High-Velocity Alert: MQQQ Skyrockets with +147% Flow Surge

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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 Friday, September 26, 2025.

Market Flow Summary

The U.S. ETF market saw total net inflows of +$5.27B. The top issuer by inflow was iShares, which brought in +$2.47B. The leading individual fund was the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV), attracting +$1.99B. On the other side, Vanguard experienced the largest outflows among issuers with -$1.23B, and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) saw the largest single-fund redemption of -$2.45B. The most notable high-velocity brand was SMI Funds, which saw inflows of +$153M, representing a +19.40% increase in AUM.

Flow Summary by Asset Class

Fixed Income led all asset classes with +$3.59B in daily flows, followed by Commodity products which attracted +$1.15B. On a year-to-date basis, Equity continues to lead all asset classes with +$482.69B in total inflows.

Asset Class 1D Flow 1M Flow YTD Flow
Fixed Income +$3.59B +$37.31B +$296.86B
Commodity +$1.15B +$10.26B +$38.63B
Equity +$584M +$76.68B +$482.69B
Non-Traditional +$468M +$1.53B +$50.24B
Multi-Asset +$77M +$688M +$4.10B
Alternative +$18M +$426M +$3.70B
Currency -$6M -$38M +$505M
Digital Asset -$620M +$2.40B +$33.91B

Top/Bottom Five Category Flows

At the category level, Precious Metals commodities saw the most significant inflows, while U.S. Large Cap Blend equities experienced the largest redemptions.

Top 5 Category Inflows

Category 1D Flow
Commodity: Focused – Precious Metals +$1.14B
Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Single Stock +$478M
Fixed Income: Taxable – Government Short +$441M
Fixed Income: Taxable – Government Intermediate +$409M
Equity: Thematic – Multi-Sector +$400M

Bottom 5 Category Outflows

Category 1D Flow
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Blend -$1.46B
Equity: Sector – Financials -$414M
Digital Asset: Cryptocurrency – Bitcoin -$392M
Digital Asset: Cryptocurrency – Ethereum -$241M
Fixed Income: Taxable – Corporate -$174M

ETF Issuer Flow Analysis

iShares led all issuers with net inflows of +$2.47B (+0.07% of AUM). Vanguard saw the largest net outflow at -$1.23B (-0.03% of AUM). SMI Funds was the top high-velocity brand, with inflows representing +19.40% of its AUM.

Top 5 Brands by Inflows

Issuer Aggregate AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
iShares $3.79T +$2.47B +0.07%
Schwab $473.10B +$1.19B +0.25%
Invesco $762.58B +$869M +0.11%
JPMorgan $248.82B +$651M +0.26%
ARK $14.91B +$374M +2.57%

Bottom 5 Brands by Outflows

Issuer Aggregate AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
Vanguard $3.63T -$1.23B -0.03%
SPDR $1.72T -$491M -0.03%
Fidelity $141.75B -$240M -0.17%
Avantis $82.24B -$155M -0.19%
Pacer $39.59B -$84M -0.21%

High-Velocity Brands

Issuer Aggregate AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
SMI Funds $941M +$153M +19.40%
Tradr $1.75B +$118M +7.24%

Significant Single-Fund Movements

The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) led individual funds with inflows of +$1.99B, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) saw the largest redemptions, totaling -$2.45B.

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) $698.00B +$1.99B +0.29%
SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG) $86.30B +$1.00B +1.18%
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) $122.59B +$729M +0.60%
Schwab Short-Term US Treasury ETF (SCHO) $11.67B +$417M +3.70%
ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) $7.82B +$407M +5.49%
Schwab Intermediate-Term US Treasury ETF (SCHR) $11.91B +$396M +3.44%
Invesco Dorsey Wright Momentum ETF (PDP) $1.62B +$296M +22.32%
Outflows
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) $666.04B -$2.45B -0.37%
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) $758.18B -$2.17B -0.28%
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) $52.84B -$380M -0.71%
Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund (FBTC) $21.95B -$300M -1.35%

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

Fund (Ticker) AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
Tradr 2X Long Innovation 100 Monthly ETF (MQQQ) $152M +$90M +146.98%
JPMorgan International Growth ETF (JIG) $274M +$106M +62.64%
Invesco Dorsey Wright Technology Momentum ETF (PTF) $498M +$114M +29.54%
SMI 3Fourteen Full-Cycle Trend ETF (FCTE) $403M +$90M +28.92%
Invesco Dorsey Wright SmallCap Momentum ETF (DWAS) $881M +$180M +25.65%
Invesco Dorsey Wright Industrials Momentum ETF (PRN) $466M +$90M +23.98%
Invesco Dorsey Wright Momentum ETF (PDP) $1.62B +$296M +22.32%
JPMorgan International Value ETF (JIVE) $748M +$120M +19.05%
Global X SuperIncome Preferred ETF (SPFF) $159M +$24M +17.32%
GraniteShares 2x Long COIN Daily ETF (CONL) $925M +$136M +17.25%

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

Fund (Ticker) AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
3EDGE Dynamic Hard Assets ETF (EDGH) $144M -$69M -32.30%
Dana Unconstrained Equity ETF (DUNK) $124M -$27M -18.03%
Defiance Daily Target 2x Short IONQ ETF (IONZ) $114M -$17M -12.71%
ProShares Ultra Bloomberg Natural Gas (BOIL) $536M -$32M -5.63%
PIMCO Broad U.S. TIPS Index ETF (TIPZ) $101M -$5M -5.05%

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Large Flow Activity Note: Daily create/redeem activity is a normal function of the ETF market. Large flows often reflect rebalancing activity by a single large institution and are not necessarily indicative of broad market sentiment.

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