Vanguard’s VT Leads Inflows as Global ETFs Add Capital Amidst Pullback

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Weekly Channel Summary

The Global Size & Style channel encompasses 103 ETFs from 72 issuers, with total assets under management standing at $200.33 billion. Despite a negative performance week, the channel attracted $282 million in net new assets. Year-to-date inflows have now reached a substantial $26.97 billion, contributing to a one-year total of $37.13 billion in net creations.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

All Global Size & Style categories posted negative returns for the week, tracking broader market weakness. Global Large Cap – Blend was the best-performing group, declining a modest -1.08%, while Global Large Cap – Growth funds saw the steepest losses at -1.56%. On a year-to-date basis, Global Small | Mid Cap strategies maintain their lead with a 15.38% gain, despite a weekly drop of -1.52%.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Global Large Cap – Blend -1.08% -0.71% 3.36% 12.07% 13.27% 18.42%
Global Large Cap – Value -1.25% -0.15% 3.81% 6.60% 13.39% 17.26%
Global Small | Mid Cap -1.52% 0.63% 4.57% 4.43% 15.38% 19.55%
Global Large Cap – Growth -1.56% -1.52% -1.15% 12.45% 14.88% 19.75%

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

Individual fund performance showed significant divergence from the broader channel trend, with the Tema Durable Quality ETF (TOLL) posting a strong 3.18% gain. At the other end of the spectrum, the Pabrai Wagons ETF (WAGN) experienced the largest decline, falling -4.31%. The VanEck Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF (MOTG) also underperformed with a -2.79% loss.

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
TOLL Tema Durable Quality ETF 3.18%
PTNT Corgi IP Licensing & Royalties ETF 0.52%
WLDR Simplify Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF 0.44%
PJFM PGIM Jennison Focused Mid-Cap ETF 0.15%
CLUB Billionaires Club ETF -0.18%
Bottom Performers
WAGN Pabrai Wagons ETF -4.31%
MOTG VanEck Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF -2.79%
KNO AXS Knowledge Leaders ETF -2.66%
BGGG Baillie Gifford Long Term Global Growth ETF -2.63%
SAGP Strategas Global Policy Opportunities ETF -2.56%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

Investors continued to allocate capital to the global equity space, with the channel recording $282 million in net inflows. The vast majority of this capital flowed into Global Large Cap – Blend funds, which collected $215 million. Global Small | Mid Cap was the only category to see net redemptions, though the $9 million in outflows was modest.

Category Flows Summary

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
Global Large Cap – Blend 71 $173.37B $215M $1,469M $5,690M $23,681M $32,837M
Global Large Cap – Growth 6 $12.46B $45M $301M $814M $2,393M $3,095M
Global Large Cap – Value 17 $10.25B $30M $196M $372M $1,053M $1,247M
Global Small | Mid Cap 9 $4.25B -$9M $11M -$104M -$155M -$54M

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

The Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT) was the primary driver of inflows, attracting $132 million in new assets. Conversely, the iShares Global 100 ETF (IOO) experienced the largest outflows of the week, with investors pulling $51 million. The Thrivent International Large Cap ETF (TILC) also saw significant redemptions totaling $29 million.

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $132M
CGGO Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF $45M
AVTM Avantis Total Equity Markets ETF $41M
GCOW Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF $37M
CGDG Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF $31M
Outflows
IOO iShares Global 100 ETF -$51M
TILC Thrivent International Large Cap ETF -$29M
JGLO JPMorgan Global Select Equity ETF Global Select Equity ETF -$18M
SAGP Strategas Global Policy Opportunities ETF -$5M
RGEF Rockefeller Global Equity ETF -$4M

Issuer League Table Update

Vanguard and iShares continue to dominate the channel’s assets, commanding 40.50% and 30.35% market share, respectively. Vanguard also led the weekly flow league table, bringing in $132 million in net new assets. In contrast, iShares experienced the largest outflows among all issuers, shedding $43 million over the period.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
Vanguard 1 $81.14B 40.50%
iShares 11 $60.79B 30.35%
Capital Group 3 $20.72B 10.34%
JPMorgan 2 $6.47B 3.23%
Pacer 5 $3.71B 1.85%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Inflows
Vanguard $132M
Capital Group $88M
Avantis $64M
Outflows
iShares -$43M
Thrivent -$29M
JPMorgan -$18M

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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.

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.