This section includes investor type descriptions for professional clients and market counterparties.
Professional client
A Professional Client is either: (i) a ‘deemed’ professional client; (ii) serviced-based professional client; or (iii) an assessed professional Client
(i) Deemed Professional Client
A person is a “deemed” professional client if the person is:
(ii) Service-based Professional Clients
A person is a ‘serviced-based’ professional client if
(iii) Assessed-based Professional Clients
Assessed-based professional clients can be either (i) individuals; or (ii) undertakings
Individuals
An individual (and associated joint account holders) would be classified as an ‘assessed-based professional client’ if:
Where there is a joint account in place, the secondary account holder must obtain confirmation in writing that investment decisions relating to the joint account are made for or on behalf of the secondary account holder
Undertakings
Undertakings, which are generally not individuals, would be classified as ‘assessed-based’ professional clients if it:
Market counterparties
A Market Counterparty is any person who is either:
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IBIT
1. Access: IBIT enables investors to get exposure to bitcoin through the convenience of an exchange-traded product, helping remove the operational, tax, and custody complexities of holding bitcoin directly.
2. Liquidity: IBIT has been the most traded bitcoin exchange-traded product since launch, providing investors with potentially lower transaction costs.1
3. Integrated technology: IBIT is managed by the world’s largest asset manager and leverages a multi-year technology integration developed with Coinbase Prime, the world’s largest institutional digital asset custodian.2
1. Based on 20-day average trading volumes and 20-day average bid-ask spreads across all ten U.S. spot bitcoin ETPs, since the commencement of trading on January 11, 2024, through July 24, 2024. Liquidity, characterized by strong trading volume and narrow bid-ask spreads, may potentially lower costs for investors by helping to improve price discovery, reduce transaction costs, and increase market stability. Source: Bloomberg, as of July 24, 2024.
2. BlackRock is the world’s largest asset manager by AUM, managing $10.5T as of March 31, 2024. Coinbase Prime is a full- service prime broker of Coinbase, Inc. which is an affiliate of the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF custodian with $171B in institutional assets under custody as of March 31, 2024.
Important Information: Capital at Risk. The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise and are not guaranteed. Investors may not get back the amount originally invested.
Important Information: Investors must read the Prospectus for any fund in which they wish to invest. Please contact us at the BlackRock Advisors UK Limited-Dubai Branch for the relevant Prospectus.
This chart shows the product's performance as the percentage loss or gain per year over the last 0 years.
This chart shows the product’s performance as the percentage loss or gain per year over the last 0 years against its benchmark. It can help you to assess how the product has been managed in the past and compare it to its benchmark.
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Total Return (%) | - | -3.87 | 47.74 | 55.18 | - | - | - | - | 113.61 |
Benchmark (%) | - | -3.85 | 47.81 | 55.36 | - | - | - | - | 114.04 |
Management Fee | 0.25 |
Acquired Fund Fees and Expenses | 0.00 |
Foreign Taxes and Other Expenses | 0.00 |
Gross Expense Ratio | 0.25 |
The value shown for “quantity” represents total number of bitcoins held by the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF.
The values shown for “market value,” “weight,” and “notional value” (the “calculated values”) are based off of a price provided by a third-party pricing vendor for the portfolio holding and do not reflect the impact of systematic fair valuation (“the vendor price”). The vendor price is not necessarily the price at which the Fund values the portfolio holding for the purposes of determining its net asset value (the “valuation price”). Holdings data shown reflects the investment book of record, which may differ from the accounting book of record used for the purposes of determining the Net Assets of the Fund. Additionally, where applicable, foreign currency exchange rates with respect to the portfolio holdings denominated in non-U.S. currencies for the valuation price will be generally determined as of the close of business on the New York Stock Exchange, whereas for the vendor price will be generally determined as of 4 p.m. London. The calculated values may have been different if the valuation price were to have been used to calculate such values. The vendor price is as of the most recent date for which a price is available and may not necessarily be as of the date shown above.
Please see the “Determination of Net Asset Value” section of each Fund’s prospectus for additional information on the Fund’s valuation policies and procedures.
Exchange | Ticker | Currency | Listing Date | SEDOL | Bloomberg Ticker | RIC |
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Bolsa De Valores De Colombia | IBIT | COP | 19-Dec-2024 | BT22LP8 | IBIT CB | IBIT.CN |
NASDAQ | IBIT | USD | 11-Jan-2024 | - | - | - |
Santiago Stock Exchange | IBITCL | CLP | 15-May-2024 | BSQL9T4 | IBITCL | - |
Santiago Stock Exchange | IBIT | USD | 15-May-2024 | BSQL9Y9 | IBIT | - |
This information must be accompanied or preceded by a current iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF prospectus, which may be obtained by clicking here. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.
