Equity ETFs Surge with $11B in New Assets; Digital Assets See Redemptions

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The U.S. ETF landscape currently manages $13,705B in assets across 4,884 products from 478 brands. Vanguard led 1-day flows with a substantial $4,742M, followed by iShares and SPDR, which gathered $2,820M and $2,797M respectively. Capital Group also saw significant interest, collecting $1,888M. On the other end, Fidelity and Direxion experienced the largest daily redemptions, with outflows of ($237M) and ($169M).

Brand 1-Day Flow 30-Day Flow YTD Flow 1-Year Flow
Inflows
Vanguard $4,742M $70,249M $17.79B $425.16B
iShares $2,820M $69,181M ($5.39B) $370.35B
SPDR $2,797M $986M ($0.45B) $85.78B
Capital Group $1,888M $7,184M $3.42B $49.74B
Franklin $413M $1,180M $0.41B $9.50B
Outflows
Fidelity ($237M) $3,190M $0.57B $27.93B
Direxion ($169M) ($3,710M) ($2.60B) ($12.72B)
Invesco ($121M) $4,075M ($2.17B) $69.61B
VanEck ($99M) $3,659M $1.43B $5.98B
21 Shares ($90M) ($99M) ($0.14B) ($0.97B)

Daily ETF Flow Analysis

Total 1-day net flows across the ETF universe reached $14.13B. Equity funds were the primary driver, attracting $11.31B in new capital, while Fixed Income added $2.85B. Conversely, Digital Assets saw the most significant pressure with redemptions of ($555M). Commodity funds managed modest inflows of $371M, supported by interest in Precious Metals.

Asset Class 1-Day Flow 1-Week Flow 1-Month Flow YTD Flow 1-Year Flow
Equity $11,310M $13,011M $148,507M $13,011M $852,281M
Fixed Income $2,849M $12,243M $44,318M $12,243M $446,402M
Commodity $371M ($644M) $6,589M ($644M) $55,735M
Non-Traditional $113M ($1,859M) $4,303M ($1,859M) $84,681M
Multi-Asset $40M $226M $1,010M $226M $7,343M
Alternative $6M $85M $343M $85M $4,181M
Currency ($9M) ($35M) ($164M) ($35M) $213M
Digital Asset ($555M) $563M ($280M) $563M $35,114M
Category 1-Day Flow AUM
Top 10 Categories
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Blend $6,038M $4,084.04B
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Value $1,933M $921.53B
Equity: Sector – Health Care $754M $100.28B
Equity: Global Ex-U.S. Large Cap – Blend $719M $962.00B
Fixed Income: Taxable – Government Long $571M $136.34B
Fixed Income: Municipal – Intermediate $498M $123.57B
Equity: U.S. Small Cap – Blend $401M $334.53B
Non-Traditional: Synthetic Income – Equity $330M $151.50B
Equity: Thematic – Natural Resources $329M $47.87B
Equity: Region – Country Specific $293M $153.13B
Bottom 10 Categories
Digital Asset: Cryptocurrency – Bitcoin ($413M) $121.46B
Equity: Sector – Financials ($368M) $104.59B
Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Equity ($274M) $112.94B
Fixed Income: Taxable – Inflation Protected ($272M) $68.41B
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Growth ($262M) $1,271.92B
Equity: Sector – Utilities ($150M) $37.22B
Digital Asset: Cryptocurrency – Ethereum ($97M) $19.52B
Equity: Thematic – Evolving Consumer ($90M) $15.79B
Equity: Sector – Consumer Staples ($76M) $25.68B
Digital Asset: Cryptocurrency – Altcoin ($42M) $3.32B

U.S. Size & Style

U.S. Size & Style funds saw dominated activity in Large Cap Blend, which secured $6,038M in daily inflows. Large Cap Value also fared well with $1,933M. At the fund level, VOO and SPY led the way with $3,199M and $2,034M respectively. Conversely, QQQ faced significant outflows of ($686M), and VTV lost ($110M).

Ticker Fund Name 1-Day Flow AUM
Top 5 Leaders
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $3,199M $853.0B
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust $2,034M $712.4B
CGDV Capital Group Dividend Value ETF $1,512M $28.7B
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF $345M $74.4B
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF $277M $758.5B
Top 5 Laggards
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series I ($686M) $410.4B
VTV Vanguard Value ETF ($110M) $160.2B
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF ($95M) $46.6B
IJR iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF ($74M) $90.5B
FELC Fidelity Enhanced Large Cap Core ETF ($66M) $6.3B

Global Ex-U.S. Size & Style

International markets were led by Developed Ex-U.S. Large Cap Blend funds, which gathered $719M. Emerging Large Cap funds also saw net positive flows of $132M. IEFA was the standout leader with $401M in 1-day inflows. On the downside, DNL and DWX led laggards with modest redemptions.

