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U.S. spot XRP ETFs attracted $1.55 million in net inflows on September 8, making them the only major crypto fund category to gain capital while Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana products all recorded withdrawals. The result extends an 11-session inflow streak that pushed cumulative net inflows to roughly $1.68 billion by September 1, with late August marking the strongest week of the year at $110.49 million. Second-quarter filings showed Goldman Sachs, Jane Street, and Millennium Management among major XRP ETF holders, with Goldman’s exposure estimated at about $87.4 million. The ETF divergence coincided with XRP trading near $1.43 on Coinbase, up 2.7% over 24 hours. Analysts say the pattern suggests resilient demand rather than wholesale rotation from larger crypto funds.
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Spot XRP exchange-traded funds attracted $1.55 million in net inflows on September 8, making them the only major crypto fund category to gain capital on a day when Bitcoin, Ethereum, and Solana products all suffered withdrawals, according to data from SoSoValue.
The divergence was stark. Bitcoin ETFs hemorrhaged roughly $46.65 million, Ethereum funds lost about $24.29 million, and Solana products shed $667,720. While XRP’s intake was modest in absolute terms, the fact that investors added money to XRP funds while pulling from the three larger spot-crypto ETF markets underscores a pattern that has been building for weeks.
The September 8 result extends an 11-session inflow streak that pushed cumulative net inflows for U.S. spot XRP ETFs to approximately $1.68 billion as of September 1. The final week of August marked the strongest stretch of the year, with $110.49 million pouring into XRP funds and lifting cumulative flows to around $1.66 billion.
| Crypto ETF | Net Flow (Sept. 8) |
|---|---|
| XRP | +$1.55 million |
| Solana | -$667,720 |
| Ethereum | -$24.29 million |
| Bitcoin | -$46.65 million |
Note: Figures reflect U.S. spot ETF flows
Institutional positioning has become increasingly visible in XRP products. Second-quarter filings revealed Goldman Sachs, Jane Street, and Millennium Management among the major reported holders of XRP ETFs, with Goldman’s exposure estimated at roughly $87.4 million. That level of participation from Wall Street names signals a shift in how traditional finance views the token, even though Bitcoin ETFs remain dramatically larger by assets under management.
Analysts caution against reading the latest session as evidence of wholesale capital rotation from Bitcoin or Ethereum into XRP. One-day flows can swing sharply, and Bitcoin funds still dominate the landscape by a wide margin. Yet the persistence of XRP demand, even during periods when broader crypto fund appetite weakens, suggests something more durable than a single-session anomaly.
The ETF divergence coincided with strength in the token itself. Coinbase pricing showed XRP trading near $1.43 on September 9, up about 2.7% over 24 hours and roughly 7.4% over seven days, with daily trading volume around $2.87 billion. That alignment is notable because ETF inflows and price action have not always moved in tandem. Earlier this year, record XRP ETF inflows collided with falling prices and rising Treasury yields. The latest session paints the opposite picture: fund flows turned positive while the token also climbed.
For investors, the takeaway is not that XRP has displaced Bitcoin or Ethereum in institutional prominence. Rather, XRP ETF demand is proving unusually resilient relative to the broader crypto fund market. Whether that resilience continues will depend on sustained institutional allocation and whether the divergence in daily flows becomes a persistent feature rather than a temporary blip.
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Source: finance.biggo.com