ETF Trading Volume Plummets in Subdued Mid-Week Session

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Macro Summary

Total ETF market volume was exceptionally light, reaching just $168.30 billion for the session, a mere 62% of the 30-day average daily volume. The muted tone was pervasive across the market, with every major asset class trading well below its recent norm. Equity and Currency ETPs were particularly quiet, registering only 58% and 59% of their typical turnover, respectively, signaling a broad lack of conviction from traders.

Asset Class Volume 30D Avg. % of 30D Avg.
Equity $107.11B $183.49B 58%
Fixed Income $19.38B $25.86B 75%
Commodities $5.33B $6.26B 85%
Digital Asset $4.81B $5.07B 95%
Currencies $62.6M $105.7M 59%
Alternatives $515.2M $753.2M 68%
Non-Traditional $30.89B $47.70B 65%
Multi-Asset $204.2M $241.7M 85%
Total $168.30B $269.48B 62%

Equity

Equity ETFs saw just $107.11 billion in turnover, a significant drop to 58% of their 30-day average. Despite the overall slowdown, several individual funds experienced notable spikes in activity. Large-cap value and growth funds were prominent, with the Invesco Large Cap Value ETF (PWV), First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund (FTC), and iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF (IWX) all trading at nearly five times their usual volume. Thematic funds also saw pockets of interest, including the iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF (RING) at 456% of its average and the Global X Cybersecurity ETF (BUG) at 322%.

High-Volume Categories

No items met the inclusion criteria for this session.

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
PWV Invesco Large Cap Value ETF 497% $21.7M +0.13%
FTC First Trust Large Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund 496% $14.5M -0.23%
IWX iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF 482% $215.2M -0.01%
RING iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF 456% $176.0M +2.93%
IYF iShares U.S. Financials ETF 402% $168.0M +0.00%
PVAL Putnam Focused Large Cap Value ETF 387% $321.1M +0.43%
IWY iShares Russell Top 200 Growth ETF 329% $322.9M -0.39%
BUG Global X Cybersecurity ETF 322% $131.2M -2.46%
USMC Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF 313% $21.4M -0.11%
DFNL Davis Select Financial ETF 307% $8.9M -0.31%

Fixed Income

Fixed Income ETPs recorded $19.38 billion in volume, representing 75% of their recent average. The Convertible bond category was a lone bright spot, trading at 130% of its 30-day norm. Individual fund activity was highlighted by a massive surge in the BondBloxx Bloomberg One Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF (XONE), which traded over 12 times its typical volume. Several actively managed funds also saw notable turnover, including the State Street DoubleLine Short Duration Total Return Tactical ETF (STOT) and the Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF (CGMS), which traded at 624% and 433% of their averages, respectively.

High-Volume Categories

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
Fixed Income: Taxable – Convertible 130% $216.7M -0.87%

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
XONE BondBloxx Bloomberg One Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF 1,285% $50.2M -0.03%
STOT State Street DoubleLine Short Duration Total Return Tactical ETF 624% $16.3M -0.04%
TOTL State Street DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF 457% $88.6M -0.27%
YLD Principal Active High Yield ETF 449% $14.0M +0.00%
CGMS Capital Group U.S. Multi-Sector Income ETF 433% $107.7M -0.17%
LEMB iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF 269% $18.1M -0.13%
BRTR iShares Total Return Active ETF 202% $5.7M -0.18%
TFLR T. Rowe Price Floating Rate ETF 197% $7.1M +0.00%
ICVT iShares Convertible Bond ETF 195% $166.6M -0.18%
MMIT NYLI MacKay Muni Intermediate ETF 193% $10.1M -0.31%

Commodities

Commodity ETPs traded $5.33 billion, a relatively subdued session at 85% of the 30-day average. While the asset class as a whole was quiet, the Teucrium Wheat Fund (WEAT) stood out with volume reaching 267% of its recent norm as the fund gained +2.92% on the day.

High-Volume Categories

No items met the inclusion criteria for this session.

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
WEAT Teucrium Wheat Fund 267% $25.4M +2.92%

Digital Asset

Digital Asset ETPs experienced a nearly average session, with total volume of $4.81 billion coming in at 95% of the 30-day norm. Trading was balanced across the space, as no specific categories or individual funds registered unusually high activity relative to their recent history.

High-Volume Categories

No items met the inclusion criteria for this session.

