Bitcoin ETFs Attract $304.7M in Week; ZEC Funds Take In $41M

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  • U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs attracted a net $304.73 million from Oct. 19 through Oct. 23, 2026, as early inflows outweighed losses in the final two trading sessions.
  • Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $220.6 million in net outflows, while ZEC ETFs led inflows among funds based on other cryptocurrencies with $41.09 million.
  • SOL and HYPE ETFs posted outflows of $17.3 million and $15.22 million, respectively.

U.S. spot bitcoin exchange-traded funds attracted a net $304.73 million from Oct. 19 through Oct. 23, 2026, according to SoSoValue, as strong early-week inflows offset losses in the final two sessions. Spot Ethereum ETFs recorded $220.6 million in net outflows over the same period, while ZEC ETFs led inflows among funds based on other cryptocurrencies.

Bitcoin ETFs end the week with net inflows

Spot bitcoin ETFs received $526.6 million on Oct. 19, followed by $23.16 million on Oct. 20. Inflows rose to a five-session high of $528.4 million on Oct. 21.

The funds then recorded a single-session outflow of $635.49 million on Oct. 22. Investors withdrew a further $137.94 million on Oct. 23, but the earlier gains left the funds with net inflows of $304.73 million for the reporting period.

Ethereum ETFs lose $220.6 million

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs ended the five sessions with net outflows of $220.6 million, according to SoSoValue. The funds posted outflows in three sessions and inflows in two.

Investors withdrew $103.28 million on Oct. 19 and $26.13 million on Oct. 20. The funds attracted $14.96 million on Oct. 21 before recording their largest outflow of the period, $110.5 million, on Oct. 22. An inflow of $4.35 million on Oct. 23 was not enough to offset the losses.

ZEC ETFs lead inflows among other cryptocurrency funds

ZEC ETFs recorded the largest inflow among ETFs based on other cryptocurrencies, attracting $41.09 million during the period.

Other funds with positive flows included XRP ETFs, with $4.25 million; NEAR ETFs, with $5.22 million; LTC ETFs, with $0.58 million; and HBAR ETFs, with $0.1 million.

Outflows reached $17.3 million for SOL ETFs, $15.22 million for HYPE ETFs and $0.54 million for DOGE ETFs.

BNB, TRX, LINK, AVAX and DOT ETFs recorded no capital movement during the week. Hong Kong-listed spot cryptocurrency ETFs also reported no capital flows over the period.

A week earlier, investors withdrew more than $548 million from bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs.

Source: Incrypted

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