Daily Volumes: Energy Sector ETFs Trade at 4x Average Volume

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Macro Summary

Total market volume reached $315.6B on the day, representing a significant 137% of the 30-day average. The primary story of the day was the massive rotation into Energy-related products, specifically within the Equity: Sector – Energy category, which saw volume skyrocket to 386% of its average while gaining 1.31%. This broader market activity was further punctuated by a risk-on mood in the digital asset space and precious metals, as Commodity ETFs (up 1.88%) and Digital Asset ETFs (up 5.65%) both saw turnover exceed 160% of their typical levels.

Asset Class Summary

Asset Class Volume 30D Avg. % of 30D Avg.
Equity $217.7B $160.4B 136%
Fixed Income $32.4B $24.8B 131%
Commodities $16.1B $9.7B 167%
Crypto $9.0B $5.6B 162%
Currencies $112.4M $72.9M 154%
Alternatives $642.2M $859.9M 75%
Non-Traditional $39.3B $29.6B 133%
Multi-Asset $298.9M $170.1M 176%

Equity

Equity ETFs generated $217.7B in volume, trading at 136% of their 30-day average. Activity was heavily concentrated in the Equity: Sector – Energy category (finishing the day up 1.31%) and Equity: Thematic – Industrial Revolution (closing up 2.41%). This was largely driven by heavy turnover in OIH (closing +5.38%) and SHLD (closing +5.34%), as investors targeted specific energy services and defense themes.

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Blend 111% $75.2B +0.85%
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Growth 118% $37.0B +0.81%
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Value 182% $11.3B +0.91%
Equity: U.S. Small Cap – Blend 123% $11.3B +1.45%
Equity: Sector – Information Technology 173% $10.1B +0.85%

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
INFL Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF 1337% $43.3M +0.34%
VIGI Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF 1050% $230.9M +1.25%
QGRW WisdomTree U.S. Quality Growth Fund 949% $106.1M +0.49%
IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF 774% $66.4M +1.71%
IHE iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF 693% $66.2M -1.02%

Fixed Income

Fixed Income ETFs saw $32.4B in total volume, which was 131% of the 30-day average. Trading was concentrated in the Fixed Income: Taxable – Government Ultrashort category (finishing up 0.02%) and the Fixed Income: Taxable – Government Long category (up 0.47%). Turnover was notable in AGGY (closing +0.23%) and NXUS (closing +0.19%), signaling demand for diversified aggregate and international bond exposure.

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
Fixed Income: Taxable – Government Ultrashort 152% $4.9B +0.02%
Fixed Income: Taxable – Corporate 118% $4.5B +0.12%
Fixed Income: Taxable – High Yield 121% $4.4B +0.20%
Fixed Income: Taxable – Government Long 110% $4.1B +0.47%
Fixed Income: Taxable – Core 144% $2.5B +0.17%

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
AGGY WisdomTree Yield Enhanced U.S. Aggregate Bond Fund 1336% $36.5M +0.23%
ITM VanEck Intermediate Muni ETF 680% $57.7M +0.03%
SHM State Street SPDR Nuveen ICE Short Term Municipal Bond ETF 661% $69.5M +0.03%
FLMI Franklin Dynamic Municipal Bond ETF 639% $69.8M +0.06%
NXUS NuShares ETF Trust Nuveen International Aggregate Bond ETF 611% $295.6M +0.19%

Commodities

Commodity ETFs traded $16.1B, representing 167% of their 30-day average. The primary driver was the Commodity: Focused – Precious Metals category (finishing the day up 3.59%) which dominated asset class turnover. This surge was led by massive volume in SLV (closing +5.42%) and SIVR (closing +5.61%), while CPER (closing +5.10%) also saw elevated activity in industrial metals.

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
Commodity: Focused – Precious Metals 168% $15.1B +3.59%
Commodity: Focused – Energy 140% $697.8M +0.01%
Commodity: Multi-Sector – Broad Market 142% $234.8M +1.85%

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
SIVR abrdn Physical Silver Shares ETF 320% $586.6M +5.61%
GLTR abrdn Physical Precious Metals Basket Shares ETF 267% $57.8M +3.81%
CPER United States Copper Index Fund 267% $54.2M +5.10%
SLV iShares Silver Trust 210% $7.0B +5.42%
SDCI USCF SummerHaven Dynamic Commodity Strategy No K-1 Fund 201% $5.6M +1.56%

Crypto

Digital Asset ETFs experienced a high-volume day with $9.0B in turnover, or 162% of their 30-day average. The category-level story was centered on Digital Asset: Cryptocurrency – Bitcoin (finishing up 4.50%) and Digital Asset: Cryptocurrency – Ethereum (up 3.87%). Notable outlier activity occurred in EZBC (closing +4.98%) and XRPC, which soared +17.39% on heavy volume.

