Institutional interest in XRP investment products reached new heights last week, with XRP exchange-traded funds (ETFs) recording their strongest weekly inflows of 2026 while a major North American bank revealed its first indirect stake through a regulatory filing.
According to data from Sosovalue, five U.S.-listed XRP ETFs attracted a combined $60.50 million in net inflows during the latest trading week, smashing the previous 2026 weekly record of $55.39 million set in mid-April. The surge pushed May's total inflows to $94.71 million, already surpassing April’s monthly record of $81.59 million with two weeks still left in the month. Bitwise’s ETF led the pack with $25.68 million, closely followed by Franklin’s product at $21.04 million. Canary Capital, Grayscale, and 21Shares ETFs added $6.4 million, $6.26 million, and $1.12 million respectively. Notably, the funds have now logged 15 consecutive trading days without a single outflow, and cumulative net inflows since inception have climbed to a new peak of $1.39 billion. Year-to-date inflows stand at $218.82 million, despite XRP’s price declining 24% over the same period.
In a parallel development, Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) – one of North America’s five largest banks and a designated Global Systemically Important Bank (G-SIB) – disclosed a position in the Bitwise XRP ETF through a Form 13F filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the quarter ended March 31, 2026. RBC acquired 2,000 shares valued at approximately $30,000, representing the bank’s first reported indirect exposure to XRP via a regulated investment vehicle. While the dollar amount is negligible against RBC’s $570 billion in assets under management, market observers emphasize that the filing required clearance through Basel III compliance frameworks and rigorous internal risk and legal reviews, effectively signaling that institutional gatekeepers now view XRP ETF products as meeting their risk thresholds. The Bitwise XRP ETF, launched in November 2025 on NYSE Arca under ticker XRP, holds physical XRP with BNY Mellon as custodian and had amassed roughly $345–$360 million in AUM by mid-May.
Taken together, the record ETF inflows and the RBC disclosure underscore a maturing institutional infrastructure around XRP, as both dedicated fund flows and G-SIB participation suggest that earlier regulatory and jurisdictional uncertainties have subsided enough for compliance departments to approve exposure.
