Price Amid $612 Million Buying Spree

IBIT holders are down an estimated total of $12 billion, with an average buying price of $89,000 per Bitcoin. This loss exists despite current prices near $70,000. BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) purchased $612.1 million in Bitcoin over five days, leading total weekly Bitcoin ETF inflows of $786 million. IBIT holdings have reached 790,808 BTC, valued at $57.2 billion.

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