BlackRock's IBIT ETF Shows Resilience Despite Negative Returns

According to Odaily, Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas highlighted on the X platform that BlackRock's IBIT is the only ETF among the top 25 U.S. equity ETFs by fund inflows in 2025 to have a negative annual return, with a rate of -9.59%. Despite this negative performance, IBIT ranks sixth in annual fund inflows, surpassing the GLD ETF, which has a return rate of 64%. Balchunas noted that this is a promising sign for the long term, as IBIT attracted over $25 billion in inflows during a bear market, indicating greater potential once a bull market emerges.