Record Outflows Rock BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Amid Crypto Slump

Investors withdrew a record $523 million from BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) on November 18, 2025, marking the fund’s largest single-day outflow since its January 2024 launch.

This event, based on data from SoSoValue surpassed the prior high of $463 million on November 14, 2025, and capped five consecutive days of net redemptions totaling about $1.43 billion for IBIT alone. As the world’s top spot Bitcoin ETF with over $73 billion in assets, IBIT has been a bellwether for institutional interest in crypto, but these Bitcoin ETF withdrawals highlight growing caution.

The broader U.S. spot Bitcoin ETF sector saw $372 million in net outflows on November 18, 2025, contributing to a monthly total approaching $3 billion, the worst performance since the products debuted. BlackRock accounted for $2.1 billion of November’s redemptions across the group, per Farside Investors data, putting the month on track to eclipse February 2025’s $3.56 billion in outflows. In contrast, some funds like Grayscale’s and Franklin Templeton’s saw minor inflows that day, but they failed to offset IBIT’s losses.

Drivers Behind BlackRock Bitcoin ETF Outflows

Several factors fueled these Bitcoin ETF withdrawals. Bitcoin’s price has tumbled about 30 percent from its October 2025 peak above $126,000, dipping below $90,000 to a seven-month low on November 18, 2025, before recovering slightly.

This correction stems from a general retreat in risk assets, with investors citing stretched market valuations and shifting to safer havens like gold. Profit-taking by long-term holders, who ramped up borrowing earlier in 2025, has added pressure, as has reduced buying from corporate Bitcoin treasuries now trading at discounts to net asset value.

Institutional recalibration appears key, with analysts noting a “hangover” from 2025’s momentum peaks. Fading expectations for U.S. Federal Reserve rate cuts in December 2025 have also eroded confidence in volatile assets like crypto. Meanwhile, Ether ETFs recorded $74 million in outflows on November 18, while Solana ETFs drew $26 million in inflows, suggesting some capital rotation within digital assets.