Global Equity ETF Weekly Recap: Blend Strategies Lead as Channel AUM Hits $185B

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Weekly Channel Summary

The Global Equity – Size & Style ETF channel currently tracks 98 ETFs across 68 issuers, accounting for a substantial $185B in total assets under management (AUM). Over the past week, the channel attracted $467M in net inflows. This robust weekly activity brings the year-to-date (YTD) net flows up to $17.91B and the trailing 1-year total to $34.73B.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

The Global Large Cap – Blend category paced the broader channel this week with a leading Week-to-Date (WTD) return of 1.88%, elevating its YTD return to 7.42%. On the other end of the spectrum, Global Large Cap – Value lagged with a modest 0.60% WTD gain, though it still boasts a strong YTD return of 9.54%.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Equity: Global Large Cap – Blend 1.88% 5.69% 4.08% 10.55% 7.42% 27.65%
Equity: Global Large Cap – Growth 1.71% 6.70% 4.33% 4.27% 2.97% 13.59%
Equity: Global Small | Mid Cap 0.87% 3.28% 3.79% 16.69% 11.72% 32.19%
Equity: Global Large Cap – Value 0.60% 2.31% 1.93% 15.13% 9.54% 30.32%

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

The Moonvest ETF (MNVT) was the standout performer for the week, delivering a 10.00% gain. Conversely, the Alpha Droid Defensive Sector Rotation ETF (EZRO) and the Tremblant Global ETF (TOGA) were the primary laggards, posting WTD returns of -3.82% and -2.01%, respectively.

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
MNVT Moonvest ETF 10.00%
KNO AXS Knowledge Leaders ETF 5.74%
CGGO Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF 5.11%
IGTR Innovator Gradient Tactical Rotation Strategy ETF 4.20%
RSEE Rareview Systematic Equity ETF 4.01%
Bottom Performers
EZRO Alpha Droid Defensive Sector Rotation ETF -3.82%
TOGA Tremblant Global ETF -2.01%
GCOW Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF -1.53%
CDIG City Different Investments Global Equity ETF -1.26%
DIVD Altrius Global Dividend ETF -0.89%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

The channel saw total net inflows of $467M this week. The Global Large Cap – Blend category was the primary beneficiary, pulling in $326M and reinforcing its massive $161.0B AUM footprint. Global Large Cap – Growth also captured significant momentum with $69M in new capital. Conversely, while no major category suffered absolute outflows over the 5-day period, Global Large Cap – Value attracted the smallest share of new assets at $21M.

Category Flows Summary

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
Equity: Global Large Cap – Blend 71 $161.0B $326M $4,126M $12,139M $16,180M $30,603M
Equity: Global Large Cap – Growth 4 $11.0B $69M $258M $619M $1,185M $2,764M
Equity: Global Small | Mid Cap 9 $4.3B $51M $84M -$66M -$81M $430M
Equity: Global Large Cap – Value 13 $8.6B $21M $43M $365M $619M $931M

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

The Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT) easily took the top spot for inflows, amassing $306M in fresh assets. Meanwhile, significant redemptions impacted the iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH) and the JPMorgan Global Select Equity ETF (JGLO), which experienced the heaviest outflows at -$118M and -$101M, respectively.

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $306M
CGGO Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF $69M
IOO iShares Global 100 ETF $55M
CGGE Capital Group Global Equity ETF $52M
CGDG Capital Group Dividend Growers ETF $30M
Outflows
URTH iShares MSCI World ETF -$118M
JGLO JPMorgan Global Select Equity ETF -$101M
AGQI First Trust Active Global Quality Income ETF -$3M
RGEF Rockefeller Global Equity ETF -$3M
OAKG Oakmark Global Large Cap ETF -$3M

Issuer League Table Update

Vanguard and iShares maintain a dominant duopoly over the channel, controlling 39.70% and 31.82% of the total market share, respectively. Vanguard proved to be the most effective asset gatherer this week, pulling in $306M in net inflows. In contrast, JPMorgan shed assets, leading the issuer outflow list with -$101M in net withdrawals.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
Vanguard 1 $73.40B 39.70%
iShares 11 $58.83B 31.82%
Capital Group 3 $18.19B 9.84%
JPMorgan 2 $7.05B 3.82%
Pacer 4 $3.46B 1.87%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Inflows
Vanguard $306M
Capital Group $151M
Horizon Kinetics $53M
Outflows
JPMorgan -$101M
iShares -$48M
Frontier -$5M

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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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