The Daily Flow: iShares Dominates as Vanguard Bleeds Assets

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Note: Flow data is reported after close on a T+1 basis. The flows in this report reflect create/redeem activity from Thursday, September 25, 2025.

Market Flow Summary

The U.S. ETF market saw a total net inflow of +$8.16B. iShares led all issuers with +$9.94B in net inflows, driven largely by the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV), which was the top individual fund, attracting +$9.39B. On the other side, Vanguard experienced the largest outflows among issuers with -$6.35B, and its Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) saw the largest single-fund outflow of -$8.02B. The most notable high-velocity brand was Alger, which attracted inflows of +5.29% of its AUM.

Flow Summary by Asset Class

Equity funds led the day with +$4.93B in net inflows, followed by Fixed Income (+$1.86B) and Non-Traditional (+$934.69M). On a year-to-date basis, Equity remains the dominant asset class with +$482.11B in total inflows.

Asset Class 1D Flow 1M Flow YTD Flow
Equity +$4.93B +$79.90B +$482.11B
Fixed Income +$1.86B +$39.50B +$293.27B
Non-Traditional +$934.69M +$1.86B +$49.77B
Commodity +$768.53M +$11.53B +$37.49B
Alternative +$57.31M +$426.65M +$3.68B
Multi-Asset +$42.17M +$841.42M +$4.02B
Currency +$4.53M -$45.71M +$510.74M
Digital Asset -$443.17M +$4.27B +$34.53B

Top & Bottom Five Category Flows

U.S. Large Cap Blend Equity funds were the most popular category, while Health Care Sector funds saw the largest redemptions.

Top 5 Category Inflows

Category 1D Flow
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Blend +$3.20B
Commodity: Focused – Precious Metals +$716.81M
Equity: Global Ex-U.S. Large Cap – Blend +$705.96M
Fixed Income: Taxable – Ultrashort +$449.73M
Fixed Income: Taxable – Corporate +$439.10M

Bottom 5 Category Outflows

Category 1D Flow
Equity: Sector – Health Care -$367.16M
Digital Asset: Cryptocurrency – Ethereum -$250.14M
Equity: Region – Country Specific -$223.61M
Digital Asset: Cryptocurrency – Bitcoin -$210.56M
Equity: Sector – Financials -$207.90M

ETF Issuer Flow Analysis

iShares captured the highest net inflow with +$9.94B, representing +0.26% of its AUM. Vanguard saw the largest net outflow at -$6.35B, or -0.18% of its AUM. Alger led high-velocity brands, with inflows of +5.29% of AUM.

Top 5 Brands by Inflows

Issuer Aggregate AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
iShares $3,768.01B +$9.94B +0.26%
SPDR $1,708.07B +$1.85B +0.11%
Invesco $757.82B +$575.81M +0.08%
JPMorgan $247.32B +$275.25M +0.11%
Global X $69.88B +$270.37M +0.39%

Bottom 5 Brands by Outflows

Issuer Aggregate AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
Vanguard $3,612.85B -$6.35B -0.18%
Avantis $81.91B -$392.44M -0.48%
Fidelity $141.45B -$353.46M -0.25%
Distillate $1.95B -$183.99M -8.61%
Grayscale $31.40B -$114.80M -0.36%

High-Velocity Brands

Issuer Aggregate AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
Alger $598.38M +$30.08M +5.29%

Significant Single-Fund Movements

The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) saw the largest absolute inflow of the day with +$9.39B, while the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) experienced the largest outflow at -$8.02B.

Largest Absolute Daily Flows (Net Flows > $250M)

Fund (Ticker) AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
Inflows
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) $691.90B +$9.39B +1.38%
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) $120.60B +$1.06B +0.89%
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) $664.55B +$1.05B +0.16%
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF (IXUS) $49.38B +$480.32M +0.98%
SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG) $85.06B +$388.13M +0.46%
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) $56.14B +$301.75M +0.54%
Outflows
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) $755.87B -$8.02B -1.05%
SPDR Gold Minishares Trust of beneficial interest (GLDM) $20.19B -$384.10M -1.87%
Avantis U.S. Large Cap Value ETF (AVLV) $8.19B -$314.60M -3.70%
iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) $15.25B -$264.88M -1.71%

High-Velocity Inflows (AUM > $100M, 1D Flow > +5% of AUM)

Fund (Ticker) AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
Defiance Daily Target 2x Long OKLO ETF (OKLL) $115.04M +$38.23M +49.77%
GraniteShares 2x Long INTC Daily ETF (INTW) $113.56M +$27.38M +31.78%
Counterpoint Quantitative Equity ETF (CPAI) $147.21M +$34.87M +31.03%
Dana Unconstrained Equity ETF (DUNK) $149.95M +$27.53M +22.49%
Tradr 2X Long SMR Daily ETF (SMU) $110.76M +$17.10M +18.26%
Defiance Daily Target 2X Long ORCL ETF (ORCX) $245.06M +$33.42M +15.79%
GraniteShares 2x Long BABA Daily ETF (BABX) $209.61M +$27.03M +14.80%
JPMorgan International Growth ETF (JIG) $168.33M +$18.50M +12.35%
Direxion Daily AMZN Bull 2X Shares (AMZU) $332.81M +$36.12M +12.17%
2x Long VIX Futures ETF (UVIX) $569.67M +$59.53M +11.67%

High-Velocity Outflows (AUM > $100M, 1D Flow > -5% of AUM)

Fund (Ticker) AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
Defiance Daily Target 2x Short IONQ ETF (IONZ) $123.30M -$17.20M -12.24%
Distillate US Fundamental Stability & Value ETF (DSTL) $1.81B -$183.99M -9.23%
Avantis U.S. Quality ETF Shs Avantis US Growth Equity ETF (AVUQ) $155.83M -$15.28M -8.93%
Global X Conscious Companies ETF (KRMA) $553.73M -$53.15M -8.76%
Cambria Foreign Shareholder Yield ETF (FYLD) $448.72M -$38.82M -7.96%
SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) $359.71M -$29.97M -7.69%
Alps Equal Sector Weight ETF (EQL) $514.04M -$41.99M -7.55%
Tradr 2X Short TSLA Daily ETF (TSLQ) $472.19M -$31.73M -6.30%
Bitwise Ethereum ETF (ETHW) $437.73M -$27.60M -5.93%
iShares MSCI USA Equal Weighted ETF (EUSA) $1.42B -$81.33M -5.41%

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