ETF News | Bitcoin ETFs Swing to $1.56 Billion in 2026 Outflows After Losing $2.6 Billion in Two Weeks

US spot bitcoin ETFs, widely seen as a measure of institutional demand, have swung into net outflows for 2026. They are now down $1.56 billion for the year, according to SoSoValue data analyzed by CoinDesk.The reversal came quickly. On October 29, the funds were up about $1.01 billion for the year. A $643.3 million outflow on October 30 alone cut that to $368 million, and two heavy weeks of withdrawals since then pushed the total negative.Two Weeks of Heavy OutflowsWeekNet flowsWeek to October 30−$202.6 millionWeek to November 6−$1.28 billionNovember 9–12−$643.6 millionFrom October 30 to Thursday, the funds lost about $2.57 billion (calculated).Close to a Record Year for Large OutflowsThis is the 12th week of 2026 with net outflows above $500 million. There were 15 such weeks in all of 2025 and four in 2024. Four more in the last six weeks of the year would make 2026 a record.That’s a sharp change from the past two years, when spot bitcoin ETFs took in $21.37 billion in 2025 and $35.24 billion in 2024.Outflows Add to the Price SlideCoinDesk said the rapid redemptions help explain the latest market drop. Bitcoin fell below $70,000 early on Friday, its lowest since August, and later slipped below its 200-week moving average near $68,000.The outflows have come alongside other pressures: a stronger US dollar, with the Dollar Index above 103; US 10-year Treasury yields above 5%; and more than $1.3 billion in crypto liquidations over 24 hours.