XRP ETF Buying Has Dropped 96% Since Launch: Can Inflows Reach Standard Chartered's $8 Billion Forecast?

XRP (CRYPTO:XRP) Exchange Traded Funds gathered over $600 million in their first month of trading back in November 2025, and recorded approximately $500 million by December. Standard Chartered had forecast that XRP ETFs would pull in $4 billion to $8 billion in inflows in their first year of trading.

However, the XRP price has fallen 46% since January 2026, and the inflows also slowed significantly. The funds saw around $27 million in inflows in July, marking a 96% drop from the first trading month, and in nine months XRP ETFs have gathered $1.51 billion in total.

The funds first traded on November 13, 2025, which leaves XRP ETFs three months to capture another $6.49 billion to reach Standard Chartered’s $8 billion projection.

How Far XRP ETF Buying Has Fallen

XRP ETFs were the fastest crypto ETF to cross $1 billion after Bitcoin, recording $666.61 million at launch in November and another $499.91 million in December. However, inflows slowed by January. The funds recorded $15.59 million for the whole month, which is 3% of what came in during December.

Inflows have recovered in short spells since then, but none has managed to reach the pace of the first two trading months. XRP ETFs recorded $58.09 million in February, then investors pulled $31.16 million back out in March. Inflows climbed again to $81.59 million in April and $131.94 million in May—which remains the best month of 2026—before falling to $59.46 million in June and $27.29 million in July.