Bitcoin, Ethereum ETFs Recover as Inflows Rise
The spot Bitcoin ETFs have managed to turn around the trend and are now displaying positive performance so far this year, which was hard to imagine after June’s end and the large outflows seen in the first half of the year. After suffering losses last week, the spot Ethereum ETFs have bounced back, with net inflows reaching roughly $14 billion again. Investors contributed roughly $1 billion in a single trading session, setting a multi-month high in daily inflows, as reported earlier this week. They were nevertheless optimistic even if inflows decreased toward the end of the week.
Tuesday had a $714.75 million influx, Wednesday saw an additional $346.98 million, Thursday saw $190.65 million, and Friday saw $134.47 million. Consequently, the spot Bitcoin ETFs had net inflows of $2.39 billion at the end of this crucial week, bringing the overall net inflows to $57.55 billion. It was quite improbable after June, but the year-to-date results have moved into positive territory, as mentioned earlier. Following a difficult May, when net outflows totalled $2.43 billion, investors pulled an unprecedented $4.51 billion out of the funds during this time. There is a shortfall of roughly $5.5 billion for the funds so far this year.
Nevertheless, the story changed in July due to net inflows of a very modest $172 million, but they soared significantly in August and September. In August, the ETFs brought in $3.52 billion, and so far in September, they’ve gained $2.7 billion. So, there will be a surplus of $925 million according to the numbers for 2026. At the same time, the underlying asset has fallen 40% from its peak. Crypto Rover posits that this disparity is unlikely to persist, asserting that “institutional money is accumulating like never before and has shortened the bear market dramatically.” On Monday, the exchange-traded funds that track the biggest cryptocurrencies had a strong start to the week, adding about $270 million.
Also, the four trading days that followed were successful for them, and they ended up with $689.88 million in net inflows. They achieved a new multi-month high with cumulative net inflows of $13.94 billion, more than making up for all losses experienced during the previous business week. Meanwhile, the underlying asset hit $2,800 last week but is now trading around $100 lower after encountering resistance at that level.
