US spot Ethereum ETFs took in $60.86 million on August 5, 2026, pushing cumulative net inflows since their July 2024 launch to somewhere between $12 billion and $13 billion. BlackRock's ETHA keeps a wide lead over rivals, and August has turned into the strongest month for the category since August 2025.
A quiet day inside a bigger trend
US spot Ethereum ETFs recorded net inflows of $60.86 million on August 5, 2026. That single-day print is not the headline, though. Cumulative net inflows into the products have now reached somewhere between $12 billion and $13 billion since their July 2024 launch, with total assets under management estimated between $12 billion and $15 billion.
Net inflows strip out redemptions, so the figure reflects capital that has actually stayed inside the wrapper. As a result, the milestone marks real institutional money sitting in these products, not a paper estimate.
BlackRock holds a wide lead
BlackRock's iShares Ethereum Trust, ticker ETHA, accounts for an estimated 47% to 72% of recent category inflows, with assets under management between $6.5 billion and $8 billion. Fidelity's FETH, Grayscale's ETHE and ETH mini trust, Bitwise's ETHW, and VanEck's ETHV have all added to the total, but the gap between BlackRock and the rest of the field remains wide.
August becomes the strongest month in a year
The August 5 print was a relatively quiet moment next to what followed. From August 17 onwards, Ethereum ETFs went on a nine-to-ten day streak of consecutive net buying that totaled over $1.42 billion. Single-day inflow peaks exceeded $225 million during that run. As a result, August 2026 became the strongest month for Ethereum ETF inflows since August 2025. On several trading sessions during the streak, the gap between Ethereum ETF inflows and Bitcoin ETF inflows narrowed meaningfully.
Product lineup keeps expanding
BlackRock has already filed for a second Ethereum product, ETHB, alongside its existing ETHA. Grayscale, which converted its existing Ethereum trust into a spot ETF, continues to offer both a higher-fee flagship product and a lower-cost mini trust variant.
Source: Crypto Briefing
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