iShares Bitcoin Trust vs ING Groep NV — how do they compare? iShares Bitcoin Trust trades at $36.27, while ING Groep NV trades at $35.49 (market cap $101.22B). The key difference: ING Groep NV pays a 3.73% dividend while iShares Bitcoin Trust pays none, and ING Groep NV is trading nearer its 52-week high, iShares Bitcoin Trust nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| IBIT | ING | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Crypto-linked | Financials |
52-Week High | $71.29 | $35.92 |
52-Week Low | $33.29 | $23.66 |
Market Cap | — | $101.22B |
Dividend Yield | — | 3.73% |
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IBIT is a spot Bitcoin ETF that tracks the price of Bitcoin directly. Managed by BlackRock, it offers investors a regulated way to gain exposure to the digital asset within a traditional brokerage account.
Read more on IBIT →The merger of the Dutch postal bank and NN Insurance in 1991 created ING. Through a series of further acquisitions ING build up a global footprint. The 2008 financial crisis forced ING to seek government support--a precondition of which was that ING should separate its banking and insurance activities, which saw ING revert to being solely a bank. ING has market- leading banking operations in the Netherlands and Belgium, and a range of digital banks across Europe and Australia. Its global wholesale banking operation is primarily focused on lending.
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