XRP has just achieved the strongest ETF performance in May, recording the highest monthly inflow ever seen since the start of 2026.
This record inflow comes as the XRP ETFs saw steady positive performances on nearly every day in the past four weeks. Such consistency was last seen in late 2025 when the XRP ETFs were newly launched.
$131.94 million new capital secured in May
Latest data from SosoValue shows that XRP ETFs attracted a massive $131.94 million in total net inflows posted in May.
This substantially surpasses all previous monthly inflows seen so far this year, positioning May as the best performing month for XRP ETFs in 2026.
The data shows that only $81.59 million fresh capital was posted by the XRP ETFs in April. The preceding month followed with ETF withdrawals worth over $31 million. While February and January recorded about $58 million and $15 million in net inflows, respectively.
This record performance has sparked discussions considering the market conditions throughout the month. XRP retested its lowest yearly price level in May, yet the ETFs still pulled the strongest performance.
XRP beats Bitcoin and Ethereum
Notably, the massive inflows seen in May bring XRP's year-to-date ETF flow performance firmly into positive territory as the funds surpass the $1.40 billion milestone in cumulative inflows in the same month.
This positions XRP ahead of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin and Ethereum as both assets posted extremely negative performances this month, recording $2.43 billion and $540.88 million in total net outflows this month, respectively.
The positive performance suggests that institutional investors have continued to view XRP as the preferred product for capital allocation at a time like this when the market is seeing price instabilities.
Dan Burgin
