Summary
The Synthetic Income ETF market recorded total weekly net flows of $1.46 billion, bringing the total Assets Under Management (AUM) to $154 billion. The market now comprises 252 funds from 57 issuers. Year-to-date (YTD) net flows for the entire category stand at $49.92 billion. Over the past three months, 42 new funds have been launched.
Flows (As of 8/28/2025)
This week, the Synthetic Income ETF market saw significant activity, with Synthetic Income – Equity funds experiencing the largest inflows. Over the past 30 and 90 days, this category has consistently attracted the most capital, while other categories have seen more modest changes.
Flows by Category
- Equity: AUM: $133,364M | WTD: $980M | 30D: $4,939M | YTD: $35,839M
- Single Stock: AUM: $13,826M | WTD: $314M | 30D: $1,669M | YTD: $11,812M
- Fixed Income: AUM: $3,801M | WTD: $73M | 30D: $170M | YTD: $779M
- Crypto: AUM: $1,401M | WTD: $72M | 30D: $349M | YTD: $1,173M
- Commodity: AUM: $1,047M | WTD: $13M | 30D: $68M | YTD: $277M
- Multi-Asset: AUM: $177M | WTD: $0M | 30D: -$1M | YTD: $23M
Top Individual Fund Inflows (Leaders)
- JPMorgan NASDAQ Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPQ): $356M
- Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF (GPIQ): $74M
- YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF (ULTY): $67M
- iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond BuyWrite Strategy ETF (TLTW): $61M
- Goldman Sachs S&P 500 Premium Income ETF (GPIX): $57M
Top Individual Fund Outflows (Laggards)
- FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF (KNG): -$28M
- Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF (QYLD): -$11M
- YieldMax Universe Fund of Option Income ETFs (YMAX): -$11M
- Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure Covered Call ETF (MLPD): -$7M
- Aptus Enhanced Yield ETF (JUCY): -$6M
Issuers
The issuer landscape is led by JPMorgan and YieldMax, which hold 46.34% and 11.79% of the market share by AUM, respectively. This week, JPMorgan recorded the largest inflows, while Global X saw the most significant outflows.
Top 3 Issuer Inflows
- JPMorgan: 5D: $394M | 30D: $598M | YTD: $13.43B
- YieldMax: 5D: $246M | 30D: $2,525M | YTD: $15.29B
- Roundhill: 5D: $136M | 30D: $568M | YTD: $1.57B
Bottom 3 Issuer Outflows
- Global X: 5D: -$12M | 30D: -$187M | YTD: $0.87B
- Summit Global Investments: 5D: -$3M | 30D: -$2M | YTD: $0.34B
- USCF Advisers: 5D: -$1M | 30D: $1M | YTD: $0.00B
Disclosures
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