Eric Balchunas is a Senior ETF Analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence who leads ETF and passive fund research and is among the most closely followed voices on crypto ETF developments. Eric Balchunas's Twitter Score is 464 out of 1000 (an Excellent rating) as of July 2026, ranking #423 (top 0.5%) among 389,201 tracked accounts.
Eric Balchunas focuses on ETF and passive fund research at Bloomberg Intelligence and contributes to Bloomberg Opinion. He is the author of The Bogle Effect, published in April 2022, and The Institutional ETF Toolbox. He also co-created Trillions and ETF IQ, two Bloomberg media properties covering the ETF space.
Eric Balchunas has been a prominent analyst commentator on the emergence of crypto ETF products. In January 2024, he was cited in coverage of BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust reaching more than $1 billion worth of bitcoin within five days of its debut. In May 2024, he raised his stated odds of SEC approval for spot ether ETFs to 75% from 25%. In November 2024, he described first-day trading volumes for the BlackRock bitcoin ETF options as "unheard of." In January 2025, he commented on BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust posting a record single-day outflow of $332.6 million. He has also been cited as a senior ETF analyst in a WSJ report on risks in the expanding crypto ETF market.
Eric Balchunas has accumulated 530,092 followers as of July 2026 and has published 75,015 posts. He has been mentioned by 528 accounts, with 2,565 total mentions.
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