Currency Winners & Losers: USD Gains While GBP Sinks 2%

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Weekly Channel Summary

The Currency ETF Channel currently encompasses 15 ETFs across 4 issuers, with total Assets Under Management (AUM) standing at $3B. Over the past 5 days, the channel experienced net inflows of $0.04B ($39M). Year-to-date flows remain strong at $0.58B ($578M), contributing to an overall 1-year flow of $0.02B ($23M).

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

This week, the Long: USD category led performance with a 1.42% gain. On the other end of the spectrum, Long: GBP was the primary laggard, falling -2.02%. Year-to-date, Long | Short: Multi is the standout category with a remarkable 9.70% gain.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Long: USD 1.42% 1.45% 3.18% 1.64% 2.04% 2.98%
Long: CAD -0.50% -0.07% -0.89% 2.01% -0.34% 1.99%
Long | Short: Multi -0.74% 0.17% 0.43% 6.93% 9.70% 21.99%
Long: CHF -1.15% -0.66% -2.20% 0.62% 0.54% 5.86%
Long: AUD -1.21% 0.10% 1.66% 9.89% 7.76% 12.94%
Long: EUR -1.22% -1.37% -1.67% 0.51% -0.71% 4.73%
Long: Yen -1.25% 0.21% -3.55% -2.82% -1.31% -8.42%
Short: USD -1.34% -1.09% -1.98% 0.82% -0.39% 3.05%
Long: Emerging -1.37% -0.96% -0.80% 3.52% 1.96% 9.12%
Long: GBP -2.02% -1.48% -1.46% 2.62% -0.03% 2.74%

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

The best-performing individual ETF this week was the Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP) with a 1.51% gain. Conversely, the two worst-performing ETFs were the Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB), down -2.02%, and the WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund (CEW), which fell -1.37%.

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
UUP Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund 1.51%
USDU WisdomTree Bloomberg US Dollar Bullish Fund 1.33%
FXC Invesco CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust -0.50%
FOXY Simplify Currency Strategy ETF -0.74%
FXF Invesco CurrencyShares Swiss Franc Trust -1.15%
Bottom Performers
FXB Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust -2.02%
CEW WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund -1.37%
UDN Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund -1.34%
FXY Invesco Currencyshares Japanese Yen Trust -1.25%
FXE Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust -1.22%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

Total net flows for the channel this week were $39M. The Long | Short: Multi category captured the most inflows, gathering $68M on a $305M AUM base. Long: GBP also saw positive momentum with $7M in inflows. The largest outflows occurred in the Long: USD category, which lost -$27M.

Category Flows Summary

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
Long | Short: Multi 1 $305M $68M $188M $218M $248M $288M
Long: GBP 1 $97M $7M $33M $26M $20M $14M
Long: AUD 1 $107M $0M $0M $4M $14M $20M
Long: CAD 1 $75M $0M -$4M -$3M $0M -$14M
Long: CHF 1 $491M $0M -$51M -$74M $91M -$29M
Long: Emerging 1 $16M $0M $0M $0M $2M $4M
Short: USD 1 $126M $0M -$19M -$21M -$12M -$12M
Short: Yen 1 $29M $0M -$8M $0M -$7M -$1M
Long: Yen 2 $482M -$1M -$17M -$54M -$36M -$373M
Long: EUR 3 $458M -$7M -$48M -$53M -$5M -$134M
Long: USD 2 $702M -$27M -$131M $284M $264M $259M

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

Simplify Currency Strategy ETF (FOXY) led all products with $68M in weekly inflows. The top two ETFs experiencing outflows were the Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP) with -$27M leaving the fund, and the Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust (FXE) with -$5M in outflows.

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
FOXY Simplify Currency Strategy ETF $68M
FXB Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust $7M
CEW WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund $0M
FXA Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust $0M
FXC Invesco CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust $0M
Outflows
UUP Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund -$27M
FXE Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust -$5M
EUO ProShares UltraShort Euro -$1M
YCL ProShares Ultra Yen -$1M
FXY Invesco Currencyshares Japanese Yen Trust $0M

Issuer League Table Update

Invesco continues to dominate the channel with a 72.19% market share, followed by WisdomTree at 13.35%. Simplify gathered the most weekly inflows across all issuers ($68M), while top-ranked Invesco saw the largest outflows at -$26M.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
Invesco 8 $2.09B 72.19%
WisdomTree 2 $0.39B 13.35%
Simplify 1 $0.31B 10.56%
ProShares 4 $0.11B 3.91%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Inflows
Simplify $68M
WisdomTree $0M
Outflows
Invesco -$26M
ProShares -$2M

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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.