Bitcoin ETFs See $131M Inflows as BTC Struggles at $80K

Key insights:

• Bitcoin ETFs recorded $131.31 million in net inflows on May 14, snapping a two-day outflow run.
• BlackRock’s IBIT led with $144.10 million while Grayscale’s GBTC posted the largest outflow at $31.64 million.
• Ethereum funds posted a fourth straight day of outflows at $5.65 million.

Bitcoin ETFs posted a total net inflow of $131.31 million on May 14, snapping a two-day losing run that had pulled close to $870 million out of the products earlier in the week.

Cumulative net inflow since launch rose to $58.63 billion, with total net assets across the funds at $107.75 billion.

The buying came against a softer price backdrop, with Bitcoin trading near the $80,000 level after a sharp pullback from the highs seen earlier in May.

Trading volume across the Bitcoin ETFs reached $2.76 billion on the session, up from $1.99 billion on the previous trading day.

Bitcoin ETFs Recover With $131M Daily Inflow

The May 14 inflow came after two heavy outflow sessions. May 13 had seen $635.23 million leave the products, one of the largest single-day outflow figures of 2026, with May 12 adding another $233.25 million in withdrawals.

The combined two-day total pushed cumulative net inflow down to $58.50 billion at the close of May 13 before the May 14 rebound.

Seven of the eleven Bitcoin ETFs posted positive flows on May 14, with four products recording outflows on the session.

The split was more balanced than during the previous two days, when withdrawals had been broad-based across most of the listed products.

Total net assets across Bitcoin ETFs climbed to $107.75 billion at the close of May 14, up from $105.01 billion on May 13.

The increase came from a combination of the daily inflow figure and the partial recovery in Bitcoin’s price during the New York session.

BlackRock’s IBIT Drives Daily Total

BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (NASDAQ: IBIT) accounted for the bulk of the daily inflow at $144.10 million, equal to 1.77 thousand BTC.

The fund’s cumulative net inflow rose to $65.92 billion, keeping it well ahead of the rest of the field.

Bitwise (NYSE: BITB) drew the second-largest inflow on the day at $17.70 million, with Grayscale’s Bitcoin Mini Trust (NYSE: BTC) adding $12.60 million.

VanEck (CBOE: HODL) recorded $7.49 million in inflows, while Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MSBT) added $6.77 million and Fidelity (CBOE: FBTC) drew a smaller $3.55 million.

Four products posted withdrawals on May 14. Grayscale’s flagship Bitcoin Trust (NYSE: GBTC) saw $31.64 million leave the fund, the largest outflow figure on the day.

Franklin (CBOE: EZBC) recorded $14.13 million in outflows, while Ark & 21Shares (CBOE: ARKB) lost $9.46 million and Invesco (CBOE: BTCO) saw $5.67 million leave the product.

Valkyrie (NASDAQ: BRRR), WisdomTree (CBOE: BTCW), and Hashdex (NYSE: DEFI) posted no movement on the day.

Bitcoin ETFs Cap Week Down $709 Million

Even with the May 14 inflow, Bitcoin ETFs closed the week ending May 14 with $709.88 million in net outflows.

The figure runs against the previous week’s $622.75 million in net inflows and pulls the May running total back into negative territory for the second half of the month.

Weekly trading volume reached $8.41 billion across the Bitcoin ETFs, down from $11.76 billion the previous week.

Cumulative net inflow across the Bitcoin ETFs sits at $58.63 billion as of May 14, down from a peak of $59.49 billion at the close of May 7.

The May data so far shows a category that has moved through a sharp short-cycle reversal, with four out of the past six trading sessions ending in net outflows. The week of May 1 had set the recent pace at $153.87 million in net inflows.

Ethereum ETFs Extend Outflow Streak

Ether-based funds posted $5.65 million in net outflows on May 14, the fourth straight day of withdrawals for the category. Cumulative net inflow for the Ethereum ETFs fell to $11.90 billion, with total net assets at $13.45 billion.

The four-day outflow run has pulled $189.46 million out of Ethereum funds for the week ending May 14, a turn from $70.49 million in inflows the previous week.

May 12 saw the largest daily outflow of the streak at $130.62 million, with May 13 adding $36.30 million and May 11 recording $16.89 million in outflows.

Trading volume across the Ethereum products reached $600.91 million on May 14, the highest single-day figure of the month so far.

The combined cumulative net inflow across Bitcoin and Ethereum exchange-traded funds now stands at $70.53 billion.

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