U.S. ETF Industry Tops $12.7 Trillion as Crypto Products Continue to Attract Inflows: ETFGI

The U. S. exchange-traded-fund industry climbed to a record $12.70 trillion in assets at the end of September, according to new data from ETFGI , marking a 22.7 percent increase from $10.35 trillion at the close of ￰0￱ September, ￰1￱ gathered $152.50 billion in net inflows, the second-highest monthly total on record, bringing year-to-date inflows to $951.27 billion—already surpassing last year’s full-year record of $740.78 ￰2￱ have now posted 41 consecutive months of net inflows, ETFGI said, highlighting sustained investor demand even amid higher rates and market ￰3￱ continued growth and demand shows the dominance of ETFs as the preferred vehicle for both institutional and retail investors.

Volatility, Commodities and Crypto Lead September Inflows The top 10 U. S. exchange-traded products (ETPs) by net new assets collectively added $803 million during ￰4￱ largest single inflow came from the iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN (VXX US), which pulled in $272.99 million, reflecting renewed hedging demand as equity volatility ￰5￱ behind were crypto-related funds, which continued to rank among the month’s biggest asset ￰6￱ Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF (BTC US) recorded $140.66 million in September inflows, while its sister product, the Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF (ETH US), attracted $78.54 million. Together, the two vehicles brought in nearly $220 million, showing investor interest in digital-asset exposure through regulated ￰7￱ VanEck Merk Gold ETF (OUNZ US) added $101.66 million, reinforcing gold’s continued role as a hedge alongside crypto.

Meanwhile, commodity-linked funds such as the United States Copper Index Fund (CPER US) and ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas (BOIL US) benefited from cyclical demand for raw-material ￰8￱ ETFs Cement Their Place in Mainstream Portfolios ETFGI’s data highlight how digital-asset ETFs have matured from speculative novelty to permanent ￰9￱ Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF now oversees $5.46 billion, while the Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETFmanages $3.00 ￰10￱ steady inflows contrast with outflows seen across leveraged and inverse products, suggesting investors are treating Bitcoin and Ethereum as longer-term growth plays rather than short-term ￰11￱ more than $1.38 trillion in net inflows over the past 12 months, ETFGI said the industry remains on pace to finish 2025 at another all-time ￰12￱ adoption of spot crypto products and tokenization-themed ETFs could provide an additional tailwind in the fourth ￰13￱ Shares Files 27 Leveraged ETFs Targeting Crypto New ETF launches in the ￰14￱ to accelerate, with issuers introducing products across equities, commodities, and digital assets to meet growing investor ￰15￱ Volatility Shares filed for 27 new leveraged exchange-traded funds (ETFs) with the ￰16￱ and Exchange Commission, aiming to deliver 3x and 5x exposure to a mix of leading technology and digital asset-related ￰17￱ proposed lineup includes single-stock and crypto-linked ETFs tied to firms such as Nvidia, Tesla, MicroStrategy, Palantir, and Coinbase, as well as digital assets like Bitcoin, Ether, Solana, and ￰18￱ products, which would expand Volatility Shares’ footprint in the leveraged ETF segment, are slated for an effective date of December 29, 2025, with tickers and fees yet to be ￰19￱ BOOOM! — 27 leveraged 3x and 5x single stock ETFs filed by Volatility Shares! 3x AMD ETF 3x AMZN ETF 3x COIN ETF 3x CRCL ETF 3x GOOGL ETF 3x MSTR ETF 3x NVDA ETF 3x PLTR ETF 3x TSLA ETF 3x Bitcoin ETF 3x Ether ETF 3x Solana ETF 3x XRP ETF 3x VIX ETF 5x AMD ETF 5x AMZN… ￰20￱ — ETF Hearsay by Henry Jim (@ETFhearsay) October 14, 2025 The filings come amid surging investor interest in high-volatility strategies following record inflows into ￰21￱ this year.