Quiet Broad Markets Mask Targeted Outlier Activity in Thematics and Non-Traditional ETFs
Macro Summary The market exhibited muted activity during the session,…
Broad Equities and Ultrashort Bonds Lead as Tech Faces Outflows
Issuer League Tables Note on Flow Volatility: Daily flow outliers…
Commodities Surge as Global Equities Face Mild Headwinds
Macro Overview The broad market experienced mild headwinds today as…
Digital Asset Volumes Surge 132% Amidst Broader Market Slowdown
Macro Summary The ETF market experienced subdued overall trading activity…
Daily ETF Flows: U.S. Large Cap Blend Dominates While Ultrashort Bonds Retreat
Issuer League Tables Note on Flow Volatility: Daily flow outliers…
Tech and Cloud Equities Surge as Energy Drags; Growth Outpaces Value
Macro Overview The U.S. large-cap equity market advanced slightly on…
Leveraged & Inverse Recap: Single-Stock ETFs Rake in $2.2B Amidst Wild Sector Divergence
Weekly Channel Summary The Leveraged & Inverse (Non-Traditional) ETF channel…
Traders Double Down: $2.45B Pours into Single Stock ETFs
Weekly Channel Summary Traders threw caution to the wind this…
Weekly Buffer ETF Recap: Inflows Surge as Investors Roll into May Outcomes
Macro Summary & Product Growth The Buffer (Defined Outcome) ETF…
FI Specialty ETFs: Corporate Bonds Drive $291M in Weekly Inflows
Weekly Channel Summary The FI: Specialty channel currently manages $70B…
Taxable Fixed Income ETFs Haul in $6.58B as Multi-Sector Strategies Lead the Charge
Weekly Channel Summary The FI: Taxable channel currently stands at…
Munis March On: Intermediate ETFs Lead a Near $1 Billion Inflow Week
Weekly Channel Summary The FI: Municipal ETF channel currently oversees…
StockSnips Equity World Model-A StockSnips Featured Insight
Below you will find the executive summary of StockSnips white paper. Read the full whitepaper here Why Equity Markets Need…
AMLP Steps Up as Middle East Supply Risks Put US Midstream Back in Demand-An SS&C ALPS Advisors Featured Insight
The following is a summary from SS&C ALPS Advisors latest Monthly Spotlight Geopolitical tensions in the Middle East have recently…
AAM Exchange Traded Funds’ Subadvisor, Sawgrass Asset Mgmt, Featured Insight
This is a summary of the key takeaways presented in the latest issue of AAM ETF Insights The Shift to…
Pictet Asset Management’s Featured Insight- AI: the next chapter
AI: the next chapter was originally posted by Pictet Asset Management in December 2025 The rise of AI has provoked much…
USCF Featured Insight: Why is the Strait of Hormuz So Important to World Oil Supply
The following is a summary of USCF's Blog post: Why is the Strait of Hormuz so Important to World Oil…
Last Week in ETFs: Investors Dump $6B of Equity for High-Quality Bonds and Synthetic Yield
The Big Picture: The ETF industry saw a significant divergence in investor sentiment during the week ending March 6, 2026, as total net flows reached $6,924M, pushing total industry AUM to $14,093.6B. The week was defined by a massive rotation…
Mega-Cap Drag: How Market Capitalization is Dictating Factor Returns
The Hidden Driver of Factor Outperformance: Company Size Let’s be clear upfront: factor investing absolutely matters. However, when you apply a factor screen, you are typically reweighting securities based on those specific characteristics rather than their raw market capitalization. Over…
Inside the Defense ETF Boom: Visualizing Holdings, Overlap, and Valuations
Defense ETFs in Focus: Sector vs. Thematic Approaches With ongoing global events keeping national security and defense spending in the spotlight, our attention naturally turns to how investors are allocating capital within the defense ecosystem. The space has seen explosive…
Last Week in ETFs: International Equities on Pace to Crush Records as U.S. Markets Rotate
The Big Picture: The ETF industry closed out February 2026 with an exceptional $53.36 billion in weekly net inflows, pushing total assets under management (AUM) to a staggering $14.35 trillion. The risk-on environment was buoyed by late-February macroeconomic data, including…
Mapping the Record Flows into Emerging Markets
In my latest video update, I discuss the current breakdown of equity flows across the…
Decoding Market Narratives via ETF Volume
I just finished reviewing today’s ETF Most Active Report, and the data provides a perfect…
Navigating the Altcoin Growth Trend
In this "quick hitter" video, Mike Akins dives into the latest ETF market data for…
Uncharted Territory: The Massive Surge in Precious Metals ETFs
As we approach the end of 2025, the ETF market is witnessing something truly extraordinary.…
Extreme Concentration in US Large Cap Growth ETFs
In this December 3rd update, Mike walks through the latest data trends found after updating…