Goldman Sachs fully exited XRP and Solana ETF positions in Q1 2026 after holding nearly $154 million in XRP-linked ETFs in Q4 2025. The firm cut Ethereum ETF holdings by approximately 70%, reducing its BlackRock iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) position to around $114 million. Goldman maintained approximately $700 million in Bitcoin ETF exposure, holding around $690 million in BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust and $25 million in Fidelity's FBTC after trimming both positions by roughly 10%.
Goldman Sachs XRP exit
- ▪XRP price dipped by almost 6% in the seven days prior to May 18, 2026
- ▪Goldman Sachs' Q4 2025 XRP ETF holdings included products from Bitwise, Franklin Templeton, Grayscale, and 21Shares
- ▪Goldman Sachs fully exited all XRP ETF positions during Q1 2026
- ▪Goldman Sachs held nearly $154 million in XRP-linked ETFs in Q4 2025
Goldman Sachs Solana exit
- ▪Solana price slumped by around 12% in the seven days prior to May 18, 2026
XRP ETF inflows
- ▪Bitwise XRP ETF cumulative inflows reached close to $460 million as of May 2026
- ▪XRP ETFs' total net assets stood at $1.18 billion as of May 2026
- ▪Bitwise XRP ETF pulled in around $25.67 million during the May 11-15, 2026 trading week
- ▪XRP ETFs' cumulative inflows reached around $1.39 billion as of May 2026
- ▪Franklin Templeton XRPZ ETF added around $21 million during the May 11-15, 2026 trading week
- ▪XRP ETFs added around $60.5 million during the May 11-15, 2026 trading week
Goldman Bitcoin position trimming
- ▪Goldman Sachs trimmed both its BlackRock iShares Bitcoin Trust and Fidelity FBTC positions by roughly 10% during Q1 2026
- ▪Bitcoin price dropped by 5.3% in the seven days prior to May 18, 2026
- ▪Goldman Sachs holds around $690 million in BlackRock's iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) as of Q1 2026
- ▪Goldman Sachs holds $25 million in Fidelity's FBTC as of Q1 2026
Goldman Ethereum holdings cut
- ▪Goldman Sachs cut its position in BlackRock's iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) by about 70% during Q1 2026
- ▪Goldman Sachs holds around 7.2 million shares in BlackRock's iShares Ethereum Trust (ETHA) worth approximately $114 million as of Q1 2026
Goldman crypto equity expansion
- ▪Goldman Sachs increased its holdings in Galaxy Digital by around 205% during Q1 2026
- ▪Goldman Sachs increased its position in Circle by roughly 249% during Q1 2026
- ▪Goldman Sachs trimmed positions tied to Strategy, IREN, Bit Digital, and Riot Platforms during Q1 2026
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