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Translation: Blockchain Knight
In the second quarter of 2025, institutional investors increased their holdings of ETH by 388,301 coins through ETFs, with investment advisory firms having the highest adoption rate of Ethereum ETFs in traditional finance.
According to data shared by Bloomberg ETF analyst James Seyffart, investment advisory firms currently control $1.35 billion in Ethereum ETF holdings, corresponding to 539,757 ETH; in the past quarter, these institutions net added 219,668 ETH.
The holdings of investment advisory firms far exceed those of other institutional categories: hedge fund managers rank second with $687 million in holdings, corresponding to 274,757 ETH, an increase of 104% from the first quarter.
Goldman Sachs leads individual institutional holders with $721.8 million in Ethereum ETF holdings, equivalent to 288,294 ETH.
Jane Street Group follows closely with $190.4 million in holdings, while Millennium Management's ETF share holdings amount to $186.9 million.
The concentrated participation of top Wall Street institutions indicates that traditional portfolios have recognized Ethereum as a legitimate asset class.
Brokerages, with $253 million in holdings, have become the third-largest institutional category, net adding 13,525 ETH this quarter (an increase of 15.4%).
Private equity firms and holding companies contributed $62.2 million and $60.6 million in holdings, respectively; meanwhile, pension funds and banks reduced their Ethereum holdings.
As of the end of the second quarter, the total holdings of Ethereum ETFs tracked by Bloomberg Intelligence across all institutional categories reached $2.44 billion, corresponding to a total of 975,650 ETH.
Current data suggests that institutional participation is expected to significantly increase in the third quarter.
Data from Farside Investors shows that inflows into Ethereum ETFs surged from $4.2 billion on June 30 to $13.3 billion on August 26, more than tripling and setting a new historical high for cumulative inflows. In August alone, new inflows amounted to approximately $3.7 billion.
This growth trend corresponds with the increasing adoption of Ethereum as a treasury asset by enterprises. According to data compiled by Strategic ETH Reserve, 17 publicly traded companies currently hold 3.4 million ETH, with a market value of nearly $15.7 billion.
On August 26, SharpLink announced its latest acquisition, adding 56,533 ETH to its treasury, bringing its total holdings to 797,704 ETH. However, this scale is still far below BitMine's 1,713,899 ETH (with a market value of nearly $8 billion).
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