TREE NEWS update: BlackRock’s iShares Trust filed Form 485APOS for the iShares Bitcoin Managed Protection ETF, ticker PBIT, a 1940 Act buffer fund that holds no bitcoin or bitcoin ETPs and instead uses IBIT as reference asset via FLEX call spreads plus short-duration fixed income. Each option tranche carries an initial maximum loss of about 10%, with upside capped at the sold call’s strike. The fund is targeted for a January 2027 launch; exchange, listing date, management fee and total expense ratio are not yet disclosed.
BlackRock Files for PBIT, a Capped-Risk Bitcoin ETF
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BlackRock is testing a different distribution channel for bitcoin exposure: a 1940 Act wrapper with defined outcomes rather than a spot product, which matters for advisors whose mandates bar direct crypto holdings or ETPs. The structure shifts the risk question from custody and tracking to counterparty and options mechanics — the reference asset does the work while the fund itself holds none of it. Whether the buffer-and-cap format draws the advisory crowd that stayed out of IBIT, and how the undisclosed fee lands against that capped upside, is the open question.
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