U.S. spot Ethereum exchange-traded funds recorded $1.61 billion in outflows in October 2026, the largest monthly outflow since the funds launched. Spot Bitcoin ETFs posted $515.03 million in outflows during the month, their fifth negative monthly result since the start of the year, according to SoSoValue data.

Most other cryptocurrency ETF segments reported inflows, led by BNB funds with $98.61 million.

Bitcoin ETFs post $515 million in outflows

U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded inflows in nine of the 21 October trading sessions for which data was available and outflows in 12. Although the funds briefly returned to positive flows in the middle of the month, the overall result remained negative.

The largest one-day inflow was $528.4 million on Oct. 21, followed by $526.6 million on Oct. 19. The biggest daily outflow was $643.33 million on Oct. 30, while investors withdrew another $635.49 million on Oct. 22.

Only two individual funds ended the month with inflows. The iShares Bitcoin Trust, or IBIT, attracted $931.82 million, while the Morgan Stanley Bitcoin Trust, or MSBT, received $34.64 million.

The Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund, or FBTC, recorded the largest outflow at $754.64 million. The ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF, or ARKB, followed with $444.11 million in outflows.

Bitcoin ETFs lost $681.1 million from Oct. 5 through Oct. 9 and another $228.58 million from Oct. 12 through Oct. 16. They attracted $304.73 million from Oct. 19 through Oct. 23, but those inflows did not offset the earlier losses. The final week of October also ended with outflows.

Ethereum ETFs record largest monthly outflow

U.S. spot Ethereum ETFs reported sustained outflows during most of October, with positive flows limited to a handful of trading sessions, according to SoSoValue.

The largest daily inflow was $24.84 million on Oct. 13. The funds also attracted $14.96 million on Oct. 21. The biggest one-day outflow, totaling $155.85 million, occurred on Oct. 30.

BlackRock’s iShares Ethereum Trust, or ETHA, accounted for $1.42 billion in monthly outflows. The Grayscale Ethereum Trust, or ETHE, lost another $119.08 million.

Two funds finished October with inflows: the Fidelity Ethereum Fund, or FETH, attracted $36.13 million, and the Morgan Stanley Ethereum Trust, or MSSE, received $3.73 million. Other funds recorded outflows or no capital movement.

Ethereum ETFs lost $542.07 million from Oct. 5 through Oct. 9, $319.97 million from Oct. 12 through Oct. 16 and $220.6 million from Oct. 19 through Oct. 23. The final week of the month also ended with outflows.

BNB funds lead altcoin ETF inflows

BNB ETFs recorded the largest inflows among funds based on other cryptocurrencies, attracting $98.61 million in October.

Other inflows included $34.8 million for NEAR ETFs, $18.83 million for XRP ETFs, $11.12 million for LINK ETFs and $2.78 million for AVAX ETFs.

HBAR ETFs attracted $1.55 million, LTC ETFs received $790,000 and DOT ETFs brought in $590,000.

SOL ETFs recorded the largest altcoin-fund outflow at $143.71 million. Investors also withdrew $46.25 million from ZEC ETFs, $34.48 million from HYPE ETFs and $540,000 from DOGE ETFs. TRX ETFs reported no capital flows.

In Hong Kong, spot Bitcoin ETFs recorded outflows of 18.32 BTC, while SOL funds lost 4,589.95 SOL.

Source: Incrypted