Taxable Bond Recap: Emerging Market Debt Shines While Convertibles Tumble

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Weekly Channel Summary

The FI: Taxable channel, as of November 14, 2025, encompasses 644 ETFs from 133 issuers, with total assets under management (AUM) reaching $1,981 billion. The channel experienced significant inflows over the past week, adding $9.64 billion. This continues a strong positive trend, with year-to-date (YTD) flows at $328.44 billion and total flows over the past year reaching $358.27 billion.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

This week’s performance saw clear divergence. The ‘Emerging’ category led the way with a 0.40% week-to-date (WTD) return, continuing its strong 12.37% YTD performance. In stark contrast, the ‘Convertible’ category was the primary laggard, dropping -3.25% WTD, though it remains the top performer year-to-date at 18.76%.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Emerging 0.40% 1.56% 2.51% 7.35% 12.37% 11.84%
Emerging USD 0.14% 1.44% 3.42% 8.92% 11.45% 11.01%
International 0.11% 0.00% -0.01% 3.69% 10.57% 9.13%
Bank Loans 0.10% 0.63% 0.93% 3.09% 4.33% 5.34%
Ultrashort 0.07% 0.34% 1.22% 2.82% 4.52% 5.19%
Government Ultrashort 0.06% 0.33% 1.04% 2.14% 3.69% 4.34%
Short-Term -0.03% 0.07% 1.25% 3.50% 5.49% 6.13%
High Yield -0.05% 0.20% 1.34% 4.56% 6.81% 6.90%
Government Short -0.06% 0.02% 1.15% 2.87% 4.77% 5.41%
Inflation Protected -0.10% -0.47% 1.15% 3.63% 6.64% 6.39%
Securitized -0.13% 0.02% 2.01% 5.11% 6.93% 7.30%
Multisector Taxable -0.14% -0.08% 1.51% 4.66% 6.16% 6.35%
Core Enhanced -0.19% -0.27% 1.97% 5.23% 6.74% 6.65%
Preferred Stock -0.19% -0.20% 1.43% 5.73% 5.53% 4.18%
Corporate -0.20% -0.61% 1.56% 5.56% 6.91% 6.83%
Core -0.21% -0.37% 1.87% 5.02% 6.48% 6.49%
Government Intermediate -0.22% -0.40% 1.61% 4.35% 6.64% 6.76%
International USD -0.22% -0.10% 0.92% 2.76% 3.28% 4.10%
Long-Term -0.51% -1.63% 2.23% 7.62% 7.16% 5.80%
Government Long -0.67% -1.61% 3.08% 6.46% 5.96% 3.86%
Convertible -3.25% -5.00% 1.78% 7.25% 18.76% 18.79%

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

The single best-performing ETF this week was the WisdomTree Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund (ELD), which gained 0.84%. On the other end, the Digital Asset Debt Strategy ETF (DADS) was the worst performer with a -7.58% return, followed by the REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF (BMAX) at -6.04%.

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
ELD WisdomTree Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund 0.84%
FEMB First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF 0.73%
EMLC VanEck J. P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF 0.73%
LEMB iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF 0.57%
WIP SPDR FTSE International Government Inflation-Protected Bond ETF 0.53%
Bottom Performers
DADS Digital Asset Debt Strategy ETF -7.58%
BMAX REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF -6.04%
ICVT iShares Convertible Bond ETF -3.53%
CWB State Street SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF -3.39%
FCVT First Trust SSI Strategic Convertible Securities ETF -3.35%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

The Taxable Fixed Income channel saw robust net inflows of $9.64 billion this past week. ‘FI: Government’ was the top-gathering segment with $5.29 billion in new assets. By credit type, ‘Credit: Investment Grade’ dominated, pulling in $7.68 billion. ‘Duration: Intermediate’ led all duration categories with $3.76 billion in inflows. The primary laggard was the ‘FI: Securitized’ segment, which saw outflows totaling -$1.13 billion.

Flows by Segment

Segment Fund Count AUM 5 Day Flow 30 Day Flow 90 Day Flow YTD Flow 1 Year Flow
FI: Government 113 $603.4B $5,291M $15,119M $36,860M $104,271M $99,932M
FI: Multi-Sector 261 $808.3B $4,263M $20,386M $56,079M $153,710M $173,582M
FI: Corporate 163 $368.1B $978M $8,826M $16,685M $39,822M $43,496M
FI: Bank Loans 35 $57.3B $190M ($433M) $2,183M $11,521M $16,958M
FI: Preferred Stock 24 $39.7B $52M $217M $1,159M $1,764M $1,941M
FI: Cat Bonds 1 $0.0B $2M $6M $8M $18M $18M
FI: Securitized 37 $100.8B ($1,133M) ($1,852M) $2,609M $17,332M $22,338M

Flows by Credit Type

Credit Type Fund Count AUM 5 Day Flow 30 Day Flow 90 Day Flow YTD Flow 1 Year Flow
Credit: Investment Grade 328 $1,591.8B $7,676M $32,450M $88,027M $254,736M $277,421M
Credit: Blend 157 $204.8B $1,827M $7,771M $22,211M $52,880M $56,904M
Credit: High Yield 148 $180.9B $132M $2,010M $5,265M $20,743M $23,861M

Flows by Duration

Duration Fund Count AUM 5 Day Flow 30 Day Flow 90 Day Flow YTD Flow 1 Year Flow
Duration: Intermediate 381 $1,148.1B $3,760M $24,604M $72,310M $183,339M $206,216M
Duration: Long 56 $197.3B $2,589M $5,862M $12,640M $13,456M $2,118M
Duration: Ultrashort 114 $369.9B $2,037M $4,936M $17,561M $95,498M $108,851M
Duration: Short 82 $262.3B $1,248M $6,830M $12,992M $36,065M $41,001M

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

The iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) was the clear inflows leader, attracting $3.53 billion. On the red side of the ledger, the iShares MBS ETF (MBB) saw the largest outflows at -$1.30 billion, followed by the State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF (SPTL) with -$1.18 billion in outflows.

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF $3,526M
SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF $854M
BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF $500M
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $473M
EMB iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF $413M
Outflows
MBB iShares MBS ETF ($1,296M)
SPTL State Street SPDR Portfolio Long Term Treasury ETF ($1,177M)
HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($272M)
EVLN Eaton Vance Floating-Rate ETF ($149M)
GOVI Invesco Equal Weight 0-30 Year Treasury ETF ($132M)

Issuer League Table Update

The issuer landscape remains dominated by iShares and Vanguard, which command 38.37% and 26.57% of the market share, respectively. iShares also led the week in asset gathering, pulling in $4.54 billion. Among the top issuers, SPDR saw the largest outflows for the week, shedding -$907 million.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
iShares 82 $759.97B 38.37%
Vanguard 29 $526.32B 26.57%
SPDR 38 $162.51B 8.21%
JPMorgan 18 $71.50B 3.61%
Schwab 12 $67.42B 3.40%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Inflows
iShares $4,541M
Vanguard $2,550M
JPMorgan $625M
Outflows
SPDR -$907M
Eaton Vance -$85M
WisdomTree -$35M

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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.

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