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Ethereum ETFs lost about 3.7% of their assets in the week to Oct 9
Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana ETFs shed $1.248B in the week to Oct 9, SoSoValue data reported by Cryptopolitan show. XRP funds drew $11.31M, under 1% of that, and relative to fund size the selling sits mostly in Ethereum.
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Ethereum ETFs lost $542.07 million in the week to October 9, against total net assets of $14.5 billion. Bitcoin ETFs lost $681.1 million in the week, about 0.7% of their total net assets.
| Figure | Value | Note | Claim |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethereum ETFs, outflow in week to Oct 9 | $542.07 million | 1 | |
| Ethereum ETF net assets | $14.5 billion | 13 | |
| Bitcoin ETF weekly outflow | $681.1 million | 1 | |
| Bitcoin ETF assets lost | 0.7% about | 20 |
What happened
- SoSoValue's breakdown has Bitcoin ETFs losing $681.1M, Ethereum ETFs $542.07M and Solana ETFs $24.81M over the week.
- XRP's inflow came on only two trading days: $3.14M on Oct. 6 and $8.17M on Oct. 8.
- Decrypt's tracker has Ethereum ETFs on nine straight days of outflows, nearly $700M over the streak and $635M in October.
- Decrypt reported that Wednesday's $484.9M exit from Bitcoin ETFs was the funds' worst day since June.
Why it matters
- constraint Neither source splits flows by holder type, and Decrypt describes the funds as trading like stocks on a brokerage app, so the data cannot say whether institutions are the ones selling.
- exposure Solana funds are the most exposed on their own history: $24.8M out in October is 18% of the $137.9M they have taken in since launch.
- contradiction XRP's $11.31M inflow cuts against a uniform-cooling story, but it equals only 2.1% of the $542.07M that left Ethereum funds, too little to show a rotation either.
The $1.25 billion in circulation is a gross figure. Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana funds lost $1.248 billion between them [2], XRP funds offset 0.91% of it, and SoSoValue's own net is about $1.237 billion [5]. The net adjustment is under 1%, so the more useful correction is for fund size. Ethereum ETFs lost $542.07 million [1] against total net assets of $14.5 billion [13], about 3.7% [19]. Bitcoin ETFs lost $681.1 million [1] against $100.6 billion [14], about 0.7% [20]. That is a ratio of roughly 5.5 to 1 [21]. (Decrypt's article does not date those asset totals, so both shares are approximate.)
The two trackers agree once their windows are lined up. Decrypt has Bitcoin ETFs down a net $386.3 million over the first seven trading days of October [9], after $292.6 million of inflows on Oct. 1 and 2 [10]. Remove those inflows and the implied outflow for the rest of the period is $678.9 million, within $2.2 million of SoSoValue's $681.1 million [22]. The week's outflow is 2.3 times what the month opened with [23], and the month-to-date loss is about 13% of the roughly $3 billion Bitcoin ETFs took in over nine sessions in September [15][25].
We think the data support a narrower claim than broad cooling: Bitcoin funds have given back about an eighth of September's run [25], and Ethereum funds are leaving faster and for longer, with nine straight outflow days [12]. Other readings fit the same figures. The Bitcoin selling may be a one-week pause (Bitcoin did climb more than 1% to $84,150 on Monday [7]). The Ethereum exit may be specific to Ethereum and say nothing about Bitcoin. Or it may be broader risk aversion, but the only market reading in the sources is mixed: S&P 500 futures up 0.1% and Nasdaq 100 futures down 0.12% on Monday [8].
A week of net Bitcoin inflows would settle it against us, and the September record shows how fast one can arrive. Heavy outflows after the Senate's failed cloture vote on the Clarity Act in mid-September [16] gave way to that nine-session run [15]. Decrypt said the run pushed 2026 year-to-date flows back into positive territory [17].
