From December 15 to 19, 2025, spot exchange-traded funds (ETFs) for Bitcoin and Ethereum experienced a significant capital outflow totaling over $1.1 billion. This data indicates a shift in investor sentiment in the cryptocurrency market.
This is reported by Finway
Details of Capital Outflow from Bitcoin ETFs
During the reporting period, the spot Bitcoin ETF sector reduced its assets by $497.05 million. Negative capital movement was recorded in six major funds:
- IBIT — $240.32 million
- BITB — $115.21 million
- ARKB — $100.59 million
- HODL — $39.21 million
- GBTC — $27.51 million
- BTC — $7.37 million
At the same time, five funds (BTCO, EZBC, BRRR, BTCW, and DEFI) did not receive any investments, while FBTC recorded an inflow of $33.15 million.
Ethereum ETFs and Altcoin ETFs: Even Greater Outflow and Minimal Inflow
Ethereum-based exchange-traded funds also came under market pressure: the total outflow for the week amounted to $643.97 million. Six funds lost the following amounts:
- ETHA from BlackRock — $558.15 million
- ETHE from Grayscale — $32.36 million
- ETH from Grayscale — $17.29 million
- FETH from Fidelity — $16.72 million
- ETHW from Bitwise — $13.01 million
- ETHV from VanEck — $6.43 million
Meanwhile, EZET from Franklin Templeton, QETH from Invesco, and TETH from 21Shares did not receive any investment inflows.
In the altcoin ETF sectors, there was a moderate inflow of investments. Specifically, the total amount of inflows in XRP-ETF, Solana-ETF, and LINK-ETF reached $152.21 million. However, no new investments were recorded in DOGE-ETF, Litecoin-ETF, and HBAR-ETF.
Changes were also observed in the Hong Kong market: the outflow from Bitcoin ETFs was 8.98 BTC, while the inflow to Solana-ETF amounted to 1550 SOL.
“The spot Bitcoin ETF sector closed the week with a capital outflow of $497.05 million.”
Last week, on the contrary, there was a positive movement: the inflow of funds into Bitcoin and Ethereum funds exceeded $490 million, highlighting the volatility and changing trends in the cryptocurrency market.