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
Digital Asset: Cryptocurrency – Bitcoin 161% $6.6B +4.50%
Digital Asset: Cryptocurrency – Ethereum 165% $2.3B +3.87%
Digital Asset: Cryptocurrency – Altcoin 164% $143.6M +8.58%

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
EZBC Franklin Bitcoin ETF 292% $37.2M +4.98%
BRRR Coinshares Bitcoin ETF 261% $20.8M +4.73%
BITW Bitwise 10 Crypto Index ETF 251% $15.3M +5.30%
XRPC Canary XRP ETF 254% $15.5M +17.39%
BTCO Invesco Galaxy Bitcoin ETF 246% $26.4M +5.03%

Currencies

Currency ETFs saw $112.4M in total volume, trading at 154% of their 30-day average. The Currency category (finishing up 0.09%) was the primary source of turnover, with significant activity driven by FXF (closing +0.10%), which saw turnover reach 188% of its typical daily level.

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
Currency 154% $112.4M +0.09%

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
FXF Invesco CurrencyShares Swiss Franc Trust 188% $8.9M +0.10%

Alternatives

Alternative ETFs traded $642.2M, which was a lower-than-average 75% of their 30-day level. Turnover was primarily observed in the Alternative: Volatility – Short category (finishing down 0.15%), led by activity in SVOL (closing +0.43%) and QAI (closing +0.53%).

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
No categories met the high-volume criteria.

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
SVOL Simplify Volatility Premium ETF 233% $14.4M +0.43%
QAI NYLI Hedge Multi-Strategy Tracker ETF 182% $8.3M +0.53%

Non-Traditional

Non-Traditional ETFs generated $39.3B in volume, trading at 133% of their average. Activity was concentrated in high-conviction strategies like the Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Equity category (up 0.54%) and Non-Traditional: Buffer – Equity (up 0.31%). This was evidenced by massive turnover in BALT (closing +0.04%) and PJUL (closing +0.28%), as investors utilized risk-managed and tactical positioning.

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Equity 125% $20.7B +0.54%
Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Single Stock 125% $9.8B +4.63%
Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Commodity 217% $3.3B +1.15%
Non-Traditional: Synthetic Income – Equity 151% $2.1B +0.79%
Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Crypto 127% $1.5B +8.51%

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
BALT Innovator Defined Wealth Shield ETF 1208% $182.2M +0.04%
PJUL Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF – July 890% $26.7M +0.28%
PNOV Innovator U.S. Equity Power Buffer ETF – November 720% $31.8M +0.23%
IGLD FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF 579% $28.9M +2.11%
DFEN Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares 376% $32.5M +6.09%

Multi-Asset

Multi-Asset ETFs saw turnover of $298.9M, which was a robust 176% of their 30-day average. Activity was notably high in the Asset Allocation: Specialty – Alternative Asset Sleeve category (up 3.04%) and Asset Allocation: Target Risk – Growth (up 0.74%). High turnover was seen in NTSX (closing +0.72%) and GDE (closing +2.94%), suggesting demand for “efficient core” and gold-tilted equity strategies.

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
No categories met the high-volume criteria.

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
NTSX WisdomTree U.S. Efficient Core Fund 499% $14.4M +0.72%
GDE WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Equity Strategy Fund 209% $13.9M +2.94%
AOM iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF 204% $21.1M +0.40%
AOK iShares Core 30/70 Conservative Allocation ETF 179% $13.4M +0.41%
CGBL Capital Group Core Balanced ETF 173% $50.3M +0.60%

Disclaimer: This AI-assisted commentary is for informational purposes only. The “High-Volume Categories” table includes categories with over $100M in volume and activity at least 125% of their 30-day average, limited to the top 5 by volume. The “High-Activity Ticker Outliers” table shows the top 10 ETFs from each asset class, sorted by the highest trading activity versus their 30-day average. All reported ETFs have AUM over $250M and an ADV greater than $2.5M.

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.

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