Institutional investors funneled $296 million into Ethereum-focused funds over the past week, marking the largest weekly inflow since the U.S. presidential election in November. With these inflows, Ethereum has overtaken Bitcoin in terms of weekly gains in crypto investment vehicles.
The surge is part of a broader upswing in crypto asset allocations. Digital asset funds logged a total of $7.05 billion in net inflows during May, pushing crypto fund holdings to a record $167 billion. Within this, Bitcoin funds gathered $5.5 billion while Ethereum products attracted $890 million.
Analysts point to growing interest in Ethereum as it reels in capital seeking exposure to DeFi, smart contracts, and next‑generation blockchain infrastructure. Over the last 30 days, Ether’s price trended upward, and its ETH/BTC valuation ratio strengthened considerably.
Recent inflows into Ethereum products appear driven by supportive macroeconomic signals, improved technical price patterns, and rising adoption of spot Ether exchange‑traded funds (ETFs). Meanwhile, Bitcoin-focused funds saw outflows totaling around $56.5 million.
