Ethereum ETFs Are Outpacing Bitcoin — Wall Street’s New Favorite?
In just 5 trading days, spot Ether ETFs pulled in $1.83B of inflows — more than 10x Bitcoin’s $171M over the same period (CoinGlass).
On Wednesday alone:
9 Ether ETFs = $310.3M inflows
11 Bitcoin ETFs = $81.1M inflows
Since launching 13 months ago, spot Ether ETFs have attracted $13.6B total inflows, with $10B+ coming in just the last 2 months. By comparison, Bitcoin ETFs — live for 20 months — hold $54B, but momentum is shifting fast.
Why $ETH ?
Ethereum dominates stablecoin + tokenized real-world asset markets.
Post–GENIUS Act stablecoin legislation, institutions see Ethereum as critical financial infrastructure.
Investment advisers now lead Ether ETF holdings with $1.3B exposure, and Goldman Sachs tops the list at $712M.
VanEck’s CEO summed it up: “It’s very much what I call the Wall Street token.”
Speculative angle: If this inflow imbalance continues, Ethereum could challenge Bitcoin’s institutional dominance, especially as tokenization and on-chain finance scale. ETH isn’t just a crypto asset anymore — it’s becoming Wall Street’s utility backbone.
Are we witnessing the early stages of ETH flipping $BTC as the institutional favorite?