6 Weeks Straight: Ethereum ETFs Leave Bitcoin in the Dust

Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) have outperformed their Bitcoin counterparts for six consecutive weeks, highlighting a shifting preference among ￰0￱ data shows ETH products are drawing steadier inflows even as Bitcoin ETFs continue to command the lion’s share of assets under ￰1￱ Data Highlights Ethereum’s Edge According to data from SoSoValue, as of August 27, cumulative inflows into ￰2￱ Bitcoin ETFs stood at $54.19 billion, with $144.57 billion in assets under ￰3￱ contrast, Ethereum ETFs have drawn $13.64 billion in total inflows and now manage $30.17 billion, representing 5.44% of ETH’s market capitalization. However, while BTC funds remain far larger, Ethereum’s pace of accumulation has become quite ￰4￱ by DefiLlama based on data from Farside Investors shows that spot ETH ETFs have posted stronger inflows than the BTC ones in six straight weeks, including periods of overall market ￰5￱ would have to go back to the July 14-20 window, when BTC ETFs were in the middle of a long inflow streak, to find the last time they topped ￰6￱ that week, the Bitcoin-based products saw $2.386 billion in net inflows against Ethereum’s $2.182 ￰7￱ then, it has all been downhill for the OG ￰8￱ July 21 and 27, Bitcoin ETFs saw just $72.3 million in inflows, while Ethereum ETFs brought in $1.84 ￰9￱ trend deepened from July 28 to August 3, when BTC posted $642.9 million in outflows compared to ETH’s net gains of $154.3 ￰10￱ in weeks where both asset classes recorded losses, ETH still fared ￰11￱ example, between August 18 and 24, Bitcoin funds shed $1.179 billion, while only about $241 million worth of capital trickled out of Ethereum ￰12￱ still a few days left in the last week of August, ETH is again leading after raking in over $1.2 billion in inflows.

Meanwhile, since Monday, their BTC counterparts have collectively managed a more modest $388.6 ￰13￱ Context Looking closer, within the ETF ecosystem, BlackRock dominates both asset ￰14￱ IBIT product leads Bitcoin with $83.54 billion in net assets after a $50.87 million single-day inflow on August ￰15￱ the Ethereum side, the investment firm’s ETHA fund accounts for $17.19 billion in assets and added $262.63 million that same day, dwarfing activity from competitors such as Fidelity and ￰16￱ story is also similar in the markets, with the two leading crypto assets moving in opposite ￰17￱ is trading at $112,967, down slightly by 0.4% on the week compared to ETH’s 7.5% pump in the same ￰18￱ also lags in the monthly charts, dipping by 5%, while ETH went up by almost 19% in that ￰19￱ one year, ETH has advanced by 86%, which is broadly in line with Bitcoin.

Furthermore, both assets recently hit new all-time highs, but have since dropped from their respective peaks by almost the same rate.