Bullish Bets on Chip Stocks Drive Over $3 Billion into Single Stock ETFs

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Weekly Channel Summary

The Single Stock ETF channel, comprising 487 funds from 17 issuers, now holds $53.33 billion in assets under management. This past week, the category attracted significant attention, pulling in nearly $3.2 billion in net new assets. This strong weekly performance contributes to a year-to-date inflow of $13.87 billion and a remarkable one-year total of $26.45 billion.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

It was a challenging week for Single Stock ETF categories, with all groups posting negative returns. The Currency Hedged segment performed best on a relative basis, declining by 5.50%. Meanwhile, Synthetic Income strategies saw the steepest losses, falling 8.21% for the week. Despite a weekly drop of 7.76%, the dominant Leverage | Inverse category maintains a staggering year-to-date gain of 297.77%.

Top & Bottom Underlying Stock Performance (WTD)

Ticker Underlying Stock Week-To-Date Return Year-To-Date Return Number of Funds Following Stock
Top Performers
JPM Jpmorgan Chase & Co 3.04% 4.00% 1
XOM Exxon Mobil Corp -0.19% 14.30% 1
PYPL Paypal Hldgs Inc -0.31% -27.41% 1
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc -0.89% 148.68% 1
XYZ Block Inc -0.94% 13.81% 1
Bottom Performers
COIN Coinbase Global Inc Shs -12.70% -36.98% 2
BABA Alibaba Group Hldg Ltd Sponsored Ads -11.23% -35.14% 1
NFLX Netflix Inc. -8.37% -24.38% 1
AAPL Apple Inc -7.67% 1.21% 4
AMZN Amazon Com Inc -7.11% -1.65% 3

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

Inverse strategies generated massive returns this week, reflecting significant downturns in their underlying single stocks. The Tradr 2X Short CBRS Daily ETF (CBRZ) was the top performer, surging by nearly 72%. In contrast, leveraged long funds faced steep declines, with the Defiance Daily Target 2X Long VELO ETF (VELL) plummeting over 70%. The mirrored performance of funds tracking CBRS highlights the extreme volatility traders navigated during the week.

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
CBRZ Tradr 2X Short CBRS Daily ETF 71.95%
RKLZ Defiance Daily Target 2x Short RKLB ETF 66.67%
MSTZ T-Rex 2X Inverse MSTR Daily Target ETF 63.64%
SMST Defiance Daily Target 2x Short MSTR ETF 63.17%
IREZ Tradr 2X Short IREN Daily ETF 52.04%
Bottom Performers
VELL Defiance Daily Target 2X Long VELO ETF -70.03%
CBRX Tradr 2X Long CBRS Daily ETF -52.37%
CBRG Leverage Shares 2X Long CBRS Daily ETF -51.71%
NVTX Tradr 2X Long NVTS Daily ETF -48.05%
RKLX Defiance Daily Target 2X Long RKLB ETF -44.96%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

Single Stock ETFs experienced a massive influx of capital, gathering nearly $3.2 billion in net flows for the week. Levered strategies were the primary destination for this new money, attracting an overwhelming $3.12 billion. Modest inflows were also seen in Options Overlay and Inverse products, which collected $38 million and $25 million, respectively. Currency Hedged was the only segment to see outflows, though the amount was a negligible $2 million.

Where the Money Went This Week

Implementation Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
Levered 316 $44.43B $3,117M $6,864M $8,762M $13,174M $18,615M
Options Overlay 100 $7.37B $38M $339M $917M $353M $7,151M
Inverse 53 $1.49B $25M $89M $650M $328M $666M
Autocallable 8 $11M -$0M $4M $5M $5M $5M
Currency Hedged 10 $32M -$2M $6M $2M $8M $11M

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

The Direxion Daily MU Bull 2X ETF (MUU) led all funds, attracting an impressive $770 million as traders made a significant bullish bet on Micron Technology. On the other side of the ledger, redemptions were led by the Leverage Shares 2X Short SPCX Daily ETF (SSPC), which saw outflows of $83 million. Following closely was the GraniteShares 2x Long AMD Daily ETF (AMDL), with investors pulling $43 million from the fund.

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
MUU Direxion Daily MU Bull 2X ETF $770M
SNXX Tradr 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF $623M
SPCH Leverage Shares 2X Long SPCX Daily ETF $349M
MVLL GraniteShares 2x Long MRVL Daily ETF $317M
TSLL Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X ETF $167M
Outflows
SSPC Leverage Shares 2X Short SPCX Daily ETF -$83M
AMDL GraniteShares 2x Long AMD Daily ETF -$43M
ARMG Leverage Shares 2X Long ARM Daily ETF -$37M
NEBX Tradr 2X Long NBIS Daily ETF -$31M
ROBN T-Rex 2X Long HOOD Daily Target ETF -$31M

Issuer League Table Update

Direxion and GraniteShares continue to dominate the Single Stock landscape, commanding 31.86% and 22.35% of the market share, respectively. Direxion also led the pack in asset gathering this week, pulling in a substantial $1.24 billion in net new money. Outflows among issuers were minimal, with ADRhedged experiencing the largest redemption at just $2 million.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
Direxion 52 $16.99B 31.86%
GraniteShares 67 $11.92B 22.35%
Tradr 62 $8.47B 15.88%
YieldMax 40 $5.91B 11.08%
Defiance 63 $3.52B 6.61%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Inflows
Direxion $1,242M
Tradr $749M
GraniteShares $534M
Outflows
ADRhedged -$2M
Bitwise -$1M
KraneShares -$1M

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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.