U.S. Size & Style ETF Recap: Value Shines Amid $31B Outflows

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Weekly Channel Summary

The U.S. Size & Style ETF channel, encompassing 958 ETFs across 271 distinct issuers, currently manages $7,018B in total assets under management (AUM). Over the past week, the segment experienced notable net outflows totaling $31.91B. Despite this short-term headwind, the channel maintains positive momentum over longer time horizons, having amassed $81.68B in net inflows year-to-date and an impressive $529.31B over the trailing 1-year period.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

Value strategies demonstrated resilience this week, with U.S. Small Cap – Value leading the pack, posting a Week-to-Date (WTD) return of 1.84% and pushing its YTD return to 3.27%. U.S. Mid Cap – Value followed closely with a 1.21% WTD gain. Conversely, growth strategies faced significant pressure. U.S. Large Cap – Growth was the primary laggard, declining 3.04% for the week and dropping to -9.36% YTD, reflecting a broader pullback in large-cap momentum names.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
U.S. Small Cap – Value 1.84% -4.76% 1.58% 4.83% 3.27% 17.59%
U.S. Mid Cap – Value 1.21% -6.76% -0.74% 1.91% 0.84% 12.70%
U.S. Small Cap – Blend 0.70% -6.32% -2.34% 0.66% -0.33% 14.18%
U.S. Large Cap – Value 0.19% -5.80% -0.10% 3.87% 0.95% 12.93%
U.S. Mid Cap – Blend 0.19% -7.33% -2.56% 0.66% -0.76% 12.23%
U.S. Small Cap – Growth -0.06% -7.63% -4.52% -0.65% -1.98% 15.55%
U.S. Large Cap – Blend -1.47% -7.17% -5.76% -2.20% -4.58% 11.29%
U.S. Mid Cap – Growth -1.53% -8.36% -6.92% -6.63% -5.08% 9.68%
U.S. Large Cap – Growth -3.04% -8.11% -10.82% -7.64% -9.36% 12.52%

Top & Bottom ETFs by Weekly Performance

Drilling down into individual funds, the First Trust Bloomberg Inflation Sensitive Equity ETF (FTIF) was the outright leader in the Large Cap space, gaining 4.67%. In Mid Cap, the Invesco S&P Midcap 400 Pure Value ETF (RFV) shined with a 2.88% advance, while the Invesco S&P SmallCap Value with Momentum ETF (XSVM) topped Small Caps, adding 3.03%. On the downside, the Roundhill Meme Stock ETF (MEME) fell sharply by 7.45%, the Baron SMID Cap ETF (BCSM) lost 4.91%, and the Motley Fool Small-Cap Growth ETF (TMFS) retreated 1.70%, anchoring the bottom of their respective size tiers.

Large Cap Performance

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
FTIF First Trust Bloomberg Inflation Sensitive Equity ETF 4.67%
TEXX Horizon Kinetics Texas ETF 3.56%
ABLD Abacus FCF Real Assets Leaders ETF 3.30%
ECML Euclidean Fundamental Value ETF 3.03%
SYLD Cambria Shareholder Yield ETF 2.96%
Bottom Performers
MEME Roundhill Meme Stock ETF -7.45%
RKNG Defiance Retail Kings ETF -6.53%
AIUP FINQ FIRST U.S. Large Cap AI-Managed Equity ETF -6.45%
BUZZ VanEck Social Sentiment ETF -6.17%
DUNK Dana Unconstrained Equity ETF -5.74%

Mid Cap Performance

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
RFV Invesco S&P Midcap 400 Pure Value ETF 2.88%
DFAT Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF 2.42%
FNK First Trust Mid Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund 2.02%
ISMD Inspire Small/Mid Cap ETF 1.99%
XMVM Invesco S&P MidCap Value with Momentum ETF 1.89%
Bottom Performers
BCSM Baron SMID Cap ETF -4.91%
IPO Renaissance IPO ETF -4.66%
NUMG Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF -3.58%
TMFM Motley Fool Mid-Cap Growth ETF -3.57%
VOT Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth ETF -2.48%

