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Bitcoin and Ether ETFs Face Outflows as Solana Shines

On November 18, Bitcoin and Ether ETFs experienced significant outflows, marking their fifth and sixth consecutive days of losses respectively. In contrast, Solana ETFs stood out by attracting strong inflows despite the overall market weakness.

Bitcoin ETFs saw a total outflow of $372.77 million, heavily impacted by Blackrock’s IBIT, which suffered a massive withdrawal of $523.15 million. However, some counterflows helped mitigate the situation: Grayscale’s Bitcoin Mini Trust gained $139.63 million and Franklin’s EZBC added $10.76 million. Despite these inflows, the category ended significantly down with a trading activity of $5.84 billion and net assets at $122.29 billion.

🗣 Maja Vujinovic, CEO of Digital Assets at FG Nexus, attributed the recent outflows from Bitcoin ETFs to macro factors, mechanics, and profit-taking. She noted that as liquidity tightens, ETFs often see redemptions. Many investors who had moved into BTC ETFs for the Q3–Q4 run-up are now taking profits amid rising volatility.

Ether ETFs fared slightly better but still recorded a net outflow of $74.22 million, with Blackrock’s ETHA leading the withdrawals at $165.07 million. Some other Ether products managed to attract capital: Grayscale’s Ether Mini Trust gained $62.39 million and Bitwise’s ETHW added $19.10 million. Despite these pockets of optimism, the segment closed negative with a total traded value of $1.75 billion and net assets steady at $19.60 billion.

In contrast, Solana ETFs continued their positive trend with a robust inflow of $30.09 million. Bitwise’s BSOL led the way with a $23 million entry, followed by Grayscale’s GSOL with $3.19 million. Newly launched products like Fidelity FSOL and VanEck VSOL also contributed $2.07 million and $1.83 million respectively. This activity brought total trading to $73.14 million and net assets up to $593.73 million.

While Bitcoin and Ether products struggled, Solana managed to carve out its own momentum, highlighting a potential shift in investor focus towards stronger-performing altcoins.