Currency Recap: Short Yen Strategies Surge Amidst Net Outflows

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Weekly Channel Summary

The Currency ETF channel manages a total of $2.33B in assets across 15 ETFs from 4 distinct issuers. For the week, the channel experienced net outflows of $23M. Year-to-date, the channel has seen positive momentum with $541M in net inflows, contributing to a total of $633M in inflows over the past year.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

Performance this week was led by the Short: Yen category, which posted a Week-to-Date (WTD) return of 2.48%. In contrast, the Long | Short: Multi category lagged significantly, dropping -2.08%. On a Year-to-Date (YTD) basis, the Short: Yen category remains strong with a 7.95% return, while the Long: Yen category remains in negative territory, down -3.64% YTD.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Short: Yen 2.48% 1.62% 15.74% 22.89% 7.95% 8.37%
Long: USD 0.31% -1.04% 2.21% 2.48% -3.78% -3.39%
Long: Emerging 0.23% 1.08% 1.85% 4.76% 13.29% 13.25%
Long: GBP 0.09% 2.34% -0.34% 0.49% 9.26% 9.16%
Long: CHF -0.01% 1.05% -0.22% 2.48% 13.35% 12.29%
Long: CAD -0.03% 1.83% -0.03% -0.51% 4.83% 4.76%
Long: EUR -0.05% 0.62% 0.23% 1.29% 7.01% 6.95%
Short: USD -0.18% 1.90% -0.57% 1.17% 11.85% 11.86%
Long: AUD -0.53% 2.30% 0.39% 1.91% 7.95% 6.93%
Long: Yen -1.73% -1.03% -9.74% -13.10% -3.64% -3.62%
Long | Short: Multi -2.08% -1.85% 3.21% 9.52%

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

The top performing fund this week was YCS (ProShares UltraShort Yen), which gained 2.48%. On the downside, YCL (ProShares Ultra Yen) and FOXY (Simplify Currency Strategy ETF) struggled, returning -2.43% and -2.08% respectively.

Top Performers
Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
YCS ProShares UltraShort Yen 2.48%
EUO ProShares UltraShort Euro 0.63%
USDU WisdomTree Bloomberg US Dollar Bullish Fund 0.32%
UUP Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund 0.29%
CEW WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund 0.23%
Bottom Performers
Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
YCL ProShares Ultra Yen -2.43%
FOXY Simplify Currency Strategy ETF -2.08%
FXY Invesco Currencyshares Japanese Yen Trust -1.02%
ULE ProShares Ultra Euro -0.54%
FXA Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust -0.53%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

The channel saw a total net flow of -$23M this week. The Long: AUD category led inflows, gathering $7M, bringing its total AUM to $85M. The Long: Yen category also saw positive movement with $5M in inflows. On the other end, the Long: GBP category experienced the largest outflows of -$13M.

Category Flows Summary

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
Long: AUD 1 $85M $7M $10M $10M $16M $22M
Long: Yen 2 $528M $5M $20M ($52M) $102M $99M
Long | Short: Multi 1 $54M $0M ($4M) $34M $54M $54M
Long: CHF 1 $395M $0M $0M $0M $223M $223M
Long: Emerging 1 $12M $0M $0M $2M $4M $4M
Short: USD 1 $139M $0M ($10M) ($11M) $79M $79M
Short: Yen 1 $35M ($3M) ($5M) $4M $6M $6M
Long: CAD 1 $75M ($4M) ($7M) ($18M) $11M $11M
Long: EUR 3 $474M ($5M) $0M ($97M) $228M $228M
Long: USD 2 $456M ($10M) ($19M) $141M ($194M) ($105M)
Long: GBP 1 $77M ($13M) ($13M) ($13M) $13M $13M

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

In terms of individual flows, FXA (Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust) took the top spot with $7M in inflows. Conversely, FXB (Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust) and UUP (Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund) saw the heaviest outflows, shedding -$13M and -$10M respectively.

Inflows
Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
FXA Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust $7M
FXY Invesco Currencyshares Japanese Yen Trust $3M
YCL ProShares Ultra Yen $2M
CEW WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund $0M
EUO ProShares UltraShort Euro $0M
Outflows
Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
FXB Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust ($13M)
UUP Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund ($10M)
FXE Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust ($5M)
FXC Invesco CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust ($4M)
YCS ProShares UltraShort Yen ($3M)

Issuer League Table Update

Invesco and WisdomTree dominate the landscape, holding 82.16% and 10.10% of the market share respectively. In terms of weekly flows, Simplify and WisdomTree were effectively flat, technically leading the group, while Invesco experienced the most significant outflows.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
Invesco 8 $1.92B 82.16%
WisdomTree 2 $0.24B 10.10%
ProShares 4 $0.13B 5.39%
Simplify 1 $0.05B 2.34%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Inflows
Brand 5-Day Flow
Simplify $0M
WisdomTree $0M
ProShares ($1M)
Outflows
Brand 5-Day Flow
Invesco ($22M)
ProShares ($1M)
WisdomTree $0M

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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.

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