Tech Sector and Ultrashort Bonds Draw Steady Inflows

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Note on Flow Volatility: Daily flow outliers may be driven by specialized portfolio rebalancing. With the continued growth of actively managed ETFs, these events occur with greater frequency and often do not align with traditional, scheduled index rebalance dates.

Vanguard led all issuers with $4.35B in single-day inflows, extending a 30-day haul of $69.31B and a YTD total of $395.48B against $4,726.15B in AUM, while VanEck ($916.8M), JPMorgan ($557.1M), WisdomTree ($359.3M) and Schwab ($326.6M) rounded out the top gainers. On the other side, iShares shed $5.44B on the day and $18.63B over five days, though its YTD flow remains positive at $245.96B against nearly $4.68T in AUM, and Invesco lost $4.22B intraday despite a positive 30-day figure of $5.84B. SPDR also saw outflows of $1.60B for the day and $2.72B over five days, while Roundhill’s $190.9M outflow extended a rougher stretch that includes a $736.7M five-day and $1.52B thirty-day decline. On a relative basis, smaller issuers Optimal (+8.89%), Arlington (+6.87%) and SonicShares (+4.76%) posted the largest percentage gains against AUM, while Measured Risk Portfolios (-5.02%), Burney (-4.42%) and Bahl & Gaynor (-2.12%) registered the steepest relative declines.

Issuer Flows (Absolute)

Brand AUM 1 Day 5 Day 30 Day YTD 1 Year
Top 5 Leaders
Vanguard $4,726.15B $4.35B $24.83B $69.31B $395.48B $575.85B
VanEck $170.92B $916.8M $627.6M $1.35B $14.25B $22.02B
JPMorgan $350.15B $557.1M $1.62B $7.45B $56.15B $82.05B
WisdomTree $103.67B $359.3M $416.3M $378.4M $5.72B $4.04B
Schwab $621.45B $326.6M $1.53B $10.20B $52.76B $68.32B
Top 5 Laggards
iShares $4,683.13B ($5.44B) ($18.63B) ($8.63B) $245.96B $435.83B
Invesco $993.66B ($4.22B) ($9.63B) $5.84B $68.89B $105.98B
SPDR $2,063.40B ($1.60B) ($2.72B) $8.04B $94.18B $151.55B
Roundhill $37.24B ($190.9M) ($736.7M) ($1.52B) $27.25B $30.92B
Tradr (may be the result of a custom rebalance) $5.16B ($143.5M) ($195.2M) ($627.9M) $4.03B $5.62B

Issuer Flows (Relative to AUM)

Brand AUM 1 Day Flow 1 Day Flow % of AUM
Top 5 Leaders
Optimal $56.7M $5.0M 8.89%
Arlington $661.2M $45.4M 6.87%
SonicShares $106.0M $5.0M 4.76%
US Commodity Funds $4.41B $127.1M 2.88%
Alger $4.55B $110.4M 2.43%
Top 5 Laggards
Measured Risk Portfolios $274.4M ($13.8M) (5.02%)
Burney $1.30B ($57.4M) (4.42%)
Tradr (may be the result of a custom rebalance) $5.16B ($143.5M) (2.78%)
Bahl & Gaynor $4.66B ($98.6M) (2.12%)
Leverage Shares $2.42B ($35.5M) (1.47%)

Daily ETF Flow Analysis

Total ETF flows were negative on the day at ($3.90B), a reversal from the positive $7.83B one-week and $152.17B one-month trends, though the YTD total remains robust at $1,407.65B across $16,456.62B in AUM. Equity led outflows at ($7.03B) for the day, contrasting with its $69.29B one-month and $862.33B YTD gains, while Fixed Income offset some of that pressure with $3.05B in daily inflows, extending a $56.35B one-month and $447.56B YTD trend. Digital Asset ($221.2M) and Commodity ($45.0M) posted modest daily gains, while Non-Traditional slipped ($296.6M) despite a positive $506.7M one-week trend. Among categories, Information Technology sector equity ($1.03B), Global Ex-U.S. Large Cap Blend ($987.2M) and Government Ultrashort bonds ($822.9M) led inflows, while U.S. Large Cap Growth ($4.95B outflow) and U.S. Large Cap Blend ($4.09B outflow) were the day’s clear laggards.