Small Cap Performance

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
XSVM Invesco S&P SmallCap Value with Momentum ETF 3.03%
BSVO EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF 3.03%
TCV Towle Value ETF 2.99%
AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF 2.99%
RZV Invesco S&P Smallcap 600 Pure Value ETF 2.88%
Bottom Performers
TMFS Motley Fool Small-Cap Growth ETF -1.70%
VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF -1.48%
SCOW Pacer S&P SmallCap 600 Quality FCF Aristocrats ETF -1.40%
SMLL Harbor Active Small Cap ETF -1.38%
FSGS First Trust SMID Growth Strength ETF -1.37%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

The channel registered a net outflow of $31.91B this week, driven heavily by tax-loss harvesting or broad repositioning in select corners of the market. U.S. Large Cap – Blend proved to be the major bright spot, attracting a robust $12.25B in net new assets, adding to its massive $3,897.5B AUM base. All other style box categories experienced outflows over the trailing 5-day period. The pain was felt most acutely in the U.S. Large Cap – Value segment, which shed a substantial $23.28B.

Category Flows Summary

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
U.S. Large Cap – Blend 356 $3,897.5B $12,256M ($2,121M) $51,650M $37,636M $307,531M
U.S. Mid Cap – Growth 23 $57.3B ($126M) $566M $585M $427M $2,588M
U.S. Small Cap – Value 36 $105.1B ($1,024M) $927M $2,112M $2,000M $1,647M
U.S. Mid Cap – Value 23 $79.9B ($1,121M) $56M $650M $557M $2,052M
U.S. Large Cap – Growth 160 $1,162.5B ($2,072M) $4,176M $12,315M $6,861M $105,387M
U.S. Small Cap – Growth 19 $50.1B ($2,331M) ($26M) ($755M) ($907M) ($1,102M)
U.S. Mid Cap – Blend 68 $380.1B ($6,763M) $5,403M $10,767M $10,054M $29,770M
U.S. Small Cap – Blend 66 $333.6B ($7,650M) $1,380M $1,129M $1,412M $877M
U.S. Large Cap – Value 196 $949.1B ($23,282M) $10,353M $25,243M $23,434M $80,361M

Top & Bottom ETFs by 5-Day Flow

Looking at specific products, the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) was a massive creation engine, absorbing $40.8B to lead the Large Cap segment, while the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) saw sharp outflows of $35.9B. In Mid Caps, the iShares Russell Midcap ETF (IWR) brought in $383M, contrasting with the $2.67B exit from the Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (VO). For Small Caps, the iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF (IJS) secured $434M in new money, whereas the Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) registered the steepest drop, losing $3.23B.

Large Cap Flows

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF $40,798M
SPY State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF $8,983M
SPYM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF $2,995M
BGIG Bahl & Gaynor Income Growth ETF $1,587M
VONV Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF $712M
Outflows
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF -$35,895M
SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF -$14,573M
VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index ETF -$3,055M
VTV Vanguard Value ETF -$2,025M
COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF -$1,964M

Mid Cap Flows

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
IWR iShares Russell Midcap ETF $383M
CGMM Capital Group U.S. Small and Mid Cap ETF $281M
XMMO Invesco S&P MidCap Momentum ETF $225M
IJK iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF $165M
SMMD iShares Russell 2500 ETF $97M
Outflows
VO Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF -$2,668M
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF -$2,511M
VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF -$1,988M
VOE Vanguard Mid-Cap Value ETF -$950M
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF -$511M

Small Cap Flows

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF $434M
AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF $96M
FESM Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap ETF $77M
DFSV Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF $29M
SCHA Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF $29M
Outflows
VB Vanguard Small-Cap ETF -$3,231M
IJR iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF -$2,541M
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF -$1,219M
VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth ETF -$1,098M
VBR Vanguard Small Cap Value ETF -$954M

Issuer League Table Update

Vanguard and iShares maintain their dominant grip on the Size & Style category, controlling 34.61% and 27.08% of the total market share, respectively. However, their flow fortunes diverged wildly this week. iShares was the clear winner, raking in $30.66B in weekly inflows, while Vanguard saw heavy redemptions, bleeding $54.91B as investors shifted capital.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
Vanguard 41 $2,429.36B 34.61%
iShares 81 $1,900.46B 27.08%
SPDR 30 $991.70B 14.13%
Invesco 68 $648.52B 9.24%
Schwab 12 $315.56B 4.50%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Inflows
iShares $30,663M
SPDR $11,717M
Bahl & Gaynor $1,594M
Outflows
Vanguard -$54,907M
Schwab -$14,551M
Invesco -$2,412M

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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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