Crypto ETF Flows Highlight Altcoin Strength Despite Broad Outflows

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Weekly Channel Summary

The Digital Asset ETF channel currently stands at an aggregate Total AUM of $95.31 billion, spread across 83 unique ETFs managed by 22 different issuers. It was a challenging week for the channel overall, logging a 5-Day Flow of -$1,669M. This recent drawdown has pushed the Year-to-Date (YTD) flow further into the red at -$3,079M. However, looking at a longer horizon, the 1-Year Flow remains robustly positive at $22,920M.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

Performance across the crypto ETF spectrum was universally negative this week. The Bitcoin category was the relative leader, limiting its WTD losses to -15.29%, though it remains down -25.70% YTD. The primary lagging category was Ethereum, which suffered a steep -20.65% WTD decline, exacerbating its brutal YTD performance of -44.25%.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Bitcoin -15.29% -23.25% -13.53% -26.90% -25.70% -37.65%
Altcoin -20.23% -25.01% -24.77% -48.04% -42.46% -57.67%
Ethereum -20.65% -31.94% -23.91% -45.50% -44.25% -36.54%

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

Bucking the broader market trend, the single best-performing ETF this week was the Bitwise Trendwise Bitcoin and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF (BITC), scraping out a slightly positive WTD return. Conversely, the worst performers were deeply red, led downward by the Volatility Shares Cardano ETF (CRDD) and the Bitwise Avalanche ETF (BAVA).

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
BITC Bitwise Trendwise Bitcoin and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF 0.06%
AETH Bitwise Trendwise Ether and Treasuries Rotation Strategy ETF 0.05%
ORO Arrow Valtoro ETF -2.65%
BTRN Global X Bitcoin Trend Strategy ETF -5.52%
TCAN 21Shares Canton Network ETF -7.57%
Bottom Performers
CRDD Volatility Shares Cardano ETF -31.20%
BAVA Bitwise Avalanche ETF -24.28%
VAVX Vaneck Avalanche Etf -24.24%
TSUI 21Shares Sui ETF -24.15%
SUIS Canary Staked SUIS ETF -24.09%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

The channel experienced significant capital flight this week, recording net flows of -$1,669M. The Altcoin category was the sole bright spot, gathering $51M in inflows on a base of $2.60 billion AUM. However, these gains were vastly overshadowed by the Bitcoin category, which suffered as the largest outflow category, hemorrhaging -$1,519M over the five-day period.

Category Flows Summary

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
Altcoin 38 $2.60B $51M $388M $559M $927M $4,250M
Ethereum 13 $9.84B -$184M -$871M -$598M -$1,177M $8,000M
Bitcoin 20 $82.13B -$1,519M -$5,064M -$1,864M -$2,689M $10,893M

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

The Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF (BHYP) took the top spot for asset gathering this week, securing $33 million in net inflows. On the other end of the spectrum, massive redemptions hit legacy and bellwether products; the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) and the Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) suffered the worst outflows, losing $1.19 billion and $174 million, respectively.

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
BHYP Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF Common Shares of Beneficial Interest $33M
MSBT Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust ETF $26M
THYP 21 Shares Hyperliquid ETF $14M
ETHB iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF $8M
XRPZ Franklin XRP ETF $6M
Outflows
IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF -$1,192M
FBTC Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund -$174M
ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF -$152M
GBTC Grayscale Bitcoin Trust ETF -$86M
ARKB ARK 21 Shares Bitcoin ETF -$57M

Issuer League Table Update

iShares maintains a commanding lead over the channel, holding 57.66% of the AUM market share, followed distantly by Grayscale at 16.60%. Despite their dominant market position, iShares suffered the largest structural outflows this week. Morgan Stanley, a relatively new entrant, capitalized on the week to gather the most net inflows.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
iShares 3 $54.96B 57.66%
Grayscale 11 $15.82B 16.60%
Fidelity 3 $12.45B 13.06%
Bitwise 11 $4.15B 4.35%
21 Shares 12 $2.41B 2.53%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Inflows
Morgan Stanley $26M
Franklin $6M
ProShares $5M
Outflows
iShares -$1,336M
Fidelity -$190M
Grayscale -$114M

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Disclosures

This material is for informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice. All investments, including ETFs, involve risk, including the possible loss of principal. Investors should consider their investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing.

This analysis was developed by the team at ETF Action. We leverage advanced AI tools to assist in the drafting and refinement of our content, based on our expert prompts, direction, and final review.