Asset Class Flows

Asset Class AUM 1 Day 1 Week 1 Month YTD 1 Year
Equity $12,734.35B ($7.03B) ($9.88B) $69.29B $862.33B $1,303.31B
Fixed Income $2,675.39B $3.05B $12.29B $56.35B $447.56B $618.02B
Commodity $351.82B $45.0M $1.20B $10.03B $6.22B $31.63B
Alternative $13.99B $47.4M $80.0M $210.6M $4.19B $5.00B
Multi-Asset $45.26B $43.3M $2.65B $3.52B $11.56B $15.33B
Currency $2.60B $18.5M $14.6M ($228.8M) $321.0M $317.1M
Non-Traditional $508.28B ($296.6M) $506.7M $7.11B $74.23B $99.02B
Digital Asset $124.92B $221.2M $962.3M $5.88B $1.23B $6.76B
Total $16,456.62B ($3.90B) $7.83B $152.17B $1,407.65B $2,079.39B

Category Flows (Top/Bottom 10)

Category AUM 1 Day Flow
Top 10 Leaders
Equity: Sector – Information Technology $497.03B $1.03B
Equity: Global Ex-U.S. Large Cap – Blend $1,200.53B $987.2M
Fixed Income: Taxable – Government Ultrashort $282.50B $822.9M
Fixed Income: Taxable – Core Enhanced $149.29B $477.1M
Fixed Income: Taxable – Ultrashort $209.87B $462.8M
Fixed Income: Taxable – Core $428.50B $460.8M
Fixed Income: Taxable – Short-Term $172.75B $255.0M
Fixed Income: Taxable – Multisector $71.49B $195.0M
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Value $1,143.65B $187.5M
Fixed Income: Taxable – International USD $105.33B $180.2M
Bottom 10 Laggards
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Growth $1,488.07B ($4.95B)
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Blend $4,872.06B ($4.09B)
Equity: U.S. Small Cap – Blend $393.27B ($292.2M)
Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Single Stock $35.22B ($264.1M)
Fixed Income: Taxable – Corporate $178.34B ($249.4M)
Equity: Thematic – Disruptive Tech $110.35B ($228.6M)
Fixed Income: Taxable – Government Long $131.66B ($189.0M)
Equity: Sector – Consumer Discretionary $32.63B ($174.7M)
Equity: Sector – Real Estate $95.09B ($170.0M)
Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Equity $136.95B ($168.4M)

U.S. Size & Style

The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) drew $3.03B, the largest inflow in the U.S. size & style group, followed by the Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF (XLG) at $375.2M and the Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD) at $186.2M. On the outflow side, the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) lost $6.50B, the largest single redemption in the category, while the Invesco QQQ Trust Series I (QQQ) shed $4.93B and the State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) gave back $1.19B.

Ticker Name AUM 1 Day Flow
Top 5 Leaders
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $1,072.31B $3.03B
XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF $11.56B $375.2M
SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF $112.77B $186.2M
VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF $694.34B $165.6M
MDY State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust $26.67B $103.7M
Top 5 Laggards
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF $864.13B ($6.50B)
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series I $480.99B ($4.93B)
SPY State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF $810.84B ($1.19B)
DIA State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust $46.18B ($240.4M)
CGUS Capital Group Core Equity ETF $11.91B ($137.3M)

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Size & Style ex-U.S.

The Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) led ex-U.S. flows with $495.2M, followed by the iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) at $302.5M and the Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) at $73.9M. Outflows in this category were minimal, led by the Sophus Capital Emerging Market Small Cap ETF (EMSC) at just ($1.0M), with several other ex-U.S. funds showing negligible or flat flows on the day.

Ticker Name AUM 1 Day Flow
Top 5 Leaders
VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock ETF $167.38B $495.2M
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $196.93B $302.5M
VEA Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF $240.57B $73.9M
EMXC iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF $25.56B $70.3M
FNDF Schwab Fundamental International Equity ETF $26.38B $61.6M
Top 5 Laggards
EMSC Sophus Capital Emerging Market Small Cap ETF $48.0M ($1.0M)
AMEM Amana Developing World ETF $5.8M ($1.8K)
EEMS iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF $378.1M $0
DIM WisdomTree International MidCap Dividend Fund $167.4M $0
BAIV Brown Advisory International Value Select ETF $162.0M $0

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Sector & Industry

Semiconductor exposure dominated sector inflows, with the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) taking in $737.4M and the iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) adding $364.0M, while the State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) gathered $194.7M. On the outflow side, the State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLY) lost $183.9M, the iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) shed $162.2M, and the State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF (KRE) declined $154.3M.

