Weekly Channel Summary
The U.S. Size & Style ETF channel currently encompasses 970 ETFs across 274 issuers, managing a massive $8,134B in Total Assets Under Management (AUM). Flow activity remains exceptionally robust, with $22.36B in net new money gathered over the past week alone. Year-to-date inflows sit at an impressive $220.09B, continuing a strong 1-year trajectory of $622.97B in total aggregate flows.
This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards
U.S. equities faced slight headwinds this week, though Large Cap Growth showed the most resilience, declining just -0.06% WTD while holding a strong 8.83% YTD return. Small Cap Value lagged the most, dropping -3.18% over the past 5 days, despite maintaining a solid 10.96% YTD gain. Across the board, Large Cap categories outperformed their Mid and Small Cap counterparts during this week’s trading cycle.
Category Performance Snapshot
| Category | WTD | 1 Month | 3 Month | 6 Month | YTD | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Large Cap – Growth | -0.06% | 6.53% | 11.53% | 10.67% | 8.83% | 26.41% |
| U.S. Large Cap – Blend | -0.29% | 3.65% | 5.12% | 9.44% | 7.09% | 21.23% |
| U.S. Large Cap – Value | -0.62% | 1.87% | 0.94% | 10.60% | 7.62% | 20.48% |
| U.S. Mid Cap – Growth | -1.46% | 2.56% | 4.69% | 9.19% | 7.40% | 16.03% |
| U.S. Mid Cap – Value | -2.09% | 0.33% | -1.80% | 10.59% | 7.01% | 17.90% |
| U.S. Mid Cap – Blend | -2.23% | 0.93% | 1.27% | 11.70% | 8.12% | 18.95% |
| U.S. Small Cap – Growth | -2.59% | 3.01% | 6.12% | 15.87% | 12.07% | 27.24% |
| U.S. Small Cap – Blend | -2.84% | 1.43% | 2.59% | 13.62% | 9.77% | 23.29% |
| U.S. Small Cap – Value | -3.18% | 0.60% | 0.97% | 15.23% | 10.96% | 25.67% |
Top & Bottom ETFs by Weekly Performance
Drilling down into individual funds, TEXX (Horizon Kinetics Texas ETF) emerged as the overall Large Cap WTD winner at 4.54%, while COWS (Amplify Cash Flow Dividend Leaders ETF) brought up the rear falling -3.68%. Mid Cap leaders were highlighted by CBSE (Clough Select Equity ETF), gaining 1.94%. In the Small Cap arena, SMCF (Themes US Small Cap Cash Flow Champions ETF) managed to limit losses to -0.43% while deep value plays like DEEP plummeted -5.59%.
| Large Cap Performance Leaders | ||
| Ticker | Fund Name | WTD Performance |
|---|---|---|
| TEXX | Horizon Kinetics Texas ETF | 4.54% |
| MEME | Roundhill Meme Stock ETF | 3.56% |
| AVIE | Avantis Inflation Focused Equity ETF | 2.34% |
| BRIF | FIS Bright Portfolios Focused Equity ETF | 2.01% |
| USSE | Segall Bryant & Hamill Select Equity ETF | 2.00% |
| Large Cap Performance Laggards | ||
| COWS | Amplify Cash Flow Dividend Leaders ETF | -3.68% |
| MVPA | Miller Value Partners Appreciation ETF | -3.36% |
| FDLS | Inspire Fidelis Multi Factor ETF | -3.30% |
| PLGI | PL Growth and Income ETF | -3.20% |
| UPGD | Invesco Bloomberg Analyst Rating Improvers ETF | -3.15% |
| Mid Cap Performance Leaders | ||
| Ticker | Fund Name | WTD Performance |
|---|---|---|
| CBSE | Clough Select Equity ETF | 1.94% |
| GRNJ | Fundstrat Granny Shots US Small- & Mid-Cap ETF | 0.40% |
| VOE | Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF | -0.55% |
| IPO | Renaissance IPO ETF | -0.67% |
| QQQJ | Invesco NASDAQ Next Gen 100 ETF | -0.68% |
| Mid Cap Performance Laggards | ||
| CCFE | Concourse Capital Focused Equity ETF | -5.62% |
| SAEF | Schwab Ariel Opportunities ETF | -4.58% |
| RNIN | Bushido Capital US SMID Cap Equity ETF | -4.15% |
| TMFM | Motley Fool Mid-Cap Growth ETF | -3.99% |
| MGMT | Ballast Small/Mid Cap ETF | -3.76% |
| Small Cap Performance Leaders | ||
| Ticker | Fund Name | WTD Performance |
|---|---|---|
| SMCF | Themes US Small Cap Cash Flow Champions ETF | -0.43% |
| DWAS | Invesco Dorsey Wright SmallCap Momentum ETF | -1.26% |
| MMSC | First Trust Multi-Manager Small Cap Opportunities ETF | -1.49% |
| NIXT | Research Affiliates Deletions ETF | -1.56% |
| SCDS | JPMorgan Fundamental Data Science Small Core ETF | -1.59% |
| Small Cap Performance Laggards | ||
| DEEP | Acquirers Small and Micro Deep Value ETF | -5.59% |
| TMFS | Motley Fool Small-Cap Growth ETF | -5.17% |
| FYT | First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund | -4.85% |
| RZV | Invesco S&P Smallcap 600 Pure Value ETF | -4.63% |
| SFLO | VictoryShares Small Cap Free Cash Flow ETF | -4.44% |
Analyzing the Weekly Flows
The channel brought in over $22B in net positive flows this week. U.S. Large Cap Blend was the standout winner, raking in $12,515M and extending its massive $4,551.8B AUM base. Large Cap Growth also saw significant interest with $11,793M in inflows. On the downside, U.S. Small Cap Blend experienced the steepest withdrawals across the channel, losing -$1,926M in just 5 days.