Ticker Fund Name 1-Day Flow AUM
Top 5 Leaders
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF $401M $167.3B
SCHF Schwab International Equity ETF $89M $56.7B
AVDE Avantis International Equity ETF $63M $12.0B
VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF $55M $15.3B
IDMO Invesco S&P International Developed Momentum ETF $51M $2.6B
Top 5 Laggards
DNL WisdomTree Global ex-U.S. Quality Growth Fund ($13M) $0.5B
RCGE RockCreek Global Equality ETF ($12M) $0.1B
DWX SPDR S&P International Dividend ETF ($11M) $0.5B
VIDI Vident International Equity Strategy ETF ($7M) $0.4B
HDMV First Trust Horizon Managed Volatility Developed Intl ETF ($4M) $0.0B

Region & Country

Asia-Pacific region funds led geographically with $198M in inflows, followed by Eurozone and Africa-Middle East with $62M and $61M respectively. At the individual fund level, EWY was the primary leader with $86M. On the laggard side, DFE saw redemptions of ($7M).

Ticker Fund Name 1-Day Flow AUM
Top 5 Leaders
EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF $86M $9.27B
EWL iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF $38M $1.60B
EZA iShares MSCI South Africa ETF $35M $0.65B
AIA iShares Asia 50 ETF $31M $1.93B
ILF iShares Latin America 40 ETF $24M $2.72B
Top 5 Laggards
DFE WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund ($7M) $0.16B
GLIN VanEck India Growth Leaders ETF ($2M) $0.12B
INQQ The India Internet ETF ($1M) $0.05B
CHIQ Global X MSCI China Consumer Discretionary ETF $0M $0.21B
ASEA Global X FTSE Southeast Asia ETF $0M $0.08B

Sector & Industry

Information Technology was the top sector performer with $1,399M in daily flows, followed by Industrials at $1,211M. The Health Care sector also showed strength with $754M in inflows. At the fund level, Biotech funds saw significant interest, with XBI gathering $307M. Conversely, Regional Banks through KRE saw outflows of ($274M).

Ticker Fund Name 1-Day Flow AUM
Top 5 Leaders
XBI State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF $307M $8.2B
XLV State Street Health Care Select Sector SPDR ETF $239M $41.4B
XLK State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF $198M $94.1B
IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF $133M $8.8B
SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF $81M $19.2B
Top 5 Laggards
KRE State Street SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF ($274M) $4.3B
SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($231M) $40.9B
XLU State Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF ($151M) $21.9B
XLP State Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETF ($77M) $14.5B
XLF State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF ($53M) $55.6B

Thematic

Thematic funds were led by Infrastructure, which gathered $124M. The Natural Resources category also saw interest with $329M in daily flows. Individual fund leaders included COPX ($102M) and ARKK ($73M). Conversely, ITB faced redemptions of ($77M).

Ticker Fund Name 1-Day Flow AUM
Top 5 Leaders
COPX Global X Copper Miners ETF $102M $5.27B
ARKK ARK Innovation ETF $73M $7.38B
PICK iShares MSCI Global Metals & Mining Producers ETF $70M $1.41B
TAN Invesco Solar ETF $44M $1.04B
QTUM Defiance Quantum ETF $41M $3.46B
Top 5 Laggards
ITB iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF ($77M) $2.56B
MAGS Roundhill Magnificent Seven ETF ($50M) $3.82B
ESPO VanEck Video Gaming and eSports ETF ($21M) $0.34B
AMLP Alerian MLP ETF ($20M) $10.45B
SKYY First Trust Cloud Computing ETF ($13M) $3.00B

Fixed Income

Fixed Income funds saw net inflows for the day, led by Multi-Sector and Government categories which collected $1,041M and $866M respectively. Intermediate duration funds was the most active duration segment with $1,125M in inflows. At the fund level, TLT was the top leader with $588M. Conversely, TIP faced significant outflows of ($287M).

Ticker Fund Name 1-Day Flow AUM
Top 5 Leaders
TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF $588M $47.05B
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $252M $42.92B
VTEB Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF $195M $43.17B
BINC iShares Flexible Income Active ETF $180M $15.60B
SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF $166M $23.70B
Top 5 Laggards
TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF ($287M) $13.76B
LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($221M) $29.17B
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($119M) $21.69B
XHLF BondBloxx Bloomberg Six Month Target Duration US Treasury ETF ($80M) $1.93B
SHV iShares Trust iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF ($64M) $19.87B

Commodity

Commodity funds saw net inflows of $371M, primarily driven by Precious Metals which gathered $280M. Multi-Sector and Energy categories also contributed with $40M and $28M respectively. Individual fund flows were led by SLV with $294M. Conversely, DBC and PPLT both experienced outflows of ($21M).