Ticker Name AUM 1 Day Flow
Top 5 Leaders
SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF $69.73B $737.4M
SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF $42.98B $364.0M
XLF State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF $55.53B $194.7M
IYF iShares U.S. Financials ETF $4.47B $96.6M
XLK State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF $122.10B $93.7M
Top 5 Laggards
XLY State Street Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR ETF $22.14B ($183.9M)
IGV iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF $14.05B ($162.2M)
KRE State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF $4.23B ($154.3M)
VNQ Vanguard Real Estate ETF $37.91B ($105.2M)
XLB State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETF $8.63B ($89.2M)

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Region & Country

Regional flows were comparatively modest, with the iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC) leading inflows at $86.9M, followed by the WisdomTree Japan Opportunities Fund (OPPJ) at $41.6M and the JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF (BBJP) at $31.7M. The WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ) posted the largest regional outflow at ($152.2M), followed by the iShares Asia 50 ETF (AIA) at ($50.0M).

Ticker Name AUM 1 Day Flow
Top 5 Leaders
EWC iShares MSCI Canada ETF $7.02B $86.9M
OPPJ WisdomTree Japan Opportunities Fund $332.8M $41.6M
BBJP JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF $19.79B $31.7M
FLTW Franklin FTSE Taiwan ETF $3.85B $21.2M
DFJ WisdomTree Japan SmallCap Dividend Fund $449.6M $11.5M
Top 5 Laggards
DXJ WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund $7.13B ($152.2M)
AIA iShares Asia 50 ETF $4.97B ($50.0M)
HEWJ iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Japan ETF $698.0M ($22.8M)
UAE iShares MSCI UAE ETF $292.4M ($11.7M)
ECH iShares MSCI Chile ETF $1.05B ($6.1M)

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Thematic

Thematic flows were led by the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) at $69.0M and the Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETF (ALAI) at $68.3M, with the VanEck Digital Transformation ETF (DAPP) adding $31.8M. The Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) saw the largest thematic outflow at ($165.6M), while the JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders ETF (JTEK) shed ($50.2M) and the State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB) lost ($31.0M).

Ticker Name AUM 1 Day Flow
Top 5 Leaders
ARKK ARK Innovation ETF $6.62B $69.0M
ALAI Alger AI Enablers & Adopters ETF $1.31B $68.3M
DAPP VanEck Digital Transformation ETF $406.2M $31.8M
GDXJ VanEck Junior Gold Miners ETF $9.65B $13.0M
AMLP Alerian MLP ETF $13.53B $12.5M
Top 5 Laggards
DRAM Roundhill Memory ETF $25.51B ($165.6M)
JTEK JPMorgan U.S. Tech Leaders ETF $4.42B ($50.2M)
XHB State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF $1.37B ($31.0M)
GDX VanEck Gold Miners ETF $30.24B ($19.9M)
ITB iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF $2.30B ($18.8M)

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Fixed Income

Fixed income inflows were led by the WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund (USFR) at $461.1M, the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) at $302.0M, and the iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (SGOV) at $246.1M, consistent with the category’s overall $822.9M lead in Government Ultrashort flows. On the outflow side, the Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) lost ($281.9M) and the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) shed ($189.0M), aligning with the Government Long category’s ($189.0M) daily outflow.

Ticker Name AUM 1 Day Flow
Top 5 Leaders
USFR WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund $19.29B $461.1M
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $163.54B $302.0M
SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF $107.77B $246.1M
JPST JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF $41.51B $216.5M
BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF $83.49B $175.6M
Top 5 Laggards
VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF $69.21B ($281.9M)
TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF $46.86B ($189.0M)
SBIL Simplify Government Money Market ETF $4.78B ($34.0M)
JMUB JPMorgan Municipal ETF $8.64B ($14.7M)
TOTL State Street DoubleLine Total Return Tactical ETF $3.92B ($9.6M)

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Commodity

Commodity flows were modest overall at $45.0M for the day, with the United States Oil Fund LP (USO) leading inflows at $128.0M, followed by the Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (PDBC) at $34.3M. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) offset much of that gain with a ($202.5M) outflow, the largest in the category, while the United States Brent Oil Fund LP (BNO) declined a smaller ($8.4M).

Ticker Name AUM 1 Day Flow
Top 5 Leaders
USO United States Oil Fund LP $1.81B $128.0M
PDBC Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF $7.52B $34.3M
DBC Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund $1.90B $20.8M
IAUM iShares Gold Trust Micro ETF of Benef Interest $7.95B $17.6M
PALL abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF $752.5M $11.4M
Top 5 Laggards
GLD SPDR Gold Shares $149.09B ($202.5M)
BNO United States Brent Oil Fund LP $644.0M ($8.4M)
DBO Invesco DB Oil Fund $258.5M ($4.6M)
DBB Invesco DB Base Metals Fund $360.8M ($1.3M)
HXC Mast HedgeIndex Strategic Commodities ETF $31.7M ($10.2K)

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Cryptocurrency

Digital Asset flows totaled $221.2M for the day, continuing a positive one-week trend of $962.3M, led by the iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT) at $117.4M and the iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA) at $57.8M. The Grayscale Zcash Trust (ZCSH) added $20.9M, while on the downside the Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) saw a small outflow of ($2.8M), with most other crypto funds showing flat activity.

