League Table Update: Vanguard Dominates Top; Defiance & Simplify Shine

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Weekly League Table Summary

The U.S. ETF industry encompasses $13,080B in Assets Under Management across 4,647 products from 456 distinct brands. Over the past five trading days, the industry saw total net inflows of $36.64B.

Brand Flows by AUM Tier: >$100B

Among the largest brands, 5-day flow activity was overwhelmingly positive, led by significant intakes for Vanguard ($13.60B), JPMorgan ($3.76B), and iShares ($3.54B). State Street was the only brand in this tier to experience net outflows, shedding $360M.

Brand AUM 5-Day Flow
Vanguard $3,752.35B $13,599M
JPMorgan $263.13B $3,759M
iShares $3,888.08B $3,544M
SPDR $1,420.83B $3,196M
Schwab $482.87B $2,565M
Invesco $795.71B $1,830M
First Trust $181.67B $791M
Dimensional $231.57B $681M
Fidelity $147.56B $600M
VanEck $119.51B $241M
State Street $376.61B -$360M

Brand Flows by AUM Tier: $25B – $100B

Within the $25B – $100B AUM tier, Capital Group ($1.25B) and Avantis ($685M) were the clear flow leaders. At the other end of the spectrum, Direxion (-$1.02B) and Pacer (-$235M) saw the most significant outflows.

Brand AUM 5-Day Flow
Capital Group $98.03B $1,249M
Avantis $86.02B $685M
ProShares $95.90B $553M
Goldman Sachs $49.62B $412M
Franklin $33.88B $334M
Grayscale $30.04B -$9M
Xtrackers $29.03B -$22M
WisdomTree $87.47B -$137M
Pacer $38.70B -$235M
Direxion $58.90B -$1,022M

Brand Flows by AUM Tier: $1B – $25B

Activity was mixed in the $1B – $25B tier. Defiance ($485M) and Simplify ($369M) gathered impressive inflows. Conversely, BondBloxx (-$249M), YieldMax (-$130M), and iPath (-$122M) recorded the largest redemptions.

Brand AUM 5-Day Flow
Defiance $7.61B $485.0M
Simplify $11.45B $369.0M
Nuveen $11.82B $347.0M
GraniteShares $12.27B $204.0M
Fundstrat $3.63B $150.5M
Bitwise $5.84B -$71.2M
Akre $10.35B -$80.0M
iPath $1.58B -$121.8M
YieldMax $15.77B -$130.0M
BondBloxx $6.21B -$248.9M

Brand Flows by AUM Tier: <$1B

Among brands with less than $1B in AUM, SMI Funds ($49.7M) and Swan ($45.2M) attracted the most new money. US Global (-$64.5M) and Scharf (-$33.6M) faced the largest redemptions for the 5-day period.

Brand AUM 5-Day Flow
SMI Funds $0.82B $49.7M
Swan $594.79M $45.2M
Anfield $494.86M $29.9M
Kurv $175.82M $29.3M
3Edge $562.23M $25.7M
Monarch $0.85B -$26.9M
AGF $351.80M -$33.3M
Scharf $0.87B -$33.6M
US Global $0.94B -$64.5M

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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.

Flow data is reported after close on a T+1 basis. This report’s data is as of 10/31/2025, and reflects create/redeem activity from Thursday, 10/30/2025.

This analysis was developed by the team at ETF Action. We leverage advanced AI tools to assist in the drafting and refinement of our content, based on our expert prompts, direction, and final review.