- US spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) gained $307 million in net inflows on Wednesday.
- In contrast, spot bitcoin ETFs registered $81.3 million in inflows.
- Since August 21, spot Ether ETFs have totaled $1.83 billion in inflows.
On Wednesday, US spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) secured $307 million in net inflows, further widening their lead over spot bitcoin ETFs, as reported by SoSoValue.
BlackRock’s ETHA attracted the highest single-day inflow of $262.6 million, followed by Fidelity’s FETH with $20.5 million.
Grayscale’s Mini Ethereum Trust and ETHE, along with VanEck’s ETHV, also reported new inflows.
In comparison, spot Bitcoin ETFs experienced $81.3 million in inflows, marking a third day of positive results but falling significantly short of Ethereum’s figures.
Bitcoin increased by 2% over the last 24 hours to $113,307 as of 3:10 a.m. ET Thursday, according to CoinGlass data. Ethereum remained relatively stable, rising by 0.08% to $4,581.
Ether has, however, shown a stronger recovery this week, gaining 5% from its low on Tuesday, while Bitcoin’s increase was only 2.8% over the same timeframe.
Rise in Ether ETF Interest
Since August 21, spot Ether ETFs have accumulated $1.83 billion in inflows, contrasting with only $171 million for spot bitcoin ETFs, the data show.
| Date | ETHA (BlackRock) | FETH (Fidelity) | ETHW (Bitwise) | CETH (21Shares) | ETHV (VanEck) | QETH (Invesco) | EZET (Franklin) | ETHE (Grayscale Mini) | ETH (Grayscale ETHE) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Aug 25 | 233.6 | 28.5 | 7.0 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 287.6 |
| 22 Aug 25 | 109.4 | 117.9 | 36.3 | 0.0 | – | 0.0 | 5.5 | 45.9 | 22.7 | 337.7 |
| 25 Aug 25 | 314.9 | 87.4 | 9.7 | 5.6 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 0.0 | (29.2) | 53.3 | 443.9 |
| 26 Aug 25 | 323.1 | 85.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.3 | 41.1 | 455.0 |
| 27 Aug 25 | 262.6 | 20.5 | 0.0 | – | 3.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.7 | 15.1 | 307.2 |
Ethereum investor and educator Anthony Sassano described the trend as “brutal,” emphasizing the extent of the change.
NovaDius Wealth Management president Nate Geraci pointed out that spot Ether ETFs are approaching $10 billion in inflows since early July.
Spot Ether ETFs, active for 13 months, have accumulated $13.6 billion in total inflows.
The majority of this activity has occurred in recent months.
Spot bitcoin ETFs have a longer history, with 20 months of trading and $54 billion in total inflows.
Recently, the momentum has shifted toward Ethereum, a trend some market participants attribute to the adoption of the GENIUS Act stablecoin legislation in July.
With Ethereum holding a significant market share of stablecoins and tokenized real-world assets, VanEck’s CEO Jan van Eck referred to it as “very much what I call the Wall Street token” during an interview with Fox Business this week.
Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart reported that investment advisers have $1.3 billion exposure to Ether ETFs, based on SEC filings. Goldman Sachs was noted as the largest single holder, with $712 million in exposure.
