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Abu Dhabi’s Mubadala Raises Bitcoin ETF Stake 16% to $566 Million in Q1 2026
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Mubadala Investment Company boosted its stake in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust by 16% in Q1 2026.
Key facts
- Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company has raised its position in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), reporting ownership of 14,721,917 shares valued at $565,616,051
- Al Warda Investments, an entity tied to the Abu Dhabi Investment Council, itself operating under the Mubadala umbrella, has also been building an IBIT position, reporting 8.2 million shares worth
- The fund added shares through a Q1 2025 filing that showed 8,726,972 shares at $408.5 million, then surged to 12.7 million shares worth $630.6 million by December 31, 2025, a 46% jump in a single
- The filings revealed thousands of trades worth between $220 million and $750 million overall
Summary
Abu Dhabi’s sovereign wealth fund Mubadala Investment Company has raised its position in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT), reporting ownership of 14,721,917 shares valued at $565,616,051 as of March 31, 2026, according to a 13F filing released today. That marks a 16% increase from the 12,702,323 shares the fund held at the end of Q4 2025. The disclosure extends a now-unbroken accumulation streak that began in Q4 2024, when Mubadala first disclosed bitcoin exposure worth at least $436 million. Mubadala manages a global portfolio exceeding $330 billion in assets across technology, healthcare, infrastructure, private equity, and public markets, with its mandate centered on generating returns for the Abu Dhabi government while reducing the emirate’s dependence on oil revenues.