Digital asset funds see $1.47B outflows as Bitcoin endures largest weekly exit of 2026 and IBIT sheds ~$1B

CoinShares reported $1.47 billion in outflows from digital asset investment products last week, with Bitcoin funds accounting for $1.315 billion — the largest weekly Bitcoin outflow of 2026 — and Ethereum products recording roughly $223 million in outflows ^{[1] [2]}.

Crypto Briefing and other outlets noted the $1.47 billion figure as the third-largest weekly outflow of 2026 and said risk-off sentiment intensified amid Iran-related geopolitical tensions; CoinShares reported withdrawals extended beyond the U.S. to Switzerland, Canada and Hong Kong ^{[3] [2] [4]}.

Separately, BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) recorded about $1 billion in investor redemptions between May 18–22, joining a six-day losing streak across U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs that totaled $1.26 billion, according to CoinPaprika ^[5].

Taken together, reports show large, concentrated redemptions from bitcoin products and broader digital asset funds over the week, which providers link to heightened geopolitical risk and attendant investor risk-off behavior ^{[1] [3] [5]}.