
On October 19, 2026, iShares Trust, advised by BlackRock Fund Advisors, filed a post-effective amendment to its registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for a proposed new series named the iShares Bitcoin Managed Protection ETF, intended to trade under the ticker PBIT. The preliminary prospectus states that the fund seeks to deliver upside participation linked to the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) or comparable bitcoin reference assets, subject to an approximate