Vanguard and John Hancock Dominate Weekly Flows in Taxable Fixed Income

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Weekly Channel Summary

The FI: Taxable channel currently encompasses 671 ETFs across 138 issuers, representing a massive $2,157 billion in total assets under management. The space saw strong investor interest this past week, bringing in $12.74 billion in 5-day net flows. This builds on a robust year, with Year-to-Date flows hitting $111.14 billion and 1-Year flows reaching an impressive $424.55 billion.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

Government Long ETFs led the pack this week with a 1.49% return, boosting their Year-to-Date gain to 3.91%. On the other end of the spectrum, Bank Loans lagged the most, dropping -0.88% on the week and pushing their YTD performance further into negative territory at -1.30%.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Government Long 1.49% 4.30% 1.71% 6.55% 3.91% 3.69%
Government Intermediate 0.70% 1.75% 1.42% 3.25% 1.73% 6.17%
Core 0.49% 1.53% 1.54% 3.85% 1.76% 6.29%
Inflation Protected 0.44% 0.94% 1.05% 1.88% 1.42% 4.85%
Securitized 0.44% 1.29% 2.05% 4.14% 1.82% 7.05%
Core Enhanced 0.40% 1.41% 1.65% 4.00% 1.77% 6.58%
International 0.35% 0.40% 3.01% 3.05% 2.20% 12.27%
International USD 0.34% 1.08% 1.28% 2.54% 1.52% 4.16%
Long-Term 0.33% 2.18% 1.26% 5.38% 2.41% 6.03%
Government Short 0.26% 0.64% 1.11% 2.27% 0.85% 4.93%
Emerging 0.24% 0.96% 3.58% 6.28% 2.37% 13.69%
Corporate 0.19% 1.13% 1.15% 3.54% 1.40% 6.65%
Short-Term 0.17% 0.57% 1.30% 2.58% 0.95% 5.76%
Multisector Taxable 0.14% 0.87% 1.63% 3.42% 1.43% 6.18%
Government Ultrashort 0.06% 0.27% 0.94% 1.94% 0.56% 4.08%
Emerging USD 0.06% 1.28% 2.64% 6.38% 1.97% 11.48%
Ultrashort 0.01% 0.22% 1.09% 2.34% 0.66% 4.93%
Convertible -0.21% 0.78% 3.94% 7.65% 5.34% 29.73%
High Yield -0.26% 0.13% 1.29% 2.77% 0.71% 6.92%
Preferred Stock -0.61% 0.08% 2.11% 3.37% 1.35% 5.88%
Bank Loans -0.88% -1.45% -0.68% -0.05% -1.30% 2.88%

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

The TYA (Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF) delivered the best return this week, climbing 2.42%. Conversely, the VPC (Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF) and the CLOZ (Eldridge BBB-B CLO ETF) struggled the most, falling -3.99% and -2.08%, respectively.

Top Performers
Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
TYA Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF 2.42%
ZROZ PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon US Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund 2.28%
GOVZ iShares 25+ Year Treasury STRIPS Bond ETF 2.28%
EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF 2.11%
XTWY BondBloxx Bloomberg Twenty Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF 1.77%
Bottom Performers
VPC Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF -3.99%
CLOZ Eldridge BBB-B CLO ETF -2.08%
PFFA Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF -1.86%
SPFF Global X SuperIncome Preferred ETF -1.82%
PFFR InfraCap REIT Preferred ETF -1.65%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

The FI: Taxable channel pulled in $12.06 billion in net inflows over the past five days. Looking at the segments, Multi-Sector strategies led the way, gathering $6,162M, while Bank Loans saw the largest outflows at ($914M). By credit type, Investment Grade dominated with an impressive $10,987M in new assets, while Intermediate duration funds attracted the lion’s share of duration-based flows with $9,315M.

Flows by Segment

Segment Fund Count AUM 5 Day Flow 30 Day Flow 90 Day Flow YTD Flow 1 Year Flow
FI: Multi-Sector 278 $896.1B $6,162M $25,099M $70,963M $49,761M $208,149M
FI: Government 117 $645.1B $3,669M $13,831M $29,963M $22,036M $122,344M
FI: Corporate 164 $389.8B $2,833M $11,776M $18,644M $15,236M $52,237M
FI: Securitized 40 $105.5B $256M $1,094M $3,477M $2,047M $17,102M
FI: Preferred Stock 25 $40.9B $53M $398M $706M $413M $1,967M
FI: Cat Bonds 1 $0.0B $1M $8M $22M $12M $46M
FI: Bank Loans 37 $60.6B ($914M) $402M $3,527M $3,339M $4,416M

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 344 $1,710.5B $10,987M $42,750M $92,528M $72,841M $310,996M
Credit: Blend 168 $241.0B $2,134M $10,137M $29,308M $19,360M $77,156M
Credit: High Yield 149 $186.4B ($1,060M) ($290M) $5,448M $631M $17,991M

Flows by Duration

Duration Fund Count AUM 5 Day Flow 30 Day Flow 90 Day Flow YTD Flow 1 Year Flow
Duration: Intermediate 398 $1,255.3B $9,315M $33,529M $86,231M $61,551M $252,683M
Duration: Short 84 $280.8B $1,423M $7,418M $15,535M $11,778M $46,677M
Duration: Long 56 $199.6B $930M $1,310M $98M ($188M) $9,924M
Duration: Ultrashort 123 $402.3B $392M $10,340M $25,420M $19,692M $96,859M

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

The JHCR (John Hancock Core Bond ETF) gathered the most assets this week, bringing in an impressive $2,299M. On the flip side, the PCRB (Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF) and the BKLN (Invesco Senior Loan ETF) suffered the steepest outflows, shedding $907M and $439M, respectively.

Inflows
Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
JHCR John Hancock Core Bond ETF $2,299M
LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF $1,563M
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $1,033M
BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF $700M
SCHO Schwab Short-Term US Treasury ETF $593M
Outflows
PCRB Putnam ESG Core Bond ETF ($907M)
BKLN Invesco Senior Loan ETF ($439M)
PAAA PGIM AAA CLO ETF ($289M)
HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($234M)
PHYD Putnam ESG High Yield ETF ($224M)

Issuer League Table Update

iShares and Vanguard continue to dominate the FI: Taxable space, holding 37.20% and 26.56% of the market share, respectively. Vanguard led all issuers in weekly asset gathering with $4,043M in inflows, while Putnam experienced the heaviest redemptions, losing $1,290M over the past five days.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
iShares 86 $802.14B 37.20%
Vanguard 30 $572.82B 26.56%
SPDR 39 $166.40B 7.72%
JPMorgan 19 $82.21B 3.81%
Schwab 12 $74.05B 3.43%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Inflows
Brand 5-Day Flow
Vanguard $4,043M
iShares $3,259M
John Hancock $2,305M
Outflows
Putnam ($1,290M)
Invesco ($237M)
WisdomTree ($142M)

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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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