Bitcoin ETFs Still $1B Behind on 2026 Numbers
US-listed Bitcoin ETFs are $1 billion behind for the year due to redemptions and deposits since January, according to data from September 8. This deficit matters to holders of IBIT, FBTC, and competing ETFs because it shows that these products have spent much of 2026 losing money.
The inflows into these funds came quickly and strongly in a three-week run lasting until early September, netting roughly $3.8 billion. The inflows were also very focused; on September 3, one day brought $730.9 million worth of inflows into the ETFs, while the entire week ending September 5 saw $986.9 million brought in.
The funds' fortunes reversed in August, when they experienced their best month of the year with net inflows reaching $3.52 billion. This erased much of the damage done in June and May, when redemptions totaled an estimated $4.5 billion and losses were already being seen.