Category Flows Summary
| Category | Fund Count | AUM | 5 Day | 30 Day | 90 Day | YTD | 1 Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Large Cap – Blend | 361 | $4,551.8B | $12,515M | $59,621M | $96,128M | $131,452M | $382,009M |
| U.S. Large Cap – Growth | 163 | $1,452.2B | $11,793M | $24,300M | $34,822M | $38,198M | $117,640M |
| U.S. Mid Cap – Blend | 68 | $420.1B | $781M | $4,166M | $13,827M | $16,824M | $31,473M |
| U.S. Small Cap – Growth | 19 | $58.1B | $270M | $937M | $1,308M | $38M | $373M |
| U.S. Small Cap – Value | 36 | $114.2B | $258M | $1,842M | $3,217M | $3,777M | $4,122M |
| U.S. Mid Cap – Growth | 24 | $63.1B | $85M | $480M | $381M | $210M | $3,569M |
| U.S. Mid Cap – Value | 23 | $84.5B | $14M | $71M | $178M | $473M | $2,324M |
| U.S. Large Cap – Value | 198 | $1,021.3B | -$1,462M | $1,869M | $23,579M | $29,266M | $78,218M |
| U.S. Small Cap – Blend | 66 | $368.7B | -$1,926M | -$1,383M | -$991M | -$190M | $3,191M |
Top & Bottom ETFs by 5-Day Flow
In Large Cap, QQQ dominated inflows with a stellar $5,926M collected, while DIA saw the largest outflows at -$1,922M. In the Mid Cap segment, IJH drew $305M against PREZ‘s -$232M in redemptions. Small Cap flows were led by AVUV capturing $234M, whereas FNDA lost considerable ground leaking -$1,346M.
| Top 5 Inflows (Large Cap) | ||
| Ticker | Fund Name | 5-Day Flow |
|---|---|---|
| QQQ | Invesco QQQ Trust Series I | $5,926M |
| VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | $3,789M |
| SPY | State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF | $3,588M |
| IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | $2,644M |
| SCHG | Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF | $2,480M |
| Bottom 5 Outflows (Large Cap) | ||
| DIA | State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF | -$1,922M |
| FNDX | Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF | -$1,352M |
| RSP | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | -$578M |
| PRF | Invesco RAFI US 1000 ETF | -$258M |
| BKLC | BNY Mellon US Large Cap Core Equity ETF | -$223M |
| Top 5 Inflows (Mid Cap) | ||
| Ticker | Fund Name | 5-Day Flow |
|---|---|---|
| IJH | iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | $305M |
| VXF | Vanguard Extended Market ETF | $147M |
| IWR | iShares Russell Midcap ETF | $137M |
| FMDE | Fidelity Enhanced Mid Cap Core ETF | $136M |
| VO | Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF | $133M |
| Bottom 5 Outflows (Mid Cap) | ||
| PREZ | Invesco RAFI US 1500 Small-Mid ETF | -$232M |
| MDY | State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust | -$51M |
| SPMD | State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF | -$45M |
| BBMC | JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF | -$27M |
| VOE | Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF | -$22M |
| Top 5 Inflows (Small Cap) | ||
| Ticker | Fund Name | 5-Day Flow |
|---|---|---|
| AVUV | Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF | $234M |
| VBK | Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF | $133M |
| SPSM | State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF | $86M |
| IJT | iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF | $73M |
| VTWO | Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF | $72M |
| Bottom 5 Outflows (Small Cap) | ||
| FNDA | Schwab Fundamental U.S. Small Company ETF | -$1,346M |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | -$577M |
| SCHA | Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF | -$281M |
| IJR | iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF | -$74M |
| CALF | Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETF | -$21M |
Issuer League Table Update
Vanguard and iShares continue to dominate the landscape, holding an overwhelming 34.23% and 26.83% of the total AUM market share, respectively. However, Invesco captured the most momentum this week, leading all issuers with $7,155M in 5-day flows. On the flip side, Pacer suffered the largest absolute outflows across the channel, shedding -$1.94B over the same period.
Top 5 Issuers by AUM
| Brand | Fund Count | AUM | AUM Market Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vanguard | 41 | $2,784.23B | 34.23% |
| iShares | 82 | $2,182.18B | 26.83% |
| SPDR | 28 | $1,176.25B | 14.46% |
| Invesco | 68 | $799.12B | 9.82% |
| Schwab | 12 | $358.62B | 4.41% |
Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow
| Top 3 Issuers (Inflows) | |
| Brand | 5-Day Flow |
|---|---|
| Invesco | $7,155M |
| Vanguard | $6,756M |
| SPDR | $2,610M |
| Bottom 3 Issuers (Outflows) | |
| Pacer | -$1.94B |
| BNY Mellon | -$208M |
| Akre | -$113M |
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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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