BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Surpasses S&P 500 in 2 Years! 🚀

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Behold, the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT), that most peculiar of financial constructs, has ascended to the pinnacle of BlackRock’s portfolio, its coffers brimming with the fruits of annual revenue, as if the very soul of capitalism had been distilled into a single, unyielding entity. 🧠💥

Though born but two years past, this nascent entity has eclipsed the venerable S&P 500, that ancient titan of tradition, whose very name now echoes like a ghost in the halls of financial history. A surge in demand for regulated crypto exposure, amid Bitcoin’s (BTC) meteoric rise, has rendered the old guard’s feeble attempts at relevance quaint. 🕯️🔥

BlackRock’s Bitcoin ETF Becomes Its Most Profitable Fund Ever 🧨

As the sage Eric Balchunas intoned, “The IBIT, that most cunning of financial instruments, has already siphoned $244.5 million from BlackRock’s vaults, a sum that would make even the most avaricious of us weep with joy.” 🤑 The fund, a prodigy of modern finance, has outpaced every long-established iShares ETF, leaving the Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV), 25 years its senior and sevenfold in assets, to fumble in its wake. 🧙‍♂️📉

This, dear reader, is the tale of a 0.25% fee, a mere whisper in the grand symphony of finance, yet sufficient to birth a titan. The IBIT, with its $97.8 billion AUM, is but a hair’s breadth from the fabled $100 billion, its hunger insatiable, its growth a tempest that would make even the most stoic of investors quiver. 🌪️💰

Behold, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), that stalwart of the market, required 2,011 days to reach its zenith. The IBIT, that prodigious upstart, is on the cusp of matching it in under 450 days-a feat that would make even the most jaded of historians gasp in awe. 📅🚀

– Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) October 6, 2025

And lo, the crypto community, ever whimsical, dubs this month “Uptober,” a time of feverish inflows and Bitcoin’s latest price rally. Last week, the ETFs drank deeply, sipping $3.2 billion in net inflows-a record for 2025 and the second-highest in history. BlackRock’s IBIT, that voracious leviathan, devoured $1.78 billion, its appetite unquenchable. 🐉💸

“World’s largest ETF, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, took 2,000+ days to hit that mark. IBIT about to do it in < 450 days. Easily fastest ever. First ETF launched in 1993, so we’re talking 30+yrs of history,” Nate Geraci added.

Bitcoin ETF Inflows Hit Record Highs in Uptober 🌊📈

As Bitcoin danced above $125,000, the ETFs, those modern-day alchemists, transformed mere dollars into gold. The IBIT, that paragon of efficiency, accounted for $969.95 million of the $1.19 billion in inflows on October 6-a day of reckoning for the skeptics. 🧙‍♀️💰

Bitcoin hit ATHs last night after the ETFs went wild last week with +$3.3b in a week, $24b for year (also notable $IBIT and $ETHA w $10b for month, rank 3rd and 4th overall) and now $60b lifetime (new high water mark). Pretty good. No way @WhalePanda can still be pissed, right?

– Eric Balchunas (@EricBalchunas) October 5, 2025

So far in October, the inflows have surged to $2.29 billion in six days-a testament to the market’s fevered fervor. The S&P 500, that relic of the past, now stares in awe as the IBIT’s shadow looms ever larger. 🧙‍♂️📉

And thus, the tale concludes: a parable of greed, ambition, and the relentless march of progress. For in the end, even the most ancient of funds must bow to the new order. 🕊️💥

BeInCrypto Markets data showed that at the time of writing, BTC traded at $124,569, up nearly 9% over the past week. This reflects strong market momentum supported by massive institutional inflows. 📈🧠

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2025-10-07 08:32