Late Day Reversal Juices ETF Volumes; Lat Am Catches a Bid

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Macro Summary

The market saw elevated activity, with total ETF volume reaching $337.1B, or 121% of the 30-day average. The day’s most significant story was a dramatic surge in the Equity: Region – Latin America category, which traded at 242% of its normal volume and finished the session up +0.73%. Activity was also notably high in Non-Traditional (132% of ADV) and Equity (129% of ADV) asset classes, indicating a broad-based interest in specific market segments.

Asset Class Summary

Asset Class Volume 30D Avg. % of 30D Avg.
Equity $236.4B $183.5B 129%
Non-Traditional $53.5B $40.5B 132%
Fixed Income $30.6B $30.7B 100%
Digital Asset $7.5B $8.7B 87%
Commodity $6.9B $13.4B 52%
Alternative $2.0B $1.5B 138%
Multi-Asset $149.1M $178.8M 83%
Currency $73.7M $76.1M 97%

Equity

Equity markets saw significant turnover, closing with $236.4B in volume, 129% of its 30-day average. The day’s most dramatic outlier was the Latin America region category, which traded 242% of its average volume (closing +0.73%), driven by funds like ILF (up +1.21%). Other high-volume categories included Information Technology (down -0.42%) and U.S. Large Cap Growth (down -0.02%). Separately, high-activity tickers like GSUS (up +0.09%) and GSID (down -0.01%) also saw exceptionally heavy trading.

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Blend 129% $89.9B +0.23%
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Growth 140% $55.4B -0.02%
Equity: Sector – Information Technology 170% $15.0B -0.42%
Equity: U.S. Small Cap – Blend 144% $14.9B +0.62%
Equity: Global Large Cap – Blend 144% $1.5B +0.11%

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
GSUS Goldman Sachs MarketBeta U.S. Equity ETF 830% $78.0M +0.09%
GSID Marketbeta INTL Equity ETF 820% $23.0M -0.01%
PXF Invesco RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. ETF 655% $17.4M +0.49%
ILOW AB International Low Volatility Equity ETF 410% $11.8M +0.35%
PTL Inspire 500 ETF 405% $11.5M +0.56%
JIVE JPMorgan International Value ETF 395% $22.6M +0.20%
OMFL Invesco Russell 1000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF 362% $46.2M +0.51%
UTES Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF 352% $84.3M +1.42%
FEOE First Eagle Overseas Equity ETF 344% $10.6M +0.55%
XSW State Street SPDR S&P Software & Services ETF 322% $10.7M +0.58%

Fixed Income

The Fixed Income space was quiet, with $30.6B in volume, trading at 100% of its 30-day average. The one pocket of notable activity was in Convertible bonds, which traded 178% of its average volume (finishing up +0.34%), largely driven by heavy turnover in CWB (closing +0.34%). Other high-activity tickers included GOVI (down -0.05%) and NHYB (up +0.04%).

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
Fixed Income: Taxable – Convertible 178% $189.2M -0.01%

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
GOVI Invesco Equal Weight 0-30 Year Treasury ETF 1189% $73.8M -0.05%
NHYB Nuveen High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 529% $150.1M +0.04%
SHYG iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 354% $249.7M -0.16%
UBND VictoryShares Core Plus Intermediate Bond ETF 344% $13.6M -0.38%
IBTM iShares iBonds Dec 2032 Term Treasury ETF 339% $9.0M +0.09%
PMBS PIMCO Mortgage-Backed Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund 337% $16.6M +0.07%
VTEI Vanguard Intermediate-Term Tax-Exempt Bond ETF 275% $19.5M +0.00%
CWB State Street SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF 259% $141.6M +0.34%
BKAG BNY Mellon Core Bond ETF 245% $13.6M -0.05%
BSJP Invesco BulletShares 2025 High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 245% $6.8M +0.03%

Commodities

Commodities were exceptionally quiet, trading just $6.9B, or 52% of the 30-day average. The only category to see above-average interest was Carbon Credits, which traded 163% of its ADV, though it finished the day down -0.48%. No high-activity tickers were reported for this asset class.

