Ahmet Bedirhan Arvas 
This week the investment world is witnessing a seismic period for Ethereum. Institutional capital’s interest in Ethereum has surged, reaching a peak through the ETF (Exchange-Traded Fund) channel. Purchases led by major names like BlackRock, Fidelity and Grayscale have refocused the financial world around Ethereum.
Inflows into spot Ethereum ETFs broke records over the past four days, reaching $1.53 billion. The most prominent move behind this trend was BlackRock’s $550 million ETH purchase. During the same period, Grayscale and Fidelity also made significant buys: Grayscale reached roughly 1.82 million ETH (about $8.3 billion), while Fidelity reached 763,000 ETH (about $3.5 billion).
Assets under management for these ETFs quickly climbed to $30.2 billion, equivalent to roughly 5.4% of Ethereum’s circulating supply. This is a strong sign that steady retail interest is increasingly joining forces with institutional capital.
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Daily Performance of ETH ETFs
- August 26 — net inflows into spot ETH ETFs amounted to $455 million, far exceeding the $88.2 million drawn by Bitcoin ETFs on the same day.
- On the same day, BlackRock’s ETHA fund recorded $323 million, Fidelity $85.5 million, and Grayscale’s ETF saw $5.3 million in inflows.
- Over this period, Ethereum ETF inflows reached up to $1.83 billion in total, significantly outpacing Bitcoin ETFs which saw only $171 million in inflows.
Institutional Whales Are Also Active
Beyond ETF issuers, on-chain data shows major whale wallets accumulating millions of dollars worth of ETH — one wallet alone purchased 641,508 ETH in a single week, roughly $3 billion. Additionally, institutional investors like SharpLink have expanded their holdings with an extra $24 million in ETH.
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