Ethereum spot ETFs recorded $174.43 million in net inflows on January 2, breaking a pattern of year-end redemptions.
Summary
- Ethereum ETFs recorded $174M in inflows, breaking December’s redemption trend.
- Grayscale and BlackRock led buying as weekly flows turned positive again.
- Bitcoin ETFs mirrored strength with $471M in inflows.
Grayscale’s ETHE led all funds with $53.69 million in inflows, while Grayscale’s mini ETH trust added $50.03 million.
BlackRock’s ETHA attracted $47.16 million as per the latest data. Bitwise’s ETHW posted $18.99 million in inflows and VanEck’s ETHV saw $4.56 million.
Fidelity’s FETH, along with Franklin’s EZET, 21Shares’ TETH, and Invesco’s QETH recorded zero flow activity.
First weekly Ethereum ETFs inflow since early December
The January 2 inflows pushed weekly totals to $160.58 million, the first positive week since December 12 when Ethereum ETFs attracted $208.94 million.
The week ending December 26 saw $102.34 million in outflows, while the week ending December 19 posted $643.97 million in redemptions.
Daily flows throughout late December remained volatile. December 31 saw $72.06 million in outflows, while December 30 attracted $67.84 million in inflows. December 29 posted $9.63 million in withdrawals.
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Ethereum ETFs data: SoSo Value
The year-end selling pressure reversed sharply on January 2 as investors returned from the holiday break. Total value traded reached $2.26 billion, up from $808.11 million on December 31.
Total net assets under management climbed to $19.05 billion on January 2 from $17.95 billion the previous trading day.
Cumulative total net inflow across all Ethereum ETFs reached $12.50 billion, recovering from $12.33 billion on December 31.
Grayscale’s ETHE holds -$5.00 billion in net outflows since converting from a trust structure. BlackRock’s ETHA maintains $12.61 billion in cumulative inflows. Fidelity’s FETH has accumulated $2.65 billion in total inflows.
Bitcoin ETFs post $471M in matching strength
Bitcoin spot ETFs mirrored Ethereum’s strength with $471.14 million in net inflows on January 2. The inflows reversed December 31’s $348.10 million in outflows.
BlackRock’s IBIT led Bitcoin funds with approximately $287 million in inflows based on fund-level data.
Total net assets for Bitcoin ETFs reached $116.95 billion on January 2, up from $113.29 billion the previous day. Cumulative total net inflow climbed to $57.08 billion from $56.61 billion.
The January 2 trading session saw $5.36 billion in total Bitcoin ETF volume, nearly double December 31’s $2.83 billion.
December 30 posted $355.02 million in Bitcoin ETF inflows before the year-end reversal.
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