Ticker Name AUM 1 Day Flow
Top 5 Leaders
IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF $62.64B $117.4M
ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF $8.66B $57.8M
ZCSH Grayscale Zcash Trust $484.1M $20.9M
ETHB iShares Staked Ethereum Trust ETF $980.1M $16.4M
BHYP Bitwise Hyperliquid ETF Common Shares of Beneficial Interest $208.9M $10.5M
Top 5 Laggards
BSOL Bitwise Solana Staking ETF $961.0M ($2.8M)
MSOL Morgan Stanley Solana Trust ETF $43.9M $0
GDOG Grayscale Dogecoin Trust ETF Accred Inv $8.7M $0
BESO GSR Crypto Core3 ETF $11.0M $0
DOJE REX-Osprey DOGE ETF $11.5M $0

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Non-Traditional

The Non-Traditional category saw a net outflow of ($296.6M) for the day despite a positive one-week trend of $506.7M. The Tradr 2X Short SNDK Daily ETF (SNDQ) topped inflows at $117.4M (may be the result of a custom rebalance), followed by the Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X ETF (TSLL) at $61.5M. On the outflow side, the Tradr 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNXX) declined ($144.4M), and the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF (SOXL) lost ($100.2M).

Ticker Name AUM 1 Day Flow
Top 5 Leaders
SNDQ Tradr 2X Short SNDK Daily ETF (may be the result of a custom rebalance) $197.7M $117.4M
TSLL Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X ETF $3.46B $61.5M
BITX Volatility Shares 2x Bitcoin ETF $1.25B $24.4M
PLTU Direxion Daily PLTR Bull 2X ETF $433.3M $21.1M
ROCY JPMorgan Equity Premium Yield ETF $648.0M $19.3M
Top 5 Laggards
SNXX Tradr 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF $1.99B ($144.4M)
SOXL Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF $20.16B ($100.2M)
KORU Direxion Daily MSCI South Korea Bull 3X ETF $1.63B ($48.2M)
MUU Direxion Daily MU Bull 2X ETF $4.16B ($34.4M)
NBIL GraniteShares 2x Long NBIS Daily ETF $198.0M ($32.7M)

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Recent Launches

Recent launches spanned a range of issuers and categories, headlined by the State Street SPDR UC Investments 90/10 Endowment Strategy Index ETF (UCBG), which debuted with $2.52B in AUM under the Aggressive Target Risk allocation category. Other notable launches include the Raub Brock Dividend Growth ETF (HQDG) with $74.7M in U.S. Large Cap Blend, the Mast HedgeIndex Managed Futures Strategy ETF (HXF) at $62.8M in Alternative Managed Futures, and the T. Rowe Price Securitized Income ETF (TSCZ) at $20.0M in Fixed Income Securitized. Smaller launches include two PGIM Jennison equity funds at $5.1M each and single-digit-million debuts from Yorkville America and XFUNDS, alongside a sub-$1M single-stock leveraged launch from Leverage Shares.

Ticker Name ETF Action Category Inception AUM
HQDG Raub Brock Dividend Growth ETF Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Blend 9/4/2026 $74.7M
TSCZ T. Rowe Price Securitized Income ETF Fixed Income: Taxable – Securitized 9/2/2026 $20.0M
SKHQ Leverage Shares 2X Short Sk Hynix Daily ETF Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Single Stock 9/2/2026 $362.5K
HXF Mast HedgeIndex Managed Futures Strategy ETF Alternative: Absolute Return – Managed Futures 9/1/2026 $62.8M
PJIN PGIM Jennison International Core Equity ETF Equity: Global Ex-U.S. Large Cap – Blend 9/1/2026 $5.1M
DIVH Integrity Dividend Harvest ETF Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Value 9/1/2026 $252.4K
PJSM PGIM Jennison Small-Mid Cap Core Equity ETF Equity: U.S. Mid Cap – Blend 9/1/2026 $5.1M
UCBG State Street SPDR UC Investments 90/10 Endowment Strategy Index ETF Asset Allocation: Target Risk – Aggressive 9/1/2026 $2.52B
FRUT Yorkville America MANGOS Plus Index ETF Equity: Thematic – Disruptive Tech 8/31/2026 $1.3M
VOOY XFUNDS Large Cap Income ETF Non-Traditional: Synthetic Income – Equity 8/31/2026 $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.

Flow data is reported after close on a T+1 basis. This report’s data is as of September 08, 2026, and reflects create/redeem activity from Tuesday, September 08, 2026.

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