BlackRock is including iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) in its model portfolio offerings, the asset management giant confirmed to Decrypt on Friday.
The world’s largest asset manager is adding a 1% to 2% IBIT share to its target allotment for Target Allocation with Alternatives and the Target Allocation with Alternatives Tax-Aware portfolios, which are aimed at investors with higher risk tolerance.
“Target Allocation with Alternatives models invest across a full risk spectrum, and allocate to a core allocation of stocks and bonds plus liquid alternative investments,” a BlackRock spokesperson wrote in an email to Decrypt. “The addition of IBIT to these portfolios as a diversifier are in line with the investment objectives of this model, as Target Allocation with Alternatives portfolios are designed for investors with a higher risk budget and growth target.”
The additions affected a small part of BlackRock’s Target Allocation with Alternatives portfolios, the spokesperson said.
Still, the fund could spur fresh demand for the ETF. It also reflects traditional finance’s widening embrace of crypto assets, stemming from markets increased demand for these products. Model portfolios offering prefabricated strategies for financial advisors have been soaring in recent years. BlackRock CEO Larry Fink had been among crypto skeptics in the past, but has since become more upbeat about Bitcoin.
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