Large Cap Growth Dominates Flows in U.S. Size & Style ETFs This Week

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Weekly Channel Summary

The U.S. Size & Style ETF channel, encompassing 894 ETFs from 246 issuers, holds a total of $6,867B in assets under management. This week, the channel saw significant net inflows of $14.80B, contributing to a year-to-date total of $371.05B. Over the past year, the channel has gathered an impressive $580.92B in net new assets.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

This week, U.S. Small Cap – Value led performance with a 2.96% WTD return, though it is up a more modest 5.45% YTD. The primary laggard for the week was U.S. Large Cap – Value, which posted a 1.49% gain, bringing its YTD return to 11.22%.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
U.S. Small Cap – Value 2.96% 0.73% 6.09% 20.84% 5.45% 6.56%
U.S. Small Cap – Blend 2.69% 1.54% 7.19% 20.61% 8.39% 9.47%
U.S. Small Cap – Growth 2.62% 2.91% 9.56% 23.70% 10.20% 11.60%
U.S. Mid Cap – Growth 2.22% 1.37% 4.47% 21.28% 11.04% 13.45%
U.S. Mid Cap – Blend 2.18% 1.46% 4.49% 17.71% 8.35% 8.23%
U.S. Large Cap – Growth 2.05% 2.51% 7.48% 28.49% 17.80% 21.68%
U.S. Mid Cap – Value 2.00% 0.14% 3.04% 15.48% 6.74% 6.25%
U.S. Large Cap – Blend 1.74% 1.87% 5.67% 20.22% 13.50% 14.10%
U.S. Large Cap – Value 1.49% 1.11% 4.09% 14.93% 11.22% 8.99%

Top & Bottom ETFs by Weekly Performance

Drilling into specific funds, the top Large Cap performer was the Direxion HCM Tactical Enhanced US ETF (HCMT), returning 3.98%, while the Keating Active ETF (KEAT) was the worst performer at -0.62%. In Mid Caps, the Concourse Capital Focused Equity ETF (CCFE) led with a 4.44% gain, as the Clough Select Equity ETF (CBSE) lagged at -1.27%. For Small Caps, the First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund (FDM) saw the best performance at 4.68%, and the iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF (SMMV) was the bottom performer with a 0.59% return.

Large Cap Performance

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
HCMT Direxion HCM Tactical Enhanced US ETF 3.98%
TCV Towle Value ETF 3.95%
BELT iShares U.S. Select Equity Active ETF 3.86%
MVPA Miller Value Partners Appreciation ETF 3.59%
OAKM Oakmark U.S. Large Cap ETF 3.57%
Bottom Performers
KEAT Keating Active ETF -0.62%
FCUS Pinnacle Focused Opportunities ETF -0.49%
GQGU GQG US Equity ETF -0.44%
QQLV Invesco QQQ Low Volatility ETF -0.38%
ABEQ Absolute Select Value ETF -0.34%

Mid Cap Performance

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
CCFE Concourse Capital Focused Equity ETF 4.44%
RFG Invesco S&P Midcap 400 Pure Growth ETF 4.38%
CSD Invesco S&P Spin-Off ETF 3.82%
GRPM Invesco S&P MidCap 400 GARP ETF 3.64%
TSME Thrivent Small-Mid Cap Equity ETF 3.59%
Bottom Performers
CBSE Clough Select Equity ETF -1.27%
OCFS Otter Creek Focus Strategy ETF -0.02%
SMIG Bahl & Gaynor Small/Mid Cap Income Growth ETF 0.18%
FLQM Franklin U.S. Mid Cap Multifactor Index ETF 0.38%
XMLV Invesco S&P MidCap Low Volatility ETF 0.40%

Small Cap Performance

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
FDM First Trust Dow Jones Select MicroCap Index Fund 4.68%
BSVO EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF 4.42%
RZV Invesco S&P Smallcap 600 Pure Value ETF 3.98%
AVSC Avantis U.S Small Cap Equity ETF 3.84%
VIOV Vanguard S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF 3.71%
Bottom Performers
SMMV iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF 0.59%
OUSM ALPS O’Shares US Small-Cap Quality Dividend ETF 0.85%
SCDV Bahl & Gaynor Small Cap Dividend ETF 1.41%
XSLV Invesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF 1.51%
XSHD Invesco S&P SmallCap High Dividend Low Volatility ETF 1.62%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