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

No items met the inclusion criteria for this session.

Currencies

Trading in currency ETPs was exceptionally light, with total turnover of just $62.6 million, or 59% of the 30-day average volume. The session was quiet across the board for the asset class, with no individual funds or currency categories standing out with elevated turnover.

High-Volume Categories

No items met the inclusion criteria for this session.

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

No items met the inclusion criteria for this session.

Alternatives

Alternatives ETPs saw a quiet day, with volume of $515.2 million clocking in at 68% of the recent average. Activity was broadly distributed and in line with recent trends, as there were no notable category or individual fund outliers to report for the session.

High-Volume Categories

No items met the inclusion criteria for this session.

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

No items met the inclusion criteria for this session.

Non-Traditional

Non-Traditional ETPs traded at a muted 65% of their 30-day average, with total volume reaching $30.89 billion. The session’s activity was concentrated in covered call strategies, with the UBS AG ETRACS Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETNs due April 24; 2037 (USOI) and UBS AG ETRACS Silver Shares Covered Call ETNs due April 21; 2033 ETP 2022-21.04.33 on CS NQ Slv FLS106 Pr (SLVO) seeing turnover of 320% and 252% of their respective averages.

High-Volume Categories

No items met the inclusion criteria for this session.

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
USOI UBS AG ETRACS Crude Oil Shares Covered Call ETNs due April 24; 2037 320% $30.0M -4.52%
SLVO UBS AG ETRACS Silver Shares Covered Call ETNs due April 21; 2033 ETP 2022-21.04.33 on CS NQ Slv FLS106 Pr 252% $23.2M -2.20%
BUFD FT Vest Laddered Deep Buffer ETF 195% $16.3M +0.02%
BUYW Main BuyWrite ETF 166% $7.0M +0.03%
XYLD Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF 161% $55.6M -0.04%

Multi-Asset

Multi-Asset funds traded $204.2 million, a slightly below-average session at 85% of typical volume. No specific categories or funds within the asset class showed significant deviations from their normal trading patterns during the day.

High-Volume Categories

No items met the inclusion criteria for this session.

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

No items met the inclusion criteria for this session.

Single-Stock Volume

Despite the quiet ETF market, several single stocks saw enormous trading volume. Zhongchao, Inc. Class A (ZCMD) was the day’s most extreme outlier, trading an incredible 9,170% of its 30-day average. Penske Automotive Group, Inc. (PAG) also saw a massive surge, trading over 10 times its normal volume. Several widely-held names were also unusually active, including Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation (WAB), held by 251 ETFs, and TE Connectivity plc (TEL), a component in 309 ETFs, which both traded over 300% of their usual volume. AT&T Inc (T), held by 390 ETFs, also saw elevated turnover at 272% of its average.

High-Activity Single Stocks (vs 30-Day ADV)

Stock Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return ETFs Holding
ZCMD Zhongchao, Inc. Class A 9,170% $500.6M +176.26%
PAG Penske Automotive Group, Inc. 1,015% $539.6M +12.70% 131
WAB Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation 411% $862.9M +11.99% 251
TEL TE Connectivity plc 327% $1.54B -5.39% 309
ARWR Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 314% $590.4M +19.95% 137
TDY Teledyne Technologies Incorporated 307% $673.5M +0.47% 250
SMCI Super Micro Computer, Inc. 275% $4.72B +19.90% 244
T AT&T Inc 272% $4.09B +3.41% 390
CB Chubb Limited 256% $1.46B -2.78% 326
EQT EQT Corporation 229% $863.0M +8.93% 313
WBS Webster Financial Corporation 217% $570.5M +0.74% 128
RDDT Reddit, Inc. Class A 214% $1.48B -8.52% 198
ONDS Ondas Inc. 212% $1.36B +4.95% 72
FTAI FTAI Aviation Ltd. 211% $554.6M +6.28% 151
OTIS Otis Worldwide Corporation 204% $534.1M -2.09% 273

Disclaimer: This AI-assisted commentary is for informational purposes only. The “High-Volume Categories” table includes categories with over $100M in volume and activity at least 125% of their 30-day average, limited to the top 5 by activity percentage. The “High-Activity Ticker Outliers” table shows the top 10 ETFs from each asset class, sorted by the highest trading activity versus their 30-day average. All reported ETFs have AUM over $250M and an ADV greater than $2.5M.

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.

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.