Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana ETFs post October outflows

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Two midweek Bitcoin exits totaled $729.0m; Ethereum’s outflows ran nine days and Solana funds sat at a $24.8m October loss.


Bitcoin, Ethereum and Solana ETFs are all negative for October to date, the report says. Through the first seven trading days, U.S. spot Bitcoin funds were down $386.3 million for the month. Ethereum ETFs were at a $635 million October loss after nine straight outflow days, and Solana ETFs showed a $24.8 million monthly loss.

For Bitcoin, the week’s two largest exits did the damage. The report says Wednesday’s $484.9 million outflow, described as the worst day since June, and Thursday’s $244.1 million outflow totaled $729.0 million. That was roughly 1.8 times the $411.4 million that came in across Oct. 1–2 ($292.6 million) and Oct. 6 ($118.8 million). A $21.1 million inflow on Friday trimmed the month-to-date loss but left the funds net negative.

Two exits erased early Bitcoin inflows

ETF flows track creations and redemptions in the primary market. Inflows add new shares and typically reflect cash moving into a fund, while outflows remove shares and typically reflect cash moving out. The figures show net activity across issuers, not which funds or investors drove it.

$BTC
▲ 1.04%
$83,807

$ETH
▲ 1.77%
$2,547

Prices as of 2026-10-11 17:02 UTC. Source: CoinGecko.

Ethereum streak deepens; Solana also negative

According to the report, Ethereum ETFs shed $56.1 million on Friday, extending their outflow streak to nine days. The funds lost $635 million so far in October and nearly $700 million over the full streak, with the heaviest single-day exit, $201.9 million, on Oct. 6. Cumulative net inflows since launch stand at $13.2 billion and total net assets are $14.5 billion, the report says.

Solana ETFs also finished the week lower. The report lists a $3.8 million Friday outflow, the fifth straight day of redemptions, bringing October’s net total to a $24.8 million loss. Their only inflow this month was $1.3 million on Oct. 2. Cumulative net inflows since launch stand at $137.9 million.

For Bitcoin ETFs overall, cumulative net inflows since launch total $57.6 billion, and total net assets are $100.6 billion, the report says. It also notes that after the Senate’s failed cloture vote on the Clarity Act spurred heavy mid-September outflows, Bitcoin ETFs logged a nine-session inflow streak worth roughly $3 billion that put 2026 year-to-date flows back in positive territory.


Source: Decrypt.
This article was written with AI assistance and reviewed by an editor.
This content is for informational purposes only and does not constitute financial advice.

🧠 HafidWatch Take

The persistent outflows from Solana ETFs, despite a single small inflow early in the month, suggest that investor confidence remains weak and may take time to recover. However, the flow data alone doesn’t reveal which investors are driving these moves or whether some funds are repositioning internally, indicating that the net outflow might not fully capture shifts in demand or sentiment within different investor segments.

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