ETF Action Flow Report: Fixed Income Draws $2.35B

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Note: Flow data is reported after close on a T+1 basis. The flows in this report reflect create/redeem activity from Thursday, October 23, 2025.

Market Flow Summary

The U.S. ETF market saw net inflows totaling +$1.95B.   Vanguard led issuers with +$3.68B in net inflows, while SPDR experienced the largest net outflows at -$6.04B. Individually, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) gathered the most assets, adding +$1.60B, whereas the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) saw the largest redemptions, losing -$6.72B. No brands met the high-velocity criteria based on the provided data.

Flow Summary by Asset Class

Fixed Income led asset class inflows with +$2.35B, followed by Equity at +$1.04B. Year-to-date, Equity remains the dominant asset class with +$564.94B in net inflows.

Asset Class 1D Flow 1M Flow YTD Flow
Fixed Income +$2.35B +$44.41B +$342.56B
Equity +$1.04B +$96.12B +$564.94B
Multi-Asset +$74.51M +$1.47B +$5.40B
Alternative +$63.56M +$342.55M +$4.02B
Currency +$0.93M -$0.86M +$522.99M
Digital Asset -$102.36M +$5.91B +$40.66B
Non-Traditional -$524.09M +$6.19B +$69.39B
Commodity -$990.79M +$10.42B +$46.78B

Top/Bottom Five Category Flows

Equity categories dominated both inflow and outflow lists for the day.

Top 5 Category Inflows

Category 1D Flow
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Growth +$987.19M
Equity: Global Ex-U.S. Large Cap – Blend +$831.65M
Equity: Global Ex-U.S. Small | Mid Cap +$807.92M
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Value +$578.19M
Fixed Income: Taxable – Corporate +$521.27M

Bottom 5 Category Outflows

Category 1D Flow
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Blend -$4.55B
Commodity: Focused – Precious Metals -$933.69M
Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Equity -$501.92M
Digital Asset: Cryptocurrency – Ethereum -$127.51M
Equity: U.S. Small Cap – Value -$115.98M

ETF Issuer Flow Analysis

Vanguard topped the issuer list with +$3.68B in net inflows, representing +0.10% of its AUM. SPDR saw the largest net outflows at -$6.04B, equivalent to -0.34% of its AUM. No brands met high-velocity criteria in the provided data.

Top 5 Brands by Inflows

Issuer Aggregate AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
Vanguard $3,720.16B +$3.68B +0.10%
iShares $3,868.47B +$1.91B +0.05%
JPMorgan $259.42B +$584.96M +0.23%
Invesco $777.36B +$399.12M +0.05%
VanEck $118.01B +$385.60M +0.33%

Bottom 5 Brands by Outflows

Issuer Aggregate AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
SPDR $1,779.27B -$6.04B -0.34%
ProShares $90.84B -$302.25M -0.33%
Allianz $4.90B -$122.32M -2.44%
Pacer $38.91B -$120.30M -0.31%
Direxion $57.75B -$101.89M -0.18%

High-Velocity Brands

No brands met the high-velocity criteria based on the provided data.

Significant Single-Fund Movements

The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) saw the largest single-fund inflow (+$1.60B), while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) experienced the largest outflow (-$6.72B).

Largest Absolute Daily Flows (Net Flows > $250M)

Fund (Ticker) AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
Inflows
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) $783.63B +$1.60B +0.20%
Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) $198.10B +$573.17M +0.29%
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) $41.96B +$420.55M +1.01%
JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF (BBEU) $7.48B +$396.82M +5.61%
iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) $68.72B +$394.37M +0.58%
SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF (SPDW) $31.58B +$343.17M +1.10%
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) $26.63B +$338.17M +1.29%
iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (IGSB) $21.89B +$310.65M +1.44%
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (SCZ) $11.18B +$309.20M +2.85%
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) $57.24B +$304.38M +0.53%
Outflows
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) $678.33B -$6.72B -0.98%
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) $139.44B -$724.48M -0.52%
ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) $28.16B -$380.75M -1.33%

High-Velocity Inflows (AUM > $100M, 1D Flow > +5% of AUM)

Fund (Ticker) AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
NuShares ETF Trust Nuveen International Aggregate Bond ETF (NXUS) $151.68M +$50.56M +50.00%
Invesco High Yield Bond Factor ETF (IHYF) $107.72M +$24.17M +28.93%
iShares Paris-Aligned Climate Optimized MSCI World ex USA ETF (PABD) $285.61M +$38.34M +15.50%
2x Long VIX Futures ETF (UVIX) $439.05M +$57.09M +14.95%
Inspire Tactical Balanced ETF (RISN) $102.48M +$11.06M +12.10%
Defiance Daily Target 2x Long OKLO ETF (OKLL) $157.06M +$16.74M +11.93%
Tradr 2X Long NBIS Daily ETF (NEBX) $170.44M +$15.48M +9.99%
3EDGE Dynamic Fixed Income ETF (EDGF) $210.35M +$18.95M +9.90%
SPDR SSGA IG Public & Private Credit ETF (PRIV) $152.73M +$12.83M +9.17%
Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3x Shares (SOXS) $1.24B +$86.54M +7.52%

High-Velocity Outflows (AUM > $100M, 1D Flow > -5% of AUM)

Fund (Ticker) AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
AllianzIM U.S. Large Cap Buffer20 Nov ETF (NVBW) $112.03M -$56.06M -33.35%
Defiance Daily Target 2X Long RGTI ETF (RGTX) $118.09M -$23.62M -16.67%
Direxion Daily Gold Miners Index Bear 2x Shares (DUST) $151.60M -$23.72M -13.53%
Main BuyWrite ETF (BUYW) $892.27M -$94.63M -9.59%
Direxion Daily AVGO Bull 2X Shares (AVL) $121.25M -$12.54M -9.38%
Neuberger Berman Core Equity ETF (NBCR) $640.05M -$65.28M -9.26%
3EDGE Dynamic Hard Assets ETF (EDGH) $155.66M -$15.79M -9.21%
AB US High Dividend ETF (HIDV) $139.57M -$11.00M -7.30%
Direxion Daily PLTR Bull 2X Shares (PLTU) $527.75M -$41.54M -7.30%
Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares (DFEN) $396.31M -$29.63M -6.96%

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