The channel attracted $14,799M in total net flows this past week. U.S. Large Cap – Growth was the clear leader, pulling in $5,881M, adding to its $1,208.5B AUM base. U.S. Large Cap – Blend also saw significant interest with $5,040M in new assets. On the other end, U.S. Small Cap – Value experienced the largest outflows, shedding $152M.

Category Flows Summary

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
U.S. Large Cap – Growth 149 $1,208.5B $5,881M $11,599M $34,187M $93,252M $129,461M
U.S. Large Cap – Blend 333 $3,845.5B $5,040M $37,583M $88,137M $222,761M $340,744M
U.S. Large Cap – Value 190 $859.8B $2,378M $5,814M $18,044M $46,401M $71,004M
U.S. Small Cap – Blend 60 $316.1B $1,135M ($612M) $1,932M ($8,039M) $2,759M
U.S. Mid Cap – Blend 67 $358.3B $471M $2,009M $5,304M $19,270M $31,497M
U.S. Small Cap – Growth 17 $50.3B $87M $126M ($23M) ($1,943M) ($3M)
U.S. Mid Cap – Growth 23 $59.4B $39M $249M $1,433M $1,778M $3,241M
U.S. Mid Cap – Value 21 $74.1B ($80M) $6M $836M $1,098M $3,506M
U.S. Small Cap – Value 33 $95.2B ($152M) ($220M) $353M ($3,532M) ($1,289M)

Top & Bottom ETFs by 5-Day Flow

At the fund level, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) dominated Large Cap inflows with +$5,612M, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) saw the largest redemption of -$4,349M. For Mid Caps, the iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (IJH) led with +$300M in new assets, and the Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (VO) had the most outflows at -$100M. In the Small Cap space, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) gathered +$756M, as the iShares US Small Cap Value Factor ETF (SVAL) topped outflows at -$80M.

Large Cap Flows

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $5,612M
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series I $3,054M
DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust $1,372M
SPLG SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF $946M
VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF $847M
Outflows
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($4,349M)
COWZ Pacer US Cash Cows 100 ETF ($268M)
SCHD Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF ($221M)
USMC Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF ($191M)
KRMA Global X Conscious Companies ETF ($164M)

Mid Cap Flows

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF $300M
FMDE Fidelity Enhanced Mid Cap ETF $101M
SPMD SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF $60M
IWR iShares Russell Midcap ETF $43M
VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF $40M
Outflows
VO Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF ($100M)
REGL ProShares S&P MidCap 400 Dividend Aristocrats ETF ($86M)
IWS iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF ($63M)
MDYV SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF ($50M)
MDYG SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF ($28M)

Small Cap Flows

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF $756M
PSC Principal U.S. Small-Cap ETF $175M
VB Vanguard Small-Cap ETF $101M
AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF $88M
SPSM SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF $53M
Outflows
SVAL iShares US Small Cap Value Factor ETF ($80M)
IWN iShares Russell 2000 Value ETF ($54M)
IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF ($50M)
CALF Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETF ($43M)
TPSC Timothy Plan US Small Cap Core ETF ($43M)

Issuer League Table Update

Vanguard (34.21% share) and iShares (27.50% share) continue to dominate the issuer landscape. This week, Vanguard also led in asset gathering, pulling in $7,941M in net inflows. Among the top issuers, SPDR saw the largest outflows at -$1,622M.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
Vanguard 38 $2,349.04B 34.21%
iShares 80 $1,888.64B 27.50%
SPDR 30 $1,000.37B 14.57%
Invesco 69 $657.70B 9.58%
Schwab 12 $301.71B 4.39%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Inflows
Vanguard $7,941M
Invesco $3,809M
iShares $2,542M
Outflows
SPDR ($1,622M)
Pacer ($310M)
Global X ($146M)

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Disclosures

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