Equities Gather $7B, Crypto Cools, and Investigating Unusual ProShares Activity

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Issuer League Tables

The U.S. ETF landscape now includes $12,838B in AUM across 4,723 products from 462 issuers. ProShares led all issuers in 1-day flows, collecting a massive $43,281M, driven largely by activity in its leveraged equity products. Please note: These unusually large inflows into ProShares products are currently being investigated for accuracy and, if accurate, as a potential “heartbeat” trade for tax efficiency. Vanguard followed with steady inflows of $2,217M, maintaining its strong YTD momentum. Invesco also saw significant interest, gathering $1,745M, while iShares added $876M. On the outflow side, Allianz saw the largest redemptions at -$81M.

Brand 1-Day Flow 30-Day Flow YTD Flow 1-Year Flow
Inflows
ProShares $43,281M $42,981M $45.08B $44.63B
Vanguard $2,217M $58,363M $343.54B $392.54B
Invesco $1,745M $9,966M $56.82B $71.23B
iShares $876M $39,761M $286.76B $353.01B
JPMorgan $654M $9,658M $61.57B $64.31B
Outflows
Allianz ($81M) $48M $0.83B $0.93B
Aptus ($77M) $152M $1.07B $1.21B
Defiance ($74M) $1,151M $4.11B $5.80B
YieldMax ($69M) $291M $14.71B $17.54B
Volatility Shares ($62M) $144M $3.15B $3.82B

Daily ETF Flow Analysis

Total 1-day net flows for all U.S. listed ETFs reached a staggering $52.44B, driven overwhelmingly by Non-Traditional funds which pulled in $44.49B. Equity funds also saw robust demand with $7.00B in new assets, while Fixed Income gathered $1.66B. Conversely, Alternatives (-$621M) and Digital Assets (-$396M) experienced the most significant outflows.

Asset Class 1-Day Flow 1-Week Flow 1-Month Flow YTD Flow 1-Year Flow
Non-Traditional $44,485M $46,250M $51,439M $121,246M $134,593M
Equity $6,995M $26,032M $124,826M $662,187M $803,190M
Fixed Income $1,658M $7,592M $47,904M $379,067M $410,323M
Commodity $265M $155M ($985M) $46,177M $44,998M
MultiAsset $55M $259M $953M $6,044M $7,078M
Currency $0M ($8M) $65M $570M $717M
Digital Asset ($396M) ($2,790M) ($4,436M) $36,554M $46,517M
Alternative ($621M) ($725M) ($874M) $3,156M $3,119M
Category 1-Day Flow AUM
Top 10 Categories
Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Equity $44,422M $104.63B
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Value $4,074M $860.48B
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Growth $3,092M $1,205.75B
Fixed Income: Taxable – Government Ultrashort $828M $188.82B
Fixed Income: Taxable – Corporate $652M $160.71B
Equity: Emerging Large Cap $617M $352.59B
Fixed Income: Taxable – Short-Term $616M $146.14B
Equity: U.S. Mid Cap – Blend $399M $346.20B
Commodity: Focused – Precious Metals $325M $274.42B
Equity: Thematic – Multi-Sector $315M $24.52B
Bottom 10 Categories
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Blend ($1,595M) $3,825.52B
Alternative: Volatility – Long ($638M) $2.30B
Fixed Income: Taxable – Government Long ($627M) $136.98B
Fixed Income: Taxable – Inflation Protected ($566M) $68.22B
Equity: Sector – Consumer Discretionary ($449M) $33.19B
Digital Asset: Cryptocurrency – Bitcoin ($370M) $124.64B
Fixed Income: Taxable High Yield ($278M) $107.13B
Equity: Sector – Communication Services ($228M) $33.39B
Equity: Thematic – Disruptive Tech ($151M) $51.17B
Equity: Sector – Industrial ($150M) $61.74B

U.S. Size & Style

Within U.S. equities, Large Cap funds saw divergent flows. Large Cap Value led with $4.07B in inflows, followed by Large Cap Growth with $3.09B. However, Large Cap Blend saw significant outflows of -$1.60B. Mid Cap funds saw positive momentum across the board, while Small Cap Blend struggled with minor outflows. At the fund level, IVE ($3.21B) and QQQ ($1.37B) were top asset gatherers, while QUAL saw a massive redemption of -$4.17B.

Ticker Fund Name 1-Day Flow AUM
Top 5 Leaders
IVE iShares S&P 500 Value ETF $3,211M $45.4B
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series I $1,372M $390.6B
MTUM iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF $1,295M $19.6B
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $749M $787.6B
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF $630M $704.5B
Top 5 Laggards
QUAL iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF ($4,165M) $47.1B
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($152M) $67.1B
FVD First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund ($91M) $8.4B
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF ($70M) $71.3B
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF ($46M) $120.1B

Global Ex-U.S. Size & Style

International equity flows were positive, led by the Emerging Markets Large Cap category which gathered $617M. Global Ex-U.S. Large Cap Blend funds also saw healthy inflows of $307M. Value and Growth strategies in the Global Ex-U.S. space saw outflows. IEMG ($558M) was the clear fund leader, while EFV (-$164M) saw the largest redemptions.

