U.S. Size & Style Recap: YTD Inflows Hit $367.5B Amid Growth Dominance

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Weekly Channel Summary

The U.S. Size & Style ETF Channel currently oversees $8,312.2B in Total Assets Under Management (AUM), distributed across 987 ETFs and managed by 278 distinct issuers. This past week saw significant activity with net flows totaling $70.06B. This robust short-term influx contributes to strong longer-term trends, bringing Year-to-Date (YTD) net flows to $367.55B and 1-Year trailing net flows to a massive $737.29B.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

Growth-oriented strategies dominated this week’s returns, led by U.S. Large Cap – Growth, which posted a 2.23% WTD return and sits at 12.66% YTD. Small Cap and Mid Cap Growth followed closely, maintaining strong positive momentum. Conversely, Value categories faced headwinds across all size segments, with Mid Cap Value trailing the pack at -1.28% WTD, though it remains solidly positive at 11.68% YTD.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
U.S. Large Cap – Growth 2.23% 3.84% 18.10% 14.12% 12.66% 28.48%
U.S. Small Cap – Growth 1.74% 8.34% 21.25% 19.34% 20.30% 35.98%
U.S. Mid Cap – Growth 1.57% 6.92% 15.89% 14.56% 14.23% 22.53%
U.S. Large Cap – Blend 0.38% 2.29% 11.55% 10.63% 9.77% 23.59%
U.S. Small Cap – Blend 0.14% 6.10% 16.18% 15.12% 16.65% 31.53%
U.S. Mid Cap – Blend -0.09% 5.23% 12.81% 13.29% 13.86% 26.03%
U.S. Small Cap – Value -1.04% 5.13% 14.53% 15.45% 17.38% 33.67%
U.S. Large Cap – Value -1.09% 2.46% 8.97% 11.20% 10.97% 23.68%
U.S. Mid Cap – Value -1.28% 3.88% 10.46% 10.73% 11.68% 23.37%

Top & Bottom ETFs by Weekly Performance

Drilling down into individual funds, the Defiance Retail Kings ETF (RKNG) led Large Caps with a 7.89% return, while the Monarch Dividend Plus ETF (MDPL) lagged at -5.01%. In Mid Caps, Renaissance IPO ETF (IPO) surged 6.85% against the CresAlta Small and Mid-Cap ETF (CVSM), which dropped -2.84%. Small Caps were paced by the Harbor Active Small Cap Growth ETF (SGRW) at 4.01%, contrasting with the Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow ETF (DSMC) at -3.03%.

Ticker Fund Name (Large Cap) WTD Performance
Top 5 Performers
RKNG Defiance Retail Kings ETF 7.89%
CNEQ Alger Concentrated Equity ETF 7.10%
ATFV Alger 35 ETF 6.92%
CNAV Mohr Company Nav ETF 6.82%
QQQA ProShares Nasdaq-100 Dorsey Wright Momentum ETF 6.21%
Bottom 5 Performers
MDPL Monarch Dividend Plus ETF -5.01%
RDIV Invesco S&P Ultra Dividend Revenue ETF -4.14%
FDL First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund -4.09%
SHRY First Trust Bloomberg Shareholder Yield ETF -3.78%
MVFD Monarch Volume Factor Dividend Tree ETF -3.77%
Ticker Fund Name (Mid Cap) WTD Performance
Top 5 Performers
IPO Renaissance IPO ETF 6.85%
FRTY Alger Mid Cap 40 ETF 4.92%
PCSG Polen 5Perspectives Small-Mid Growth ETF 4.22%
CBSE Clough Select Equity ETF 3.93%
VOT Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF 2.99%
Bottom 5 Performers
CVSM CresAlta Small and Mid-Cap ETF -2.84%
RFV Invesco S&P Midcap 400 Pure Value ETF -2.78%
BSMC Brandes U.S. Small-Mid Cap Value ETF -2.46%
ZIG Acquirers Fund -2.43%
GRPM Invesco S&P MidCap 400 GARP ETF -2.42%
Ticker Fund Name (Small Cap) WTD Performance
Top 5 Performers
SGRW Harbor Active Small Cap Growth ETF 4.01%
ACSG American Century Small Cap Growth Insights ETF 3.15%
FSEG Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap Growth ETF 2.65%
VTWG Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth ETF 2.56%
IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF 2.55%
Bottom 5 Performers
DSMC Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow ETF -3.03%
TCV Towle Value ETF -2.73%
CALF Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETF -2.55%
BSVO EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF -2.43%
SFLO VictoryShares Small Cap Free Cash Flow ETF -2.25%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

The channel brought in a massive net inflow of $70,058M over the past 5 days. U.S. Large Cap – Value commanded the lion’s share, absorbing $23,353M in net new assets (against a $1,074.1B base). U.S. Mid Cap – Blend also saw significant traction, pulling in $14,150M. Despite the positive broad channel inflows, notable capital shuffling occurred beneath the surface, with massive single-fund reallocations driving the numbers.

