Swiss banking giant UBS boosts IBIT holdings 230% from end-2025

UBS Group said in a 13F filing with the U.S. SEC that it held about 2.5 million shares of BlackRock’s spot Bitcoin ETF, iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), worth around $90 million as of June 30. The Swiss bank’s IBIT holdings stood at about 549,000 shares, valued at roughly $27 million, at the end of 2025, and the position’s value rose about 230% during the first half of 2026. UBS reported total assets under management of $7.3 trillion, with the IBIT position accounting for less than 0.02% of the assets disclosed in the 13F filing. The filing covers only certain U.S. securities over which the firm has investment discretion. The shareholding does not mean UBS directly invested $90 million of its own capital in Bitcoin, but largely reflects client assets in wealth management, investment advisory and asset management accounts.