iShares is the exchange-traded fund platform of BlackRock that offers a lineup spanning equity, fixed income, and digital asset products, including spot Bitcoin and Ether ETFs. iShares's Twitter Score is 15 out of 1000 as of August 2026, ranking #63,325 among 483,944 tracked accounts.
iShares was founded by Lee Kranefuss, with its first funds created as World Equity Benchmark Shares before being folded into the iShares brand. The platform was previously affiliated with Barclays Global Investors until BlackRock announced an agreement in June 2009 to acquire Barclays Global Investors, completing that transaction in December 2009. Today iShares describes itself as a global ETF leader with a lineup of over 1,700 funds.
iShares has expanded into digital assets through several exchange-traded products. The iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF, ticker IBIT, launched with a fund inception date of January 5, 2024, following SEC approval of spot-bitcoin ETP listings on January 10, 2024, and trades on Nasdaq. IBIT reported net assets of more than $47 billion as of late July 2026. Its bitcoin is custodied primarily by Coinbase Custody Trust Company, with Anchorage Digital Bank available as an alternative custodian, and Bank of New York Mellon serving as cash custodian and administrator. The iShares Ethereum Trust ETF, ticker ETHA, followed with an inception date of June 24, 2024, also trading on Nasdaq, and reported net assets of more than $5 billion as of late July 2026. Neither IBIT nor ETHA is registered as an investment company under the Investment Company Act of 1940. iShares has also introduced the iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF, ticker ETHB, which carries an inception date of February 18, 2026.
iShares has published 16,920 posts on X since joining in 2010 and has accumulated 174,711 followers as of August 2026. The account has been mentioned by 90 accounts, totaling 495 mentions.
Who follows iShares on X?
The accounts that follow iShares include 46 founders, 13 angel investors, 28 influencers and 6 VCs. Among the notable followers are H.E. Justin Sun, Camila Russo, Bitcoin Magazine, DEGEN NEWS, Emilie Choi and Eric Balchunas.