TL;DR
- Solana ETFs attracted close to $49 million between December 17 and December 30, with steady inflows and no meaningful outflows.
- Inflows were spread across multiple issuers, with Bitwise and Fidelity leading the market.
- Staking proved critical in sustaining demand: investors are accumulating SOL through ETFs as a portfolio allocation rather than a short-term trade.
Solana ETFs closed the second half of December with consistent net inflows, modest in size but with a very clear direction. Between December 17 and December 30, SOL-linked products captured nearly $49 million, according to data from Farside.
Daily flow data shows positive inflows on almost every trading day, with just one neutral session and no days marked by significant selling. Beyond absolute volume, persistence stands out. While Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs posted sizable outflows and continue to concentrate most of the capital, Solana ETFs are growing gradually without sharp pullbacks.
Solana Weathers Market Swings
Inflows were not concentrated in a single product. Bitwise stayed at the top for several days, with peaks of $7.0 million on December 17 and $3.9 million later in the period. Fidelity delivered consistent contributions of $6.6 million and $5.8 million. VanEck added smaller but recurring inflows, while Grayscale recorded intermittent activity. By contrast, the funds from 21Shares and Franklin Templeton showed no meaningful movement.
Despite fee differences across products, capital did not flow predominantly into the cheapest ETF. The common factor was different: all Solana ETFs offer staking exposure. That feature appears to have mattered more than marginal cost, alongside trust in each issuer.
Investors Seek Yield Through Staking
The observed pattern does not follow a tactical trading logic. There were no concentrated inflows and no rapid exits. Even amid seasonally low activity, investors maintained active allocations and added positions gradually.
Looking ahead to 2026, Solana ETFs are shaping up as allocation vehicles focused on yield generation, closer to a core portfolio position than a short-term trading tool.
According to the latest data from CoinMarketCap, Solana (SOL) is trading close to $126 per token. It is up 1.4% over the past 24 hours, while trading volume jumped 12.75%, surpassing $3.12 billion.
