During the week from May 18 to May 22, 2026, spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US faced one of the largest investment outflows in their history. According to data, investors withdrew a total of $1.26 billion from these financial instruments. This weekly outflow became the fourth largest in the history of the segment and already the third similar case in 2026.
This is reported by Finway
Largest losses among Bitcoin ETFs
Among the leading market players, the IBIT fund from BlackRock demonstrated the most significant asset reduction, with $1.01 billion withdrawn. Significant outflows were also recorded in the following funds:
- FBTC — $111.51 million;
- ARKB — $106.81 million;
- BITB — $9.16 million;
- HODL — $7.59 million;
- EZBC — $6.65 million;
- BTCO — $3.82 million;
- BRRR — $3.79 million.
The only fund that showed positive dynamics was the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust (MSBT), which attracted $1.11 million in investments. Some funds, including GBTC, BTC, BTCW, and DEFI, did not experience any changes in capital flow.
“The sector of spot Bitcoin ETFs in the US recorded a significant capital outflow. Investors withdrew $1.26 billion from the funds, according to SoSoValue data. This is the fourth largest weekly outflow in the history of the segment and already the third similar case in 2026.”
Ethereum ETF market also under pressure
A similar trend was observed in the segment of spot Ethereum ETFs. By the end of the week, the capital outflow amounted to $215.99 million. The largest amount withdrawn by investors was from the ETHA fund by BlackRock — $189.35 million, as well as from FETH ($21.01 million), ETH ($10.08 million), and ETHE ($3.96 million). At the same time, some funds showed inflows: ETHB attracted $5.52 million, and ETHW — $2.89 million. The funds ETHV, EZET, QETH, and TETH remained unchanged in capital dynamics.
Altcoin ETFs show positive dynamics
Amid rising outflows in Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs, most exchange-traded funds based on altcoins, on the contrary, received an influx of investments. The best performance was shown by HYPE-ETFs, which attracted $72.38 million. At the same time, the fund set a price record during the week. However, AVAX-ETF and DOT-ETF did not record any inflows.
In the Hong Kong market, there was an outflow of 132.47 BTC and 452.62 ETH during the specified period. It is worth noting that in the previous week, from May 11 to May 15, the sector of spot Bitcoin ETFs had already shown an outflow of $1 billion, which then became the largest figure since February. Ethereum ETFs lost another $255.1 million at that time. The current outflow has become even larger and is one of the record levels for the market.
