Where the Money Moved: An $8.3B Day for ETFs

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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 Tuesday, September 30, 2025.

Market Flow Summary

The U.S. ETF market saw total net inflows of +$8.31B. The top issuer by inflow was SPDR, which brought in +$9.24B. The leading individual fund for the day was SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) with +$7.56B in new assets. On the other side of the ledger, Schwab experienced the largest net outflow among issuers with -$997.03M, while Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) saw the largest single-fund redemption of -$1.72B. The most notable high-velocity brand was The Brinsmere Funds, attracting significant new assets relative to its size.

Flow Summary by Asset Class

Equity ETFs led the way with +$5.98B in daily net flows, followed by Commodity ETFs which attracted +$879.55M. On a year-to-date basis, Equity remains the dominant asset class with +$499.00B in total net inflows.

Asset Class 1D Flow 1M Flow YTD Flow
Equity +$5.98B +$92.99B +$499.00B
Commodity +$879.55M +$12.00B +$40.37B
Digital Asset +$628.91M +$4.18B +$35.69B
Non-Traditional +$377.64M +$2.30B +$51.03B
Fixed Income +$212.64M +$36.75B +$296.29B
Alternative +$100.02M +$582.91M +$3.85B
Multi-Asset +$34.79M +$773.87M +$4.18B
Currency +$2.43M -$40.57M +$502.38M

Top/Bottom Five Category Flows

The following tables highlight the top and bottom five ETF categories by net flows for the day.

Top 5 Category Inflows

Category 1D Flow
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Blend +$5.35B
Commodity: Focused – Precious Metals +$889.99M
Equity: Global Ex-U.S. Large Cap – Blend +$864.14M
Fixed Income: Taxable – High Yield +$631.01M
Equity: Region – Country Specific +$509.24M

Bottom 5 Category Outflows

Category 1D Flow
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Growth -$1.50B
Fixed Income: Taxable – Government Ultrashort -$1.41B
Equity: U.S. Small Cap – Blend -$1.19B
Fixed Income: Taxable – Government Short -$373.81M
Equity: U.S. Small Cap – Growth -$176.67M

ETF Issuer Flow Analysis

SPDR led all issuers with +$9.24B in net inflows, representing +0.54% of their AUM. Schwab saw the largest net outflow at -$997.03M, or -0.21% of their AUM. The top high-velocity brand was The Brinsmere Funds, which saw inflows representing +12.85% of its AUM.

Top 5 Brands by Inflows

Issuer Aggregate AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
SPDR $1.73T +$9.24B +0.54%
VanEck $112.73B +$566.17M +0.50%
Fidelity $144.14B +$326.69M +0.23%
Dimensional $226.81B +$246.16M +0.11%
JPMorgan $248.20B +$219.58M +0.09%

Bottom 5 Brands by Outflows

Issuer Aggregate AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
Schwab $475.04B -$997.03M -0.21%
iShares $3.81T -$817.80M -0.02%
Invesco $765.65B -$811.38M -0.11%
Vanguard $3.65T -$801.33M -0.02%
Sprott $3.99B -$151.25M -3.66%

High-Velocity Brands

Issuer Aggregate AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
The Brinsmere Funds $797.65M +$90.85M +12.85%
iPath $1.78B +$92.22M +5.48%
SMI Funds $793.40M -$63.07M -7.36%
Range $712.42M -$50.13M -6.57%

Significant Single-Fund Movements

The fund with the largest absolute inflow was SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) with +$7.56B. The largest absolute outflow came from Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), which saw redemptions of -$1.72B.

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

Fund (Ticker) AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
Inflows
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) $669.92B +$7.56B +1.14%
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) $125.27B +$739.38M +0.59%
Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) $107.37B +$560.37M +0.52%
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) $19.03B +$486.05M +2.62%
iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF (DYNF) $27.20B +$464.64M +1.74%
Invesco MSCI USA ETF (PBUS) $8.58B +$433.98M +5.33%
VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) $31.96B +$408.09M +1.29%
Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLV) $33.20B +$389.83M +1.19%
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLC) $27.18B +$325.54M +1.21%
iShares S&P 100 ETF (OEF) $27.54B +$266.29M +0.98%
Outflows
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) $762.29B -$1.72B -0.22%
iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) $70.88B -$1.19B -1.64%
iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (SGOV) $57.95B -$820.76M -1.40%
Vanguard Growth ETF (VUG) $194.80B -$498.59M -0.26%
Invesco QQQ Trust Series I (QQQ) $384.67B -$480.36M -0.12%
Schwab Intermediate-Term US Treasury ETF (SCHR) $11.50B -$444.62M -3.72%
Schwab Short-Term US Treasury ETF (SCHO) $11.35B -$444.08M -3.76%
iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB) $43.56B -$438.91M -1.00%
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) $698.44B -$435.20M -0.06%
SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF (BIL) $42.14B -$391.79M -0.92%

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

Fund (Ticker) AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
T-REX 2X Long BMNR Daily Target ETF (BMNU) $130.95M +$75.57M +136.45%
Brinsmere Fund Growth ETF (TBFG) $464.86M +$90.85M +24.29%
SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF (XES) $166.10M +$28.90M +21.06%
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas (KOLD) $186.83M +$28.29M +17.84%
iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF (IYZ) $685.80M +$83.91M +13.94%
Roundhill HOOD WeeklyPay ETF (HOOW) $208.44M +$25.14M +13.72%
ProShares Ether ETF (EETH) $129.58M +$15.60M +13.69%
Defiance Daily Target 2X Long ORCL ETF (ORCX) $266.74M +$28.66M +12.04%
GraniteShares 2x Long META Daily ETF (FBL) $166.85M +$16.95M +11.30%
YOKE Core ETF (YOKE) $227.48M +$21.98M +10.70%

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

Fund (Ticker) AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT) $351.69M -$94.80M -21.23%
Invesco Dorsey Wright SmallCap Momentum ETF (DWAS) $701.34M -$184.56M -20.83%
LeaderShares AlphaFactor US Core Equity ETF (LSAF) $120.88M -$31.34M -20.59%
Invesco Dorsey Wright Technology Momentum ETF (PTF) $500.12M -$114.48M -18.63%
Invesco Dorsey Wright Industrials Momentum ETF (PRN) $467.54M -$95.05M -16.90%
Dana Unconstrained Equity ETF (DUNK) $155.62M -$31.45M -16.81%
Invesco Dorsey Wright Momentum ETF (PDP) $1.63B -$299.93M -15.51%
Alpha Architect US Quantitative Value ETF (QVAL) $407.26M -$64.92M -13.75%
Monarch Blue Chips Core Index ETF (MBCC) $120.68M -$18.43M -13.25%
Global X SuperIncome Preferred ETF (SPFF) $159.87M -$23.42M -12.78%

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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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