Category Flows Summary

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
U.S. Large Cap – Value 201 $1,074.1B $23,353M $30,838M $39,904M $60,287M $100,858M
U.S. Mid Cap – Blend 69 $448.2B $14,150M $17,894M $23,586M $34,793M $44,644M
U.S. Large Cap – Growth 162 $1,452.8B $8,951M $14,593M $46,028M $53,753M $121,241M
U.S. Small Cap – Blend 67 $387.2B $8,065M $9,385M $332M $8,236M $12,094M
U.S. Large Cap – Blend 371 $4,612.3B $7,484M $70,916M $181,529M $196,443M $441,110M
U.S. Mid Cap – Growth 26 $67.5B $2,602M $2,740M $2,780M $2,917M $5,040M
U.S. Small Cap – Growth 21 $61.8B $2,276M $2,416M $2,463M $2,409M $2,931M
U.S. Mid Cap – Value 24 $88.4B $1,730M $1,902M $975M $2,395M $3,325M
U.S. Small Cap – Value 37 $119.8B $1,447M $2,478M $4,133M $6,273M $6,011M

Top & Bottom ETFs by 5-Day Flow

In the Large Cap space, the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) absorbed an astonishing $20,132M in just 5 days, while its rival SPY saw a massive outflow of -$29,846M. Mid Caps were led by Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (VO) capturing $5,253M, and Small Caps saw Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) lead with $3,354M in fresh assets.

Ticker Fund Name (Large Cap) 5-Day Flow
Top 5 Inflows
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF $20,132M
SPYM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF $11,421M
SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF $5,639M
VTV Vanguard Value ETF $3,226M
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series I $3,209M
Bottom 5 Outflows
SPY State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF -$29,846M
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF -$3,740M
RONB Baron First Principles ETF -$1,083M
DGRW WisdomTree US Quality Dividend Growth Fund -$746M
DIA State Street SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF -$549M
Ticker Fund Name (Mid Cap) 5-Day Flow
Top 5 Inflows
VO Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF $5,253M
VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF $2,665M
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF $2,410M
XMHQ Invesco S&P MidCap Quality ETF $1,441M
SDVY First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Achievers $1,110M
Bottom 5 Outflows
IWS iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF -$138M
NBSM Neuberger Small-Mid Cap ETF -$65M
FLQM Franklin U.S. Mid Cap Multifactor Index ETF -$12M
XMVM Invesco S&P MidCap Value with Momentum -$5M
MGMT Ballast Small/Mid Cap ETF -$4M
Ticker Fund Name (Small Cap) 5-Day Flow
Top 5 Inflows
VB Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $3,354M
IJR iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF $2,545M
VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF $1,555M
VBR Vanguard Small Cap Value ETF $1,363M
SPSM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap $465M
Bottom 5 Outflows
AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF -$83M
IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF -$53M
SCHA Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF -$23M
CALF Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETF -$15M
OMFS Invesco Russell 2000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF -$10M

Issuer League Table Update

Vanguard and iShares maintain a duopoly over the channel, combining for over 60% of total market share. Vanguard leads with 34.51% AUM market share, followed by iShares at 26.32%. Looking at near-term momentum, iShares registered the most significant absolute inflows this week, adding $33,364M. On the flip side, SPDR faced the steepest short-term outflows, bleeding -$17,393M, primarily driven by SPY redemption activity.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
Vanguard 41 $2,868.45B 34.51%
iShares 82 $2,187.97B 26.32%
SPDR 28 $1,189.01B 14.30%
Invesco 68 $828.83B 9.97%
Schwab 12 $368.90B 4.44%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Top 3 Issuer Inflows
iShares $33,364M
Vanguard $21,055M
Invesco $11,691M
Bottom 3 Issuer Outflows
SPDR -$17,393M
Baron -$1,083M
WisdomTree -$888M

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Disclosures

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