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Joshua de Vos, Research Lead, CoinDesk, writes that digital-asset investment products recorded USD7.1 billion USD in net inflows during September, according to TrackInsight data, marking the strongest month since July.
Allocations were driven by renewed demand for bitcoin, while Solana and XRP emerged as meaningful secondary beneficiaries. Ether inflows, meanwhile, cooled after August’s record-setting participation.
Index performance
The CoinDesk 5 Index (CD5), which tracks the five largest digital assets by market cap and liquidity, closed 2,023.4 (+3.15 per cent).
The broader CoinDesk 20 Index (CD20) rose 0.59 per cent to 3,994.6, posting positive returns, but underperforming the concentrated mega-cap index.
The performance gap signalled the return of leadership among the largest assets, particularly bitcoin, while breadth across the wider large-caps remained subdued.
Asset flows
Flows rotated back to bitcoin, which absorbed USD3.69 billion and lifted bitcoin AUM to USD178 billion. The iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) alone accounted for USD2.5 billion, solidifying its position as the largest single product globally at USD71.8 billion AUM.
Ether products attracted USD442 million, down from August’s USD4.27 billion but maintaining their role as the second-largest category with USD36.2 billion AUM. The iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) led with USD175 million, now holding USD16.2 billion AUM.
Solana posted one of its strongest months to date, taking in USD1.39 billion and doubling its footprint to USD4.97 billion AUM. XRP-linked funds followed with USD622 million, lifting AUM to USD3.28 billion.
Multi-asset products added USD806 million, driven primarily by the Grayscale CoinDesk Crypto 5 ETF, which contributed over USD777 million to the category.
Flows by geography
Regional activity highlighted the concentration of demand in the Americas, where USD5.0 billion of inflows pushed AUM to USD194 billion.
Europe added USD2.05 billion, with Switzerland, Jersey, and the UK driving allocations that lifted regional AUM to USD13.5 billion.
APAC markets contributed USD32.6 million, keeping AUM just above USD1.6 billion, with most participation occurring in Australia and Hong Kong.
Flows by currency
USD-denominated products remained the dominant channel, recording USD6.92 billion of inflows and accounting for over 96 per cent of average daily volumes.
Smaller gains were registered in CAD and AUD.
EUR and SEK products continued to see redemptions.
Largest ETF movers
iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT): +USD2.5 billion inflows; USD71.8 billion AUM.
Grayscale CoinDesk Crypto 5 ETF (GDLC): +USD778M; USD8.1 billion AUM.
WisdomTree Physical Solana (SOLW): +USD479.8 million; USD572.6 billion AUM
Volatility Shares 2x Ether ETF – USD (ETHU): +USD435.7 million; USD2.7 billion AU<
Outlook
The strongest inflows since July were paired with structural changes in the US product landscape, where new listing standards and the launch of GDLC reset expectations for what comes next.
Bitcoin’s renewed momentum and Solana’s record allocations anchored September, while Europe’s rebound added regional balance.
Attention now shifts to ether and the pace of product launches in the final quarter of the year.
Data Sources:
TrackInsight (All ETF and ETP Data): https://www.trackinsight.com/services/data-services
CoinDesk (XBX, CD20, CD80, Centralised Exchange Data): https://indices.coindesk.com/indices; https://www.coindesk.com/price
Disclaimer: TrackInsight considers flows from an ETF’s perspective, treating the fund’s first AUM upon listing as its initial inflow, which may differ from other sources that account for pre-listing activity or conversions.
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