BlackRock manages the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), the largest bitcoin (BTC) ETF.
Strategy currently holds 780,897 BTC versus 791,272 for the IBIT ETF.
Strategy, the firm led by Michael Saylor, is approaching BlackRock in the amount of bitcoin (BTC) and could surpass it in the coming days.
At the time of writing this article, April 15, 2026, Strategy holds 780,897 BTC, while the cash exchange-traded fund (ETF) managed by BlackRock, the iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), accumulates 791,272 BTC.
The difference between the two is just 10,375 coins. However, BitcoinTreasuries.NET, the site that tracks BTC treasuries, esteem that Strategy (the publicly traded company with the most BTC holdings) could buy more than 25,000 BTC this week through its STRC preferred equity instrument, which would allow it to surpass IBIT’s holdings.
Additionally, recent inflows into the BlackRock ETF have been relatively muted. Between April 9 and 15, IBIT only he added 3,000 BTC, a figure that is not enough to sustain the advantage if Strategy maintains its current purchasing pace.
The company led by Michael Saylor has already accumulated more than 108,000 BTC so far in 2026. That performance, according to the same tracking, keeps it on track to reach 1 million BTC by November.
The projection gains weight because it faces two different models of exposure to BTC. On the one hand, BlackRock manages the largest digital currency ETF on the market, a vehicle designed to channel institutional and retail investment from the stock market, as CriptoNoticias has explained.
On the other hand, Strategy follows a direct accumulation strategy on the balance sheet, that is, buys BTC to maintain it as a corporate asset, despite price fluctuations.