Investing involves a high degree of risk, including possible loss of principal. An investment in the Trust is not suitable for all investors, may be deemed speculative and is not intended as a complete investment program. An investment in Shares should be considered only by persons who can bear the risk of total loss associated with an investment in the Trust.
The iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF is not an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, and therefore is not subject to the same regulatory requirements as mutual funds or ETFs registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. The Trust is not a commodity pool for purposes of the Commodity Exchange Act. Before making an investment decision, you should carefully consider the risk factors and other information included in the prospectus.
Shares of the Trust are intended to reflect, at any given time, the market price of bitcoin owned by the Trust at that time less the Trust's expenses and liabilities. The price received upon the sale of the shares, which trade at market price, may be more or less than the value of the bitcoin represented by such shares. If an investor sells the shares at a time when no active market for them exists, such lack of an active market will most likely adversely affect the price received for the shares. For a more complete discussion of the risk factors relative to the Trust, carefully read the prospectus.
Investing in digital assets involves significant risks due to their extreme price volatility and the potential for loss, theft, or compromise of private keys. The value of the shares is closely tied to acceptance, industry developments, and governance changes, making them susceptible to market sentiment. Digital assets represent a new and rapidly evolving industry, and the value of the Shares depends on their acceptance. Changes in the governance of a digital asset network may not receive sufficient support from users and miners, which may negatively affect that digital asset network’s ability to grow and respond to challenges Investing in the Trust comes with risks that could impact the Trust's share value, including large-scale sales by major investors, security threats like breaches and hacking, negative sentiment among speculators, and competition from central bank digital currencies and financial initiatives using blockchain technology. A disruption of the internet or a digital asset network would affect the ability to transfer digital assets and, consequently, would impact their value. There can be no assurance that security procedures designed to protect the Trust’s assets will actually work as designed or prove to be successful in safeguarding the Trust’s assets against all possible sources of theft, loss or damage.
Shares of the Trust are not deposits or other obligations of or guaranteed by BlackRock, Inc., and its affiliates, and are not insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or any other governmental agency. The sponsor of the Trust is iShares Delaware Trust Sponsor LLC (the “Sponsor”). BlackRock Investments, LLC ("BRIL"), assists in the promotion of the Trust. The Sponsor and BRIL are affiliates of BlackRock, Inc.
Although shares of the Trust may be bought or sold on the secondary market through any brokerage account, shares of the Trust are not redeemable from the Trust except in large, aggregated units called "Baskets". Only registered broker-dealers that become authorized participants by entering into a contract with the sponsor and the trustee of the Trust may purchase or redeem Baskets.
Bitcoin Spot Prices provided by CME CF Bitcoin Reference Rate – New York Variant for the Bitcoin – U.S. Dollar trading pair (“CF Benchmarks Index”). No warranty is given for the accuracy of these prices and no liability is accepted for reliance thereon. Prices are provided on a reasonable efforts basis and delays may occur both because of the delay in third parties communicating the information to the site and because of delays inherent in posting information over the internet. The Index has a limited history, the Index price could fail to track the global bitcoin price, and a failure of the Index price could adversely affect the value of the Shares.
The Trust may incur certain extraordinary, non-recurring expenses that are not assumed by the Sponsor.
The amount of bitcoin represented by shares of the Trust will decrease over the life of the Trust due to sales of bitcoin necessary to pay the sponsor's fee and trust expenses. Without increases in the price of bitcoin sufficient to compensate for that decrease, the price of the shares will also decline, and investors will lose money on their investment. The liquidation of the Trust may occur at a time when the disposition of the Trust's bitcoin will result in losses to investors. The value of the shares of the Trust will be adversely affected if bitcoin owned by the Trust is lost or damaged in circumstances in which the Trust is not in a position to recover the corresponding loss.
Net Asset Value (NAV) for IBIT is determined as specified in the prospectus: the Trustee values the trust's bitcoin on the basis of the CF Benchmarks Index.
Distribution Yield and 12m Trailing Yield results may have period over period volatility due to factors including tax considerations such as treatment of passive foreign investment companies (PFICs), treatment of defaulted bonds or excise tax requirements; exceptional corporate actions; seasonality of dividends from underlying holdings; significant fluctuations in fund shares outstanding; or fund capital gain distributions.
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