Daily ETF Flows: Global Ex-U.S. Growth and Disruptive Tech Shine

Issuer League Tables

Vanguard led all issuers in daily asset gathering, capturing $8,132M in absolute inflows and raising its total assets under management to $3,960.90B. Conversely, iShares experienced the largest absolute daily reduction, with outflows totaling $20,205M against a base of $4,004.98B in assets under management. When examining velocity relative to existing assets, Towle recorded the most significant daily percentage increase, capturing $86M to expand its asset base by 50.57%. Polen lagged on a relative basis, registering a 29.23% reduction in assets following daily outflows of $157M.

Issuer Flows (Absolute)

Issuer Flows (Relative)

Daily ETF Flow Analysis

The broad ETF market experienced aggregate daily net outflows of $6,726M across $13,735.2B in total assets under management. Fixed Income stood as the primary recipient of new capital, gathering $1,894M in daily flows to bring its one-year cumulative intake to $502,272M. Equity ETFs saw the steepest aggregate daily decline, with $9,529M exiting the asset class despite maintaining a strong year-to-date inflow of $205,550M. Among specific categories, Global Ex-U.S. Large Cap Growth funds led with $2,424M in daily additions, while U.S. Large Cap Blend funds shed $14,224M over the same period.

Asset Class Flows

Top and Bottom 10 Category Flows

U.S. Size & Style

U.S. Large Cap Growth ETFs captured the majority of positive style flows, securing $1,148M in daily net new assets to elevate their one-year total to $109,481M. U.S. Large Cap Blend funds registered the most significant contraction, posting single-day outflows of $14,224M against $3,929.6B in total assets. At the individual fund level, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF absorbed the largest capital injection, recording $7,624M in daily inflows. The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF experienced the heaviest redemptions, with $24,213M exiting the fund during the session.

Size & Style ex-U.S.

Global Ex-U.S. Large Cap Growth funds outperformed their peers, accumulating $2,424M in daily inflows to reach $42.2B in assets under management. Global Ex-U.S. Large Cap Value funds experienced the greatest reductions, shedding $135M in daily assets. The iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF led individual product creation with $2,469M in daily net additions. The Polen Capital Global Growth ETF posted the steepest decline in the segment, recording $157M in daily net outflows.

Sector & Industry

Industrial sector ETFs demonstrated significant daily momentum, gathering $1,739M to push their trailing one-month totals to $3,752M. Information Technology funds faced the heaviest sector redemptions, losing $622M in daily flows from their $338.8B asset base. The iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF anchored the positive sector flows with a daily capital injection of $2,073M. The State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF represented the largest source of industry contraction, reporting $540M in single-day outflows.

Region & Country

The Africa-Middle East regional block registered $19M in daily net inflows, bringing year-to-date regional accumulations to $266M. Asia-Pacific ETFs led regional outflows, losing $898M in daily capital across a $146.6B asset base. Single-country allocations highlighted the iShares MSCI Japan ETF, which gathered $50M in daily net inflows. Conversely, the Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF experienced the most severe regional redemptions, tracking $127M in daily outflows.

Thematic

Disruptive Tech themes commanded the highest daily interest, gathering $180M in net flows to expand the category’s total assets to $52.1B. Precious Metals themes posted the steepest segment decline, with $358M exiting the category during the session. The iShares A.I. Innovation and Tech Active ETF emerged as the thematic leader, acquiring $171M in daily inflows. The VanEck Gold Miners ETF drove the bulk of thematic redemptions, accounting for $201M in daily outflows.

Fixed Income

Government fixed income funds dominated daily asset gathering, securing $688M to bring total category assets to $685.5B. Corporate fixed income vehicles faced the largest absolute reductions, posting daily net outflows of $856M against a $432.4B asset base. Short-duration strategies attracted significant individual fund interest, led by the iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF with $482M in daily inflows. The iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF registered the largest fixed income contraction, losing $900M in daily assets.

Commodity

Multi-Sector commodity products led category inflows, adding $181M in daily capital to reach $23.41B in total assets. Precious Metals experienced the sharpest commodity outflows, shedding $696M in daily assets from a $364.84B foundation. The United States Oil Fund LP topped individual commodity creations, receiving $121M in daily net new money. The iShares Silver Trust recorded the heaviest commodity redemptions, processing $280M in daily outflows.

Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin-focused ETFs captured the vast majority of digital asset inflows, securing $157M in daily net additions. Altcoin tracking products recorded modest daily growth, adding $11M to their $2.38B total asset base. The iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF dominated specific fund allocations, processing $144M in positive daily flows. The ProShares Bitcoin ETF posted the largest cryptocurrency contraction, observing $24M in daily redemptions.

Non-Traditional

Leverage and Inverse strategies commanded daily non-traditional flows, gathering $660M to bring category assets to $138.77B. Synthetic Income funds followed closely with $128M in daily inflows, augmenting a robust $70,384M one-year trailing accumulation. The ProShares Ultra Semiconductors ETF captured the largest single-fund daily intake with $242M in new capital. The ProShares UltraPro QQQ ETF experienced the most significant non-traditional redemptions, losing $110M during the trading session.

Recent Launches

The ETF market welcomed numerous product debuts over the past 90 days, with 247 total launches across all asset classes. Non-Traditional funds dominated new product creation year-to-date, accounting for 94 distinct market introductions. Equity strategies ranked second in product development, logging 43 newly launched vehicles since the start of the year. Active management continues to outpace passive structures, comprising 162 of the year-to-date debuts compared to just 32 passive launches.