XRP ETF Investors Remain Resilient Amid Market Sell-Off
XRP ETF investors showed remarkable resilience during last week's market sell-off, bucking the trend of significant outflows seen in Bitcoin and Ether funds. According to analyst Dana Love, XRP spot prices fell 7.98% to $1.29, while Bitcoin declined by only 1.42%. The absence of redemptions from XRP ETFs was a key indicator, with zero net flows reported during the sell-off.
Love cited SEC 13F filings and Bloomberg Intelligence analyst James Seyffart's review of them to argue that roughly 84% of XRP ETF assets were held by investors not required to file quarterly holdings reports. This suggests a heavily retail-owned investor base, with XRP ETFs attracting $1.70 billion since their launch in November.
The analyst contrasted this with Bitcoin ETF activity, noting that Fidelity's FBTC saw $214.8 million in outflows during Tuesday's retreat, while BlackRock's IBIT lost $161.7 million. The Clarity Act vote, which failed to pass the Senate, may have favor assets with established court rulings, such as XRP.
Love framed the Senate vote as a setback for tokens seeking clearer federal treatment, and pointed to Judge Analisa Torres' 2023 ruling that XRP sales on public exchanges were not securities transactions. Ripple and the SEC dropped their appeals in August 2025, leaving that ruling intact.