Ethereum exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are recording a exceptional surge in investor curiosity, persistently outperforming their Bitcoin counterparts all through the previous week.
SoSo Worth information reveals that spot ETH ETFs attracted $231.23 million in new capital on July 24, edging previous the $226.61 million internet inflows recorded by spot Bitcoin ETFs.
When the timeline is prolonged to the previous six buying and selling days, spot ETH ETFs have acquired practically $2.4 billion in internet inflows, virtually triple the $827.6 million logged by Bitcoin ETFs in the identical interval.
This development displays a broader shift in institutional investor sentiment, with consideration transferring more and more towards Ethereum-based merchandise.
Talking on the milestone, crypto analyst Bec stated:
“That is the primary time in ETF historical past that Ethereum has persistently outperformed Bitcoin in every day inflows throughout a number of buying and selling periods. It’s clear ETH is formally thought to be a institutional grade asset.”
Ethereum ETFs momentum
The influx momentum has propelled Ethereum ETF holdings to new file heights.
In July 2025 alone, ETH ETFs have absorbed greater than $4.4 billion in inflows, exceeding the entire inflows from the complete earlier 12-month interval, which stood at $4.2 billion.
In consequence, the entire quantity of ETH held by ETFs has jumped by practically 50% in simply two months, rising from 3.5 million ETH on Could 1 to five.6 million ETH as of July 24, based on information from the Strategic ETH Reserve. Their holdings now characterize roughly 5% of ETH’s market capitalization.
BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Belief (ETHA) has performed a vital position on this run. Since July 1, ETHA has added over 1 million ETH to its portfolio, rising its holdings to 2.8 million ETH, valued at roughly $10.22 billion.
This speedy accumulation helped ETHA grow to be the third-fastest ETF in historical past to hit $10 billion in belongings underneath administration.
Bloomberg Senior ETF Analyst Eric Balchunas highlighted the velocity of ETHA’s development, noting it went from $5 billion to $10 billion in simply 10 days, which is “the ETF equal of a God candle.”
Regardless of the funds’ robust efficiency, Bitwise CIO Matt Hougan believes Ethereum remains to be underrepresented in ETF portfolios.
In response to Hougan, buyers would wish to allocate an extra $7–8 billion to convey ETH publicity in keeping with market weight, assuming Bitcoin ETF flows stay flat.
