XRP and Solana ETFs Gain Momentum as Over $4 Billion Leaves Bitcoin and Ethereum

Berita Crypto , Tuesday, 18 November 2025

Posted by Rima Dwi Astuti

Investor Interest Shifts to Altcoin ETFs: Solana & XRP Surge, Bitcoin & Ethereum See Big Outflows

This month, the crypto ETF market showed a big change. Investors are moving their money away from Bitcoin and Ethereum funds and putting it into newer altcoin ETFs like Solana and XRP.

Strong Inflows into Solana and XRP ETFs
According to SoSo Value, Solana and XRP ETFs have attracted over $500 million in less than a month — showing growing interest in alternative cryptocurrencies beyond Bitcoin and Ethereum.

Solana ETFs, launched in October by Grayscale, Bitwise, and VanEck, have gained $382.05 million in just three weeks. These funds now manage over $541.31 million in total assets.
XRP ETF, launched by Canary Capital, saw a huge $250 million inflow on its first day, with almost $60 million in trading volume.

Nate Geraci, co-founder of ETF Institute, said the XRP ETF had the highest first-day trading volume among more than 900 ETF launches this year. He added that crypto ETFs are performing much better than traditional finance expected, even though some old-school investors remain skeptical.

Bitcoin & Ethereum ETFs Face Massive Outflows

While altcoin ETFs are attracting new money, Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs are losing billions.

???? Bitcoin ETFs saw over $3 billion in outflows in the three weeks ending Nov. 14:

Week ending Oct. 31: $798 million out
Week ending Nov. 7: $1.2 billion out
Week ending Nov. 14: $1.1 billion out

???? Ethereum ETFs also saw more than $1.2 billion in outflows during the same period.

In total, Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs lost about $4.2 billion in just three weeks.

Experts say this trend may be caused by economic uncertainty and large crypto holders (“whales”) selling their assets.

BlackRock Funds Hit Hard but Institutions Still Interested

BlackRock’s ETFs made up around 50% of the total outflows:

IBIT (Bitcoin ETF): $1.4 billion out
ETHA (Ethereum ETF): $700 million out

ETHA had its largest weekly loss since it launched in 2024, with $421 million outflows.

However, despite the current withdrawals, interest from large institutions is still increasing:

Institutional holders of IBIT grew by 15% in Q3 2025
Total institutional ownership rose to 29%
Sovereign Wealth Funds hold 2.14%
UAE investors hold 4.1%