BlackRock’s cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds have surpassed $60 billion in total assets under management, according to the asset manager’s first-quarter 2026 earnings disclosure. The milestone cements BlackRock’s position as the dominant institutional player in the digital asset ETF space.
BlackRock reported $60,671 million in digital-assets AUM as of March 31, 2026. The figure represents the combined value of BlackRock’s crypto fund lineup, which includes the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) and the iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA). The company also disclosed $935 million in net inflows into digital assets during Q1 2026. That continued demand came despite a decline from the $78,435 million in digital-assets AUM BlackRock held at December 31, 2025, with the drop largely attributable to market price movements during the quarter.
As of May 1, 2026, the numbers have grown further. IBIT alone held $63.5 billion in net assets, while ETHA carried $7.2 billion. Combined, those two products account for over $70.7 billion, making the $60 billion framing from the Q1 report already conservative by early May.
BlackRock’s European Bitcoin exchange-traded product (ETP) has also achieved a significant milestone, accumulating approximately 14,200 Bitcoin, pushing its total valuation comfortably past the $1 billion mark. The iShares Bitcoin ETP, domiciled in Switzerland, boasts a Series Value of $1.1 billion as of early May, tracking the CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate.
The scale of BlackRock’s crypto ETF business signals sustained institutional appetite for regulated digital asset exposure. Crossing $60 billion in AUM places BlackRock’s crypto fund suite among the largest thematic ETF families in the industry. Positive net inflows during a quarter where crypto prices fell underscore genuine demand rather than passive price appreciation. While Bitcoin traded near $78,690 as of press time, the Q1 AUM decline shows how sensitive fund values are to underlying asset prices, even as new capital continued flowing in.
As of May 2, the total historical net inflow for Bitcoin spot ETFs has reached an impressive $59.14 billion, translating to a cumulative accumulation of 747.52K BTC. The total net assets managed across these funds currently stand at $102.71 billion. IBIT maintains a commanding lead, holding approximately 810.33K BTC representing $61.96 billion in AUM, followed by Fidelity’s FBTC with 188.00K BTC and Grayscale’s GBTC with 150.74K BTC.