What to watch
- Whether Ethereum ETFs extend the nine-day outflow streak into the week of Oct. 12, per Decrypt's tracker.
- Whether XRP funds log inflows on more than two days in a week; Oct. 6 and Oct. 8 alone is thin evidence of a bid.
- Whether Solana funds, down five straight days, give back more of their $137.9M in cumulative inflows.
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- [1]
In the week ending October 9, Bitcoin ETFs lost $681.1 million, Ethereum ETFs $542.07 million and Solana ETFs $24.81 million, according to SoSoValue data from October 11.
ReportedSupportedSource: SoSoValue data, reported by Cryptopolitan2 sources— create a free account to open themView cited source - [2]
The combined outflow from Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana ETFs in the week was $1.248 billion.
ReportedSupportedSource: SoSoValue data, reported by Cryptopolitan2 sources— create a free account to open themView cited source - [3]
Solana ETFs lost $24.8 million in October after five straight days of outflows; their cumulative net inflows stand at $137.9 million.
ReportedSupportedSource: Decrypt's ETF tracker2 sources— create a free account to open themView cited source - [4]
XRP ETFs attracted $11.31 million in fresh investment in the week ending October 9.
- [5]
XRP inflows made up 0.91% of the combined loss, leaving the four ETF groups with a net outflow of approximately $1.237 billion.
- [6]
XRP ETFs' weekly inflow came on two trading days: $3.14 million on October 6 and $8.17 million on October 8.
- [7]
Bitcoin climbed more than 1% on Monday to reach $84,150.
- [8]
On Monday, S&P 500 futures rose 0.1% and Nasdaq 100 futures fell 0.12%.
- [9]
U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs were down a net $386.3 million through the first seven trading days of October.
- [10]
Bitcoin ETFs took in $292.6 million across October 1 and 2.
- [11]
Wednesday's $484.9 million exit from U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs was the funds' worst day since June.
- [12]
Ethereum ETFs extended their outflow streak to nine straight trading days, losing $635 million in October and nearly $700 million over the full streak.
- [13]
Ethereum ETFs' total net assets are $14.5 billion, with cumulative net inflows since launch of $13.2 billion.
- [14]
Bitcoin ETFs hold $100.6 billion in total net assets, with cumulative net inflows since launch of $57.6 billion.
- [15]
In September Bitcoin ETFs reeled off a nine-session inflow streak worth roughly $3 billion.
- [16]
The Senate's failed cloture vote on the Clarity Act triggered heavy outflows in mid-September.
- [17]
The September inflow run pushed 2026 year-to-date flows back into positive territory.
- [18]
Crypto ETFs track the price of the asset and trade like stocks on a brokerage app.
- [19]
Ethereum ETFs' weekly outflow was about 3.7% of their total net assets.
- [20]
Bitcoin ETFs' weekly outflow was about 0.7% of their total net assets.
- [21]
Ethereum's outflow as a share of assets was roughly 5.5 times Bitcoin's.
- [22]
Removing October 1 and 2 inflows from Decrypt's month-to-date figure implies a $678.9 million Bitcoin ETF outflow over the rest of the period, $2.2 million from SoSoValue's weekly $681.1 million.
- [23]
The week's Bitcoin ETF outflow was about 2.3 times the October 1-2 inflow.
- [24]
Solana ETFs' October loss is about 18% of their cumulative net inflows since launch.
- [25]
Bitcoin ETFs' October-to-date net loss is about 13%, roughly an eighth, of September's roughly $3 billion inflow run.
- [26]
XRP ETFs' weekly inflow was about 2.1% of the amount that left Ethereum ETFs.
Sources
2 independent publishers whose own reporting we read for this story.
- cryptopolitan.comLIVE: Crypto ETF investors withdraw $1.25 billion in a week, but XRP refuses to join the exodus
1 article · October 12, 2026
- decrypt.coBitcoin, Ethereum and Solana ETFs All in the Red for October
1 article · October 11, 2026
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