BlackRock recommends clients hold 1-2% Bitcoin in diversified portfolios

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According to a tweet by Bloomberg ETF analyst Eric Balchunas, asset management giant BlackRock, the issuer of the Bit coin spot ETF IBIT, has advised clients to hold a 1-2% Bit coin position in their diversified investment portfolios.

Comparing to the seven tech giants, Bit coin should account for 1-2% of asset allocation

Another analyst James Seyffart also pointed out that BlackRock must have received a lot of inquiries from clients, and its latest report uses a risk budgeting approach to determine the Bit coin allocation. Bit coin is difficult to compare with traditional assets, with high volatility (yellow line in the chart below) and low correlation with stocks (red line in the chart below). For traditional 60/40 stock-bond portfolio investors, if compared to the weight of the "magnificent 7" (Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Apple, Tesla and Nvidia) in their total assets, 1-2% seems to be a reasonable number for Bit coin. Note: The "magnificent 7" refers to Microsoft, Amazon, Meta, Alphabet, Apple, Tesla and Nvidia, which account for 35% of the S&P 500 index weight and have a total market cap of $18 trillion.

BlackRock's IBIT ETF has a market value of $53.4 Bln

BlackRock's Bit coin spot ETF IBIT is currently the largest Bit coin ETF, having attracted $35.5 Bln in inflows since its launch at the beginning of the year, with net assets reaching $53.4 Bln, accounting for 2.7% of the total Bit coin market cap. In fact, Grayscale's Bit coin fund GBTC has been around for years and has applied multiple times to convert to an ETF, but has been rejected by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) until BlackRock's entry, which has officially realized this ETF trend. BlackRock's entry has allowed more traditional investors and institutions to better understand Bit coin and have the opportunity to invest in Bit coin directly through traditional stock accounts. Now that BlackRock has directly given a 1-2% asset investment allocation recommendation, it is easy to see that IBIT will bring considerable revenue to BlackRock's business this year, and it is also believed that it will give ordinary investors more confidence to invest in Bit coin.

Risk Warning

Crypto asset investment is highly risky, and its price may fluctuate dramatically, and you may lose your entire principal. Please carefully assess the risks.

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