Global Equity ETF Recap: Growth Leads the Week

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Weekly Channel Summary

The “Global Equity – Size & Style” ETF channel currently stands at $171.2B in total Assets Under Management (AUM) across 97 ETFs and 68 unique issuers. Over the past week, the channel attracted $1.00B in net inflows. This builds upon a strong long-term trend, with Year-to-Date (YTD) flows reaching $14.03B and trailing 1-year flows hitting an impressive $33.86B.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

Global equities saw positive momentum across the board this week. The Equity: Global Large Cap – Growth category led the pack with a solid 4.25% Week-to-Date (WTD) return, though it remains slightly negative for the year with a -3.60% Year-to-Date (YTD) return. Conversely, the Equity: Global Ex-U.S. Large Cap – Blend category was the primary laggard, gaining just 1.04% WTD. Meanwhile, the Equity: Global Small | Mid Cap category posted a respectable 3.16% WTD return and maintains a strong 8.21% YTD position.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Equity: Global Large Cap – Growth 4.25% -0.51% -6.17% -2.20% -3.60% 15.63%
Equity: Global Large Cap – Blend 3.69% 0.94% -0.58% 6.85% 1.93% 30.65%
Equity: Global Small | Mid Cap 3.16% 1.97% 14.43% 4.25% 8.21% 40.79%
Equity: Global Large Cap – Value 2.55% 1.78% 4.50% 14.29% 6.90% 38.23%
Equity: Global Ex-U.S. Large Cap – Blend 1.04%

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

Among individual funds, the FIS Tactical Equity ETF (ACTS) emerged as the single best-performing ETF this week with a stellar 7.46% return. On the other end of the spectrum, the Alpha Droid Broad Markets Momentum ETF (EZMO) and Alpha Droid Defensive Sector Rotation ETF (EZRO) were the two worst-performing ETFs, logging WTD returns of -0.05% and 0.00%, respectively.

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
ACTS FIS Tactical Equity ETF 7.46%
WRND NYLI Global Equity R&D Leaders ETF 6.20%
CGGO Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF 6.15%
RSEE Rareview Systematic Equity ETF 5.60%
IGTR Innovator Gradient Tactical Rotation Strategy ETF 5.36%
Bottom Performers
EZMO Alpha Droid Broad Markets Momentum ETF -0.05%
EZRO Alpha Droid Defensive Sector Rotation ETF 0.00%
ACWV iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF 0.14%
INFL Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF 0.49%
GCOW Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF 0.53%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

The channel gathered $1.00B in total net inflows this week. The Equity: Global Large Cap – Blend category was the overwhelming favorite, commanding $937M in net new assets and bringing its massive total AUM to $148.6B. The Equity: Global Large Cap – Growth category also saw positive interest with $35M in weekly inflows. The Equity: Global Ex-U.S. Large Cap – Blend category had the smallest positive footprint with just $1M in inflows, though notably, no major category experienced aggregate net outflows over the trailing five days.

Category Flows Summary

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
Equity: Global Large Cap – Blend 70 $148.6B $937M $4,674M $11,693M $12,624M $29,677M
Equity: Global Large Cap – Growth 4 $9.9B $35M $36M $571M $945M $2,583M
Equity: Global Small | Mid Cap 9 $4.2B $22M -$51M -$155M -$157M $661M
Equity: Global Large Cap – Value 13 $8.6B $3M $27M $550M $604M $928M
Equity: Global Ex-U.S. Large Cap – Blend 1 $0.0B $1M $14M

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

The Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT) was the undisputed leader for inflows, raking in $517M by dollar amount. On the outflow side, the iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF (ACWV) and the Global X Superdividend ETF (SDIV) were the top two ETFs for outflows, shedding -$60M and -$16M, respectively.

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $517M
ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF $173M
FEGE First Eagle Global Equity ETF $51M
GCOW Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF $51M
CGGE Capital Group Global Equity ETF $44M
Outflows
ACWV iShares MSCI Global Min Vol Factor ETF -$60M
SDIV Global X Superdividend ETF -$16M
SFGV Sequoia Global Value ETF -$1M
RW Rainwater Equity ETF -$1M
FGSM Frontier Asset Global Small Cap Equity ETF -$1M

Issuer League Table Update

Vanguard and iShares dominate the top 2 issuer spots by market share, commanding 38.91% and 32.27% of the channel’s AUM, respectively. Vanguard also gathered the most weekly inflows, adding $517M to its total. Conversely, Global X saw the largest outflows among issuers this week, losing $16M.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
Vanguard 1 $66.63B 38.91%
iShares 11 $55.25B 32.27%
Capital Group 3 $16.57B 9.68%
JPMorgan 2 $6.88B 4.02%
Pacer 4 $3.50B 2.04%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Inflows
Vanguard $517M
iShares $154M
Capital Group $102M
Outflows
Global X -$16M
CCM -$1M
Rainwater -$1M

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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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