{"id":26993,"date":"2024-08-18T22:00:46","date_gmt":"2024-08-18T19:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/?p=26993"},"modified":"2024-08-18T09:57:32","modified_gmt":"2024-08-18T06:57:32","slug":"blackrock-leads-in-digital-asset-aum-overtaking-grayscale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/coinengineer.net\/blog\/blackrock-leads-in-digital-asset-aum-overtaking-grayscale\/","title":{"rendered":"BlackRock Leads in Digital Asset AUM, Overtaking Grayscale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The world&#8217;s biggest asset manager, <strong>BlackRock<\/strong>, just reached a new benchmark: its digital asset exchange-traded funds have exceeded those of long-standing leader Grayscale in terms of overall assets under management.<\/p>\n<p>Although <strong>BlackRock<\/strong> just has two funds\u2014<strong>IBIT (spot Bitcoin) and ETHA (spot Ethereum)<\/strong>\u2014the combined assets under management (AUM) of the two funds at $21.6 billion is somewhat more than the $21.3 billion held by Grayscale&#8217;s four funds, according to blockchain intelligence firm Arkham.<\/p>\n<p>Morgan Stanley recently revealed that it sold almost its whole $269.9 million GBTC stake and currently owns 5.5 million shares of IBIT, valued at roughly $187.1 million at current rates. Goldman Sachs last week also revealed holdings of around 7 million IBIT shares at almost $235 million at current prices, while it also has roughly $35 million worth of Grayscale&#8217;s converted fund and about $150 million in shares of other spot Bitcoin ETFs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BlackRock&#8217;s<\/strong> <strong>IBIT<\/strong> <strong>spot Bitcoin ETF<\/strong> has only had one day of net outflows since its debut, noted Nate Geraci, president of investment adviser The ETF Store, <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/NateGeraci\/status\/1824630088945537191\">on X.<\/a> Though the ETF has also recorded 26 days of zero net inflows or outflows up to the present, <a href=\"https:\/\/sosovalue.com\/bigChart\/Etf_NASDAQ_IBIT?title=iShares%20Bitcoin%20Trust(IBIT)&amp;coin=BTC\">SoSoValue&#8217;s data<\/a> supports Geraci&#8217;s claim.<\/p>\n<p>Although IBIT leads significantly over Grayscale&#8217;s Bitcoin ETFs, <strong>BlackRock&#8217;s<\/strong> <strong>spot Ethereum offering ETHA<\/strong> is only the third biggest such fund by assets under management based on <a href=\"https:\/\/sosovalue.com\/assets\/etf\/us-eth-spot\">SoSoValue statistics<\/a>. Though it has had four days of net zero trading since its introduction over one month ago on July 22, ETHA has not yet logged any days of negative outflows.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"darkmysite_style_txt_border darkmysite_processed\" data-darkmysite_alpha_bg=\"rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\">You can also freely share your thoughts and comments about the topic in the comment section. 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