Ticker Fund Name 1-Day Flow AUM
Top 5 Leaders
SLV iShares Silver Trust $294M $41.17B
BCI abrdn Bloomberg All Commodity Strategy K-1 Free ETF $37M $1.92B
USO United States Oil Fund LP $27M $0.85B
CPER United States Copper Index Fund $14M $0.51B
DBB Invesco DB Base Metals Fund $12M $0.22B
Top 5 Laggards
DBC Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund ($21M) $1.25B
PPLT abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF ($21M) $3.17B
USCI United States Commodity Index Fund ($8M) $0.28B
KRBN KraneShares Global Carbon Strategy ETF ($4M) $0.18B
EDGH 3EDGE Dynamic Hard Assets ETF $0M $0.14B

Digital Assets

Digital Assets faced net outflows for the day, with Bitcoin and Ethereum funds shedding ($413M) and ($97M) respectively. Despite the category weakness, BITO bucked the trend with $73M in inflows. Conversely, FBTC and IBIT led the laggards with redemptions of ($248M) and ($130M).

Ticker Fund Name 1-Day Flow AUM
Top 5 Leaders
BITO ProShares Bitcoin ETF $73M $2.39B
XRP Bitwise XRP ETF $2M $0.31B
EZET Franklin Ethereum ETF $2M $0.06B
BSOL Bitwise Solana Staking ETF $2M $0.72B
GXRP Grayscale XRP Trust ETF $2M $0.28B
Top 5 Laggards
FBTC Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund ($248M) $18.61B
IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF ($130M) $70.82B
ETHE Grayscale Ethereum Staking ETF ($52M) $2.79B
TOXR 21Shares XRP ETF Beneficial INT SH ($47M) $0.26B
ARKB ARK 21Shares Bitcoin ETF ($42M) $3.40B

Non-Traditional

Non-Traditional funds recorded net inflows of $113M, supported by Synthetic Income products which added $381M. Leverage | Inverse products faced the most pressure with redemptions of ($272M). Fund-level leaders were topped by JEPI and TSLL, while SQQQ and SOXL led redemptions.

Ticker Fund Name 1-Day Flow AUM
Top 5 Leaders
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF $199M $42.14B
TSLL Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X Shares $77M $5.83B
GPIX Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF $36M $2.77B
GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF $29M $2.71B
AGQ ProShares Ultra Silver $28M $2.79B
Top 5 Laggards
SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ ($128M) $2.31B
SOXL Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares ($104M) $13.02B
GGLL Direxion Daily GOOGL Bull 2X Shares ($49M) $1.01B
GQI Natixis Gateway Quality Income ETF ($48M) $0.18B
RKLX Defiance Daily Target 2X Long RKLB ETF ($30M) $0.19B

Recent ETF Launches

The ETF market continues to expand with 8 new launches already this year. The most recent additions include several Zero Coupon Bond ETFs from Global X and unique offerings from TappAlpha. Innovator also remains active in the Buffer ETF space. Click the header above to explore the full ETF database and see all new funds.

Launch Date Ticker Fund Name Category AUM
1/7/2026 ZCBF Global X Zero Coupon Bond 2034 ETF Unclassified $0.50M
1/7/2026 ZCBE Global X Zero Coupon Bond 2033 ETF Unclassified $0.50M
1/7/2026 TSYX TSPY Lift ETF Unclassified $0.48M
1/7/2026 TDAX TDAQ Lift ETF Unclassified $0.72M
1/6/2026 ZCBG Global X Zero Coupon Bond 2035 ETF Unclassified $0.50M
1/6/2026 ZCBC Global X Zero Coupon Bond 2032 ETF Unclassified $0.50M
1/6/2026 ZCBB Global X Zero Coupon Bond 2031 ETF Unclassified $0.50M
1/6/2026 ZCBA Global X Zero Coupon Bond 2030 ETF Unclassified $0.50M
1/6/2026 PLU Defiance Daily Target 2x Long PL ETF Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Single Stock $1.07M
1/6/2026 KIQQ KraneShares InspereX Nasdaq Dynamic Buffered High Income Ind.. Non-Traditional: Buffer – Equity $2.50M

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 January 8, 2026, and reflects create/redeem activity from Wednesday, January 7, 2026.

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.