Ticker Fund Name 1-Day Flow AUM
Top 5 Leaders
IEMG iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF $558M $114.9B
JGLO JPMorgan Global Select Equity ETF $249M $7.1B
JIRE JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF $175M $9.2B
VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $43M $13.4B
VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock ETF $41M $110.8B
Top 5 Laggards
EFV iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF ($164M) $26.7B
EFG iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF ($89M) $9.2B
DGS Wisdom Tree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund ($11M) $1.6B
GKAT Scharf Global Opportunity ETF ($6M) $0.1B
QEFA SPDR MSCI EAFE StrategicFactors ETF ($4M) $0.9B

Region & Country

Flows into single-country and region funds were muted and mixed. North America saw a slight inflow of $2M, while Asia-Pacific (-$65M) and Latin America (-$13M) saw outflows. Canada and China funds led minor inflows, with FLCA and KWEB seeing small positive movement. ASHR was the largest single laggard.

Ticker Fund Name 1-Day Flow AUM
Top 5 Leaders
FLCA Franklin FTSE Canada ETF $2M $0.52B
KWEB KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF $2M $9.04B
JAPN Horizon Kinetics Japan Owner Operator ETF $1M $0.03B
NBJP Neuberger Berman Japan Equity ETF $1M $0.05B
VGK Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF SOM $27.46B
Top 5 Laggards
ASHR Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF ($29M) $1.71B
EWJV iShares MSCI Japan Value ETF ($23M) $0.48B
EWW iShares MSCI Mexico ETF ($7M) $1.97B
EPU iShares MSCI Peru and Global Exposure ETF ($6M) $0.23B
KBA KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A 50 Connect Index ETF ($6M) $0.22B

Sector & Industry

Sector flows were generally negative, with significant outflows from Financials (-$674M), Consumer Discretionary (-$449M), and Industrials (-$352M). Health Care was a bright spot, pulling in $242M, followed by Real Estate with $185M. IBB led individual fund inflows with $541M, while tech fund IYW shed -$396M.

Ticker Fund Name 1-Day Flow AUM
Top 5 Leaders
IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF $541M $8.2B
SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF $316M $34.8B
SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF $208M $15.5B
XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund $103M $51.4B
FTXL First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF $46M $1.2B
Top 5 Laggards
IYW iShares U.S. Technology ETF ($396M) $20.4B
XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ($393M) $22.3B
IGM iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF ($325M) $8.5B
XLC Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund ($229M) $25.2B
XLV Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ($175M) $39.3B

Thematic

Multi-Sector thematic funds saw the most interest with $315M in inflows. Sustainability and Infrastructure also saw modest positive flows. However, Disruptive Tech funds faced headwinds, losing -$151M. THRO ($197M) was the top asset gatherer, while QTUM (-$68M) lagged.

Ticker Fund Name 1-Day Flow AUM
Top 5 Leaders
THRO iShares U.S. Thematic Rotation Active ETF $197M $6.60B
ARKK ARK Innovation ETF $124M $7.02B
FDN First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund $53M $6.70B
IGF iShares Global Infrastructure ETF $31M $8.73B
GNR SPDR S&P Global Natural Resources ETF $30M $3.51B
Top 5 Laggards
QTUM Defiance Quantum ETF ($68M) $2.89B
MAGS Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF ($59M) $3.65B
GDX VanEck Gold Miners ETF ($49M) $22.52B
ARKG ARK Genomic Revolution ETF ($25M) $1.07B
IVES Dan IVES Wedbush AI Revolution ETF ($14M) $0.92B

Fixed Income

Fixed Income flows were positive overall, with Multi-Sector ($1.18B) and Corporate ($448M) funds leading the way. However, Government funds saw net outflows of -$190M. Investors favored the extremes of the duration curve, adding to both Ultrashort ($995M) and Intermediate ($996M) funds, while fleeing Long duration products (-$749M). BSV and BIL were notable inflow leaders.

Ticker Fund Name 1-Day Flow AUM
Top 5 Leaders
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $497M $40.47B
BIL State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF $282M $43.22B
SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF $282M $62.20B
NXUS NuShares ETF Trust Nuveen International Aggregate Bond $198M $0.90B
LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF $177M $32.77B
Top 5 Laggards
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF ($555M) $12.73B
TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($401M) $49.57B
TLH iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF ($278M) $12.56B
USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($253M) $25.53B
VCLT Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF ($92M) $8.05B

Commodity

Commodities saw inflows of $265M, almost entirely driven by Precious Metals ($325M). Energy funds, however, saw outflows of -$57M. GLD ($299M) dominated fund-level inflows, while the natural gas fund UNG (-$30M) saw the largest outflows.