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
No categories met the high-volume criteria.

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
No high-activity ticker outliers for this asset class.

Crypto

The Digital Asset class saw $7.5B in volume, trading at 87% of its 30-day average. The primary categories, Bitcoin (which rose +2.20%) and Ethereum (which rose +4.40%), both traded below their recent averages. No high-activity ticker outliers were reported for this asset class.

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
No categories met the high-volume criteria.

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
No high-activity ticker outliers for this asset class.

Currencies

The Currency asset class saw $73.7M in volume, trading at 97% of its 30-day average. No categories met the high-volume criteria, and no high-activity ticker outliers were reported.

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
No categories met the high-volume criteria.

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
No high-activity ticker outliers for this asset class.

Alternatives

The Alternative asset class saw $2.0B in volume, trading at 138% of its 30-day average. This activity was almost entirely concentrated in Volatility-Short products, which traded at 188% of their average volume and finished the day up +0.41%. No high-activity ticker outliers were reported for this asset class.

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
Alternative: Volatility – Short 188% $350.8M +0.41%
Alternative: Volatility – Long 135% $1.6B -0.98%

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
No high-activity ticker outliers for this asset class.

Non-Traditional

Non-Traditional products saw high volume, trading $53.5B, or 132% of the 30-day average. This was dominated by Leverage | Inverse – Equity products, which traded $33.3B (157% of ADV) and finished up +0.25%. Synthetic Income – Single Stock products also saw heavy interest, trading $1.6B (151% of ADV) and closing roughly flat. High-activity tickers included TECL (down -0.97%) and YMAG (down -0.20%).

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Equity 157% $33.3B +0.25%
Non-Traditional: Synthetic Income – Equity 139% $2.7B +0.14%
Non-Traditional: Synthetic Income – Single Stock 151% $1.6B +0.03%

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
TECL Direxion Daily Technology Bull 3x Shares 311% $492.4M -0.97%
UPRO ProShares UltraPro S&P500 265% $1.4B +0.46%
BULZ MicroSectors Solactive FANG & Innovation 3X Leveraged ETN 245% $161.8M +1.35%
YMAG YieldMax Magnificent 7 Fund of Option Income ETFs 217% $38.3M -0.20%
HOOW Roundhill HOOD WeeklyPay ETF 209% $63.8M +4.00%
IWMI NEOS Russell 2000 High Income ETF 209% $15.3M +0.30%
TSLY YieldMax TSLA Option Income Strategy ETF 197% $659.1M -2.73%
MUU Direxion Daily MU Bull 2X Shares 192% $128.2M +0.24%
JEPQ JPMorgan NASDAQ Equity Premium Income ETF 186% $648.3M -0.08%
PLTY YieldMax PLTR Option Income Strategy ETF 175% $45.0M +2.43%

Multi-Asset

The Multi-Asset class saw $149.1M in volume, trading at 83% of its 30-day average. No categories met the high-volume criteria, though Target Risk – Moderate products (up +0.08%) saw some interest, led by AOM (up +0.02%).

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
No categories met the high-volume criteria.

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
YYY Amplify CEF High Income ETF 155% $6.7M -0.39%
AOM iShares Core 40/60 Moderate Allocation ETF 159% $10.3M +0.02%

Disclaimer: This AI-assisted commentary is for informational purposes only. The “High-Volume Categories” table includes categories with over $100M in volume and activity at least 125% of their 30-day average, limited to the top 5 by volume. The “High-Activity Ticker Outliers” table shows the top 10 ETFs from each asset class, sorted by the highest trading activity versus their 30-day average. All reported ETFs have AUM over $250M and an ADV greater than $2.5M.

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.

This analysis was developed by the team at ETF Action. We leverage advanced AI tools to assist in the drafting and refinement of our content, based on our expert prompts, direction, and final review.