Capital Inflows into Spot Bitcoin ETFs and Ethereum ETFs Exceeded $5.7 Billion in May 2025

Capital Inflows into Spot Bitcoin ETFs and Ethereum ETFs Exceeded $5.7 Billion in May 2025

In May 2025, spot exchange-traded funds based on Bitcoin and Ethereum demonstrated a significant influx of capital, indicating a steady interest from investors in cryptocurrency assets. The Bitcoin ETF sector concluded the month with a net inflow of $5.23 billion, while the Ethereum ETF saw $564.2 million. This marks the third consecutive month for Bitcoin ETFs and the fourth for Ethereum ETFs with positive investment dynamics.

This is reported by Finway

Bitcoin ETF Inflow Dynamics

The largest growth in capital inflow for Bitcoin ETFs was recorded from May 19 to May 23, 2025. Among individual products, the IBIT fund remained the leader, attracting $5.91 billion. Other products, such as BTC and HODL, also showed positive results, receiving $129.88 million and $61.27 million, respectively. Meanwhile, the remaining Bitcoin ETFs concluded the month either with minimal inflows or outflows.

Capital inflow/outflow in the American sector of spot Bitcoin ETFs by week. Source: SoSoValue.

“In May 2025, the net daily capital inflow into spot Bitcoin ETFs was $5.23 billion, while for Ethereum ETFs it was $564.2 million. For the first segment, this marks the third ‘green’ month, and for the second, the fourth.”

Results for Ethereum ETFs

In the sector of spot Ethereum ETFs, the largest capital inflow occurred in the last week of May, from the 26th to the 30th. Among the leaders in investment volume were the ETHA funds — $424.24 million, ETH — $63.9 million, FETH — $54.32 million, as well as ETHW, ETHV, EZET, and QETH, which received between $1.57 million and $10.25 million each. Thus, in May, most Ethereum-based funds were able to record positive results by the end of the month.

Capital inflow/outflow in the American sector of spot Ethereum ETFs by week. Source: SoSoValue.

Overall, May 2025 confirmed the heightened demand from investors for cryptocurrency exchange-traded funds, particularly for products based on Bitcoin and Ethereum. This trend may influence future market sentiment in the cryptocurrency sector and contribute to attracting new investments in this segment.