Ticker Fund Name 1-Day Flow AUM
Top 5 Leaders
GLD SPDR Gold Shares $299M $136.24B
SLV iShares Silver Trust $14M $24.62B
IAUM iShares Gold Trust Micro ETF of Benef Interest $12M $5.42B
HGER Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF $3M $1.36B
EDGH 3EDGE Dynamic Hard Assets ETF $0M $0.13B
Top 5 Laggards
UNG United States Natural Gas Fund LP ($30M) $0.56B
USO United States Oil Fund LP ($22M) $0.98B
OILK ProShares K-1 Free Crude Oil ETF of Benef Interest ($6M) $0.06B
GSG iShares S&P GSCI Commodity Indexed Trust ($6M) $1.11B
KCCA KraneShares California Carbon Allowance Strategy ETF $0M $0.12B

Digital Assets

Crypto ETFs saw net outflows of -$396M. Bitcoin funds shed -$370M, and Ethereum funds lost -$71M. Altcoin funds bucked the trend with inflows of $46M. BTC ($140M) and ETH ($62M) saw positive flows, but were outweighed by heavy selling in IBIT (-$523M).

Ticker Fund Name 1-Day Flow AUM
Top 5 Leaders
BTC Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF $140M $4.36B
Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF Grayscale Ethereum Mini Trust ETF $62M $2.19B
BSOL Bitwise Solana Staking ETF $23M $0.48B
ETHW Bitwise Ethereum ETF $19M $0.38B
XRPC Canary XRP ETF $17M $0.30B
Top 5 Laggards
IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF ($523M) $72.76B
ETHA iShares Ethereum Trust ETF ($165M) $11.47B
EZPZ Franklin Crypto Index ETF ($1M) $0.01B
BTRN Global X Bitcoin Trend Strategy ETF $0M $0.01B
AETH Bitwise Trendwise Ether and Treasuries Rotation Strategy $0M $0.01B

Non-Traditional

Non-Traditional funds were the primary driver of the day’s total volume, led by a massive $44.46B influx into Leverage & Inverse Equity products. This activity was concentrated heavily in ProShares products, with TQQQ ($27.6B) and QLD ($9.8B) seeing exceptional inflows. These figures are being verified as potential tax-efficient heartbeat trades. Conversely, SQQQ saw the largest outflows of -$2.26B.

Ticker Fund Name 1-Day Flow AUM
Top 5 Leaders
TQQQ ProShares UltraPro QQQ $27,576M $28.34B
QLD ProShares Ultra QQQ $9,806M $10.06B
SSO ProShares Ultra S&P 500 $6,726M $6.85B
USD ProShares Ultra Semiconductors $1,550M $1.62B
UDOW ProShares UltraPro Dow30 $682M $0.68B
Top 5 Laggards
SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ ($2,259M) $2.73B
SDS ProShares UltraShort S&P 500 ($357M) $0.43B
SPXU ProShares UltraPro Short S&P500 ($356M) $0.47B
SOXS Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3x Shares ($86M) $1.22B
ETHD ProShares UltraShort Ether ETF ($83M) $0.10B

Recent ETF Launches

Several new funds hit the market on November 18th, including crypto-focused products from Amplify and Canary, as well as synthetic income strategies from GraniteShares. The AQE Core ETF (AQEC) launched with significant Day 1 assets of $583.6M.

Launch Date Ticker Fund Name Category AUM
11/18/2025 XRPM Amplify XRP 3% Monthly Premium Income ETF Non-Traditional: Synthetic Income $0.8M
11/18/2025 SOLC Canary Marinade Solana ETF Digital Asset: Cryptocurrency $0.8M
11/18/2025 SEMY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF Non-Traditional: Synthetic Income $0.8M
11/18/2025 NUGY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Gold Miners ETF Non-Traditional: Synthetic Income $0.8M
11/18/2025 FSOL Fidelity Solana Fund Digital Asset: Cryptocurrency $0.0M
11/18/2025 AQEC AQE Core ETF Unclassified $583.6M
11/17/2025 XXV Simplify Ancorato Target 25 Distribution ETF Unclassified $5.0M
11/17/2025 TSCV Thrivent Small Cap Value ETF Equity: U.S. Small Cap – Value $140.2M
11/17/2025 TMVE Thrivent Mid Cap Value ETF Equity: U.S. Mid Cap – Value $6.7M
11/17/2025 TEST YieldMax TSLA Performance & Distribution Target 25 ETF Non-Traditional: Synthetic Income $1.2M

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.

Flow data is reported after close on a T+1 basis. This report’s data is as of November 19, 2025, and reflects create/redeem activity from Tuesday, November 18, 2025.

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.