Traders Pull $751M from Single Stock ETFs, Shedding Levered Tech Bets

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Weekly Channel Summary

The Single Stock ETF channel encompasses 611 products from 18 issuers, with total assets under management standing at $40.74 billion. The category experienced net outflows of $751 million for the week, though it remains firmly positive on the year. Year-to-date, the channel has attracted $11.08 billion in net new assets, contributing to a one-year total of $19.82 billion.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

Leverage and Inverse single stock products were the top-performing category, gaining 9.09% for the week and extending their impressive year-to-date return to over 103%. The performance of underlying stocks was mixed, with names like Meta Platforms and Nvidia posting strong gains. Meanwhile, Synthetic Income and Currency Hedged strategies also delivered positive but more modest weekly returns of 3.33% and 2.58%, respectively.

Top & Bottom Underlying Stock Performance (WTD)

Ticker Underlying Stock Week-To-Date Return Year-To-Date Return Number of Funds Following Stock
Top Performers
META Meta Platforms Inc 6.70% -6.56% 2
NVDA Nvidia Corporation 5.89% 23.52% 8
MRNA Moderna Inc 5.48% 393.56% 1
COIN Coinbase Global Inc Shs 3.36% -18.35% 2
AMD Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.58% 123.00% 1
Bottom Performers
BABA Alibaba Group Hldg Ltd Sponsored Ads -4.76% -22.75% 1
NFLX Netflix Inc. -4.25% -16.54% 1
AMZN Amazon Com Inc -2.97% 12.00% 3
MSFT Microsoft Corp -2.69% 3.32% 2
GOOG Alphabet Inc Cap Stk Cl C -2.21% 6.85% 3

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

The week’s top performers were dominated by leveraged long funds tracking IREN, with several products surging over 54%. Tradr 2X Long IREN Daily ETF (IREX) led the pack with a 56.11% gain. On the other end of the spectrum, leveraged funds tracking CRDO saw significant losses, as exemplified by the Tradr 2X Long CRDO Daily ETF (CRDU), which fell by more than 50%.

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
IREX Tradr 2X Long IREN Daily ETF 56.11%
IREG Leverage Shares 2X Long IREN Daily ETF 55.54%
IRE Defiance Daily Target 2X Long IREN ETF 54.78%
IREC Corgi IREN 2x Daily ETF 54.77%
BEC Corgi BE 2x Daily ETF 42.14%
Bottom Performers
CRDU Tradr 2X Long CRDO Daily ETF -50.34%
CRD Corgi CRDO 2x Daily ETF -50.16%
IREZ Tradr 2X Short IREN Daily ETF -40.14%
CRCD T-REX 2X Inverse CRCL Daily Target ETF -36.60%
LULG Leverage Shares 2X Long LULU Daily ETF -34.10%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

Single Stock ETFs recorded net outflows of $751 million, driven almost entirely by redemptions from Levered products. This implementation group saw $820 million exit, reversing some of the strong demand seen over the past quarter. Bucking the trend, Options Overlay and Inverse strategies attracted modest new assets, collecting $53 million and $17 million, respectively.

Where the Money Went This Week

Implementation Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
Options Overlay 105 $7.51B $53M $42M $575M $804M $3,755M
Inverse 63 $1.37B $17M $216M -$104M $337M $645M
Autocallable 8 $19M $1M $5M $8M $13M $13M
Currency Hedged 10 $23M -$3M -$9M -$8M $2M $3M
Levered 425 $31.83B -$820M -$2,075M $2,995M $9,919M $15,406M

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

GraniteShares 2x Long MU Daily ETF (MULL) was the week’s most popular fund, attracting $109 million in fresh capital. However, outflows were far more substantial and concentrated in other leveraged technology funds. Tradr 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF (SNXX) led redemptions with a $229 million withdrawal, while Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X ETF (TSLL) was second with $157 million in outflows.

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
MULL GraniteShares 2x Long MU Daily ETF $109M
AVL Direxion Daily AVGO Bull 2X ETF $53M
CRDU Tradr 2X Long CRDO Daily ETF $44M
NBIG Leverage Shares 2X Long NBIS Daily ETF $31M
MVLL GraniteShares 2x Long MRVL Daily ETF $29M
Outflows
SNXX Tradr 2X Long SNDK Daily ETF -$229M
TSLL Direxion Daily TSLA Bull 2X ETF -$157M
MUU Direxion Daily MU Bull 2X ETF -$143M
NVDL GraniteShares 2x Long NVDA Daily ETF -$70M
INTW GraniteShares 2x Long INTC Daily ETF -$57M

Issuer League Table Update

Direxion and GraniteShares continue to lead the single stock space, controlling a combined market share of over 52% with $12.63 billion and $8.90 billion in assets, respectively. However, the largest players also saw the largest redemptions this week, with Direxion experiencing $412 million in outflows. Roundhill was the top issuer by inflows, though it only gathered a modest $25 million in new assets.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
Direxion 60 $12.63B 31.01%
GraniteShares 73 $8.90B 21.84%
YieldMax 41 $6.02B 14.77%
Tradr 78 $4.36B 10.71%
Defiance 57 $2.45B 6.02%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Inflows
Roundhill $25M
YieldMax $23M
Kurv $2M
Outflows
Direxion -$412M
Tradr -$133M
GraniteShares -$111M

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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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