Currency ETF Weekly Recap: Short USD Leads Performance While Long USD Captures the Flows

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Weekly Channel Summary

As of March 20, 2026, the Currency ETF Channel consists of 15 ETFs across 4 issuers, managing a total of $3.04B in Assets Under Management (AUM). Overall, the channel experienced robust net inflows, gathering +$289M over the trailing 5 days. This positive momentum brings the Year-To-Date (YTD) flows to +$756M and the 1-Year flows to +$1.18B.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

For the week, the Short: USD category led performance with a Week-To-Date (WTD) return of +0.71%, though it remains down -1.07% YTD. Conversely, the Long: USD category was the primary laggard, dropping -0.48% for the week, but maintaining a positive YTD stance at +1.99%.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Short: USD +0.71% -1.80% -0.79% -1.35% -1.07% +5.65%
Long: GBP +0.53% -1.31% +0.08% -0.27% -0.65% +4.94%
Long: AUD +0.45% -0.64% +6.71% +7.12% +5.71% +12.85%
Long: EUR +0.32% -0.57% -0.21% +0.07% -0.33% +3.53%
Long: Yen +0.27% -4.18% -2.24% -11.72% -2.98% -12.52%
Long: CHF +0.11% -1.85% +0.74% +0.51% +0.30% +11.31%
Long: CAD +0.03% -0.38% +0.41% +0.38% -0.17% +4.70%
Long: Emerging -0.10% -2.62% +0.55% +2.41% -0.02% +9.53%
Long | Short: Multi -0.17% +1.29% +9.43% +12.94% +11.62% +20.50%
Short: Yen -0.40% +5.98% +3.60% +19.91% +4.64% +22.61%
Long: USD -0.48% +2.25% +1.72% +3.97% +1.99% +0.69%

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

The single best-performing individual fund was the ULE (ProShares Ultra Euro), which jumped +2.35%. The steepest declines were seen in EUO (ProShares UltraShort Euro) and UUP (Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund), dropping -2.29% and -0.60% respectively.

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
ULE ProShares Ultra Euro +2.35%
FXE Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust +0.90%
UDN Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund +0.71%
FXB Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust +0.53%
FXA Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust +0.45%
Bottom Performers
EUO ProShares UltraShort Euro -2.29%
UUP Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund -0.60%
YCS ProShares UltraShort Yen -0.40%
USDU WisdomTree Bloomberg US Dollar Bullish Fund -0.36%
FOXY Simplify Currency Strategy ETF -0.17%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

The Currency channel saw total net inflows of +$289M this week. The Long: USD category dominated these flows, raking in +$289M and bringing its AUM to $936M. The Long | Short: Multi category also saw notable interest with +$15M in inflows. On the downside, the Long: EUR category suffered the largest net outflows, shedding -$16M.

Category Flows Summary

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
Long: USD 2 $936M +$289M +$536M +$517M +$521M +$436M
Long | Short: Multi 1 $120M +$15M +$21M +$59M +$59M +$96M
Long: GBP 1 $77M +$6M +$6M $0M $0M +$19M
Long: AUD 1 $105M +$4M +$4M +$14M +$14M +$29M
Long: CAD 1 $85M $0M $0M +$11M +$11M +$14M
Long: Emerging 1 $15M $0M $0M +$4M +$2M +$8M
Long: Yen 2 $534M $0M +$1M +$18M +$18M -$15M
Short: USD 1 $141M $0M -$4M +$9M +$5M +$72M
Short: Yen 1 $32M -$3M +$2M -$7M -$7M +$1M
Long: CHF 1 $518M -$6M -$68M +$125M +$125M +$328M
Long: EUR 3 $474M -$16M -$29M +$7M +$18M +$195M

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

Looking at individual funds, UUP (Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund) was the top asset gatherer with +$194M in new money. Conversely, FXE (Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust) and FXF (Invesco CurrencyShares Swiss Franc Trust) led the outflows, losing -$16M and -$6M respectively.

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
UUP Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund +$194M
USDU WisdomTree Bloomberg US Dollar Bullish Fund +$95M
FOXY Simplify Currency Strategy ETF +$15M
FXB Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust +$6M
FXA Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust +$4M
Outflows
FXE Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust -$16M
FXF Invesco CurrencyShares Swiss Franc Trust -$6M
YCS ProShares UltraShort Yen -$3M
CEW WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund $0M
EUO ProShares UltraShort Euro $0M

Issuer League Table Update

Invesco and WisdomTree continue to dominate the Currency ETF space, commanding 78.48% and 13.54% of the market share respectively. Invesco gathered the most assets this week with +$182M in net inflows, while ProShares was the only issuer to experience net outflows, losing -$3M.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
Invesco 8 $2.38B 78.48%
WisdomTree 2 $0.41B 13.54%
ProShares 4 $0.12B 4.02%
Simplify 1 $0.12B 3.96%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Inflows
Invesco +$182M
WisdomTree +$95M
Simplify +$15M
Outflows
ProShares -$3M

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Disclosures

This material is for informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice. All investments, including ETFs, involve risk, including the possible loss of principal. Investors should consider their investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing.

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