Vanguard’s VT Drives the Bulk of $1.66B Inflows for Global Size & Style ETFs

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Weekly Channel Summary

The Global Equity – Size & Style channel currently oversees $184.8 billion in total assets under management across 103 ETFs from 72 unique issuers. Looking at the broader flow activity, the channel attracted $1.66 billion in net inflows over the past week. This strong momentum adds to the channel’s longer-term trajectory, with year-to-date net flows reaching $21.14 billion and impressive 1-year trailing flows totaling $36.77 billion.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

Equity: Global Small | Mid Cap led the channel this week with a solid 2.03% WTD return, pushing its year-to-date performance to 10.48%. On the other end of the spectrum, Equity: Global Large Cap – Growth was the primary laggard, though still positive at 0.76% WTD, with its YTD return sitting at a modest 3.25%.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Equity: Global Small | Mid Cap 2.03% -0.57% 6.42% 10.27% 10.48% 23.97%
Equity: Global Large Cap – Value 1.75% 2.56% 7.99% 12.81% 12.23% 26.27%
Equity: Global Large Cap – Blend 1.33% 1.53% 9.38% 9.09% 8.41% 21.54%
Equity: Global Large Cap – Growth 0.76% 1.43% 8.84% 3.78% 3.25% 8.24%

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

The FIS Tactical Equity ETF (ACTS) claimed the top spot this week as the single best-performing ETF, returning 5.69% WTD. Conversely, the Pabrai Wagons ETF (WAGN) and the Moonvest ETF (MNVT) were the two worst-performing funds, posting WTD returns of -2.23% and -1.99%, respectively.

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
ACTS FIS Tactical Equity ETF 5.69%
TOLL Tema Durable Quality ETF 4.22%
PJFM PGIM Jennison Focused Mid-Cap ETF 4.21%
WLDR Affinity World Leaders Equity ETF 3.42%
FINT Frontier Asset Total International Equity ETF 3.36%
Bottom Performers
WAGN Pabrai Wagons ETF -2.23%
MNVT Moonvest ETF -1.99%
WRND NYLI Global Equity R&D Leaders ETF -0.60%
PCGG Polen Capital Global Growth ETF -0.55%
OAKG Oakmark Global Large Cap ETF -0.40%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

The channel experienced a robust $1.66 billion in total net inflows this week. The Equity: Global Large Cap – Blend category commanded the lion’s share of this capital, taking in $1,556 million and bringing its total AUM to $160.7 billion. Equity: Global Large Cap – Growth also saw meaningful interest with $119 million in weekly inflows, while Equity: Global Large Cap – Value faced the largest outflows, shedding $8 million.

Category Flows Summary

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
Equity: Global Large Cap – Blend 74 $160.7B $1,556M $2,835M $10,480M $19,013M $32,733M
Equity: Global Large Cap – Growth 5 $11.2B $119M $273M $568M $1,503M $2,844M
Equity: Global Small | Mid Cap 9 $4.2B -$4M $16M $74M -$60M $255M
Equity: Global Large Cap – Value 14 $8.7B -$8M $62M $113M $682M $938M

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

The Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT) dominated asset gathering this week, securing the top spot with $1,490 million in net inflows. In contrast, the iShares Global 100 ETF (100) and the JPMorgan Global Select Equity ETF (JGLO) experienced the heaviest redemptions, seeing outflows of $61 million and $33 million, respectively.

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $1,490M
CGGO Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF $120M
FEGE First Eagle Global Equity ETF $34M
SPGM SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock ETF $21M
BDVL iShares Disciplined Volatility Equity Active ETF $18M
Outflows
100 iShares Global 100 ETF -$61M
JGLO JPMorgan Global Select Equity ETF -$33M
CVGD CresAlta Global Dividend ETF -$13M
BBHM BBH Select Mid Cap ETF -$10M
BINT Bluemonte Global Equity ETF -$4M

Issuer League Table Update

Vanguard and iShares remain the dominant forces in the channel, holding the top two spots by market share at 39.83% and 31.48%. Vanguard successfully converted its massive scale into momentum, gathering the most weekly inflows at $1,490 million, while JPMorgan saw the largest outflows of any issuer, losing $33 million over the past five days.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
Vanguard 1 $73.62B 39.83%
iShares 11 $58.17B 31.48%
Capital Group 3 $18.59B 10.06%
JPMorgan 2 $6.65B 3.60%
Pacer 5 $3.45B 1.87%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Inflows
Vanguard $1,490M
Capital Group $130M
Avantis $40M
Outflows
JPMorgan -$33M
iShares -$30M
CresAlta -$13M

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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.