Daily ETF Flows: A $2.21 Billion Outflow from QQQ Can’t Stop a Positive Day for the Market

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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, October 10, 2025.

Market Flow Summary

The U.S. ETF market saw total net inflows of +$3.45B. Vanguard led issuers with +$1.99B in net inflows, driven by significant activity in its core funds. The top individual fund for the day was SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), which attracted +$2.78B. On the other side, Invesco experienced the largest outflows among issuers, shedding -$2.12B, while its Invesco QQQ Trust Series I (QQQ) was the individual fund with the largest outflow of -$2.21B. ERShares stood out as a high-velocity brand, seeing significant inflows relative to its asset base.

Flow Summary by Asset Class

Fixed Income and Equity products led the way in daily inflows, collecting +$1.67B and +$959.57M respectively. On a year-to-date basis, Equity remains the dominant asset class, having accumulated over +$515.13B in net new assets.

Asset Class 1D Flow 1M Flow YTD Flow
Fixed Income +$1.67B +$44.33B +$323.24B
Equity +$959.57M +$80.11B +$515.13B
Commodity +$866.58M +$11.36B +$42.57B
Non-Traditional +$136.87M +$4.82B +$67.10B
Multi-Asset +$25.82M +$1.29B +$4.91B
Currency +$19.52M -$34.72M +$496.70M
Unspecified -$2.35M +$113.00M +$183.26M
Alternative -$77.46M +$894.05M +$4.22B
Digital Asset -$154.60M +$9.13B +$41.84B

Top/Bottom Five Category Flows

U.S. Large Cap Blend Equity funds saw the most significant inflows, while U.S. Large Cap Growth funds experienced the largest redemptions.

Top 5 Category Inflows

Category 1D Flow
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Blend +$3.89B
Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Equity +$808.08M
Commodity: Focused – Precious Metals +$711.37M
Equity: Region – Eurozone +$613.95M
Fixed Income: Taxable – International USD +$496.15M

Bottom 5 Category Outflows

Category 1D Flow
Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Growth -$1.96B
Equity: Sector – Information Technology -$834.55M
Equity: Sector – Financials -$632.79M
Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Single Stock -$547.04M
Fixed Income: Taxable – Bank Loans -$536.06M

ETF Issuer Flow Analysis

Vanguard led all issuers with +$1.99B in net inflows, representing a +0.06% change in its AUM. Invesco saw the largest net outflows at -$2.12B, a -0.28% change in AUM. ERShares was the top high-velocity brand, with inflows representing +16.22% of its AUM.

Top 5 Brands by Inflows

Issuer Aggregate AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
Vanguard $3,606.16B +$1.99B +0.06%
JPMorgan $250.04B +$1.06B +0.43%
SPDR $1,721.11B +$842.19M +0.05%
ProShares $88.65B +$709.32M +0.81%
Capital Group $92.33B +$381.21M +0.41%

Bottom 5 Brands by Outflows

Issuer Aggregate AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
Invesco $751.27B -$2.12B -0.28%
VanEck $114.37B -$337.12M -0.29%
Xtrackers $28.58B -$252.21M -0.87%
Direxion $53.01B -$251.77M -0.47%
GraniteShares $10.77B -$121.46M -1.12%

High-Velocity Brands

Issuer Aggregate AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
ERShares $511.81M +$71.42M +16.22%
US Commodity Funds $2.41B +$231.51M +10.61%
Bluemonte $2.02B +$154.59M +8.29%

Significant Single-Fund Movements

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) gathered the day’s largest inflow at +$2.78B, while Invesco QQQ Trust Series I (QQQ) saw the largest outflow at -$2.21B.

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) $664.14B +$2.78B +0.42%
ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) $26.63B +$659.50M +2.54%
JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF (BBEU) $4.75B +$613.74M +14.85%
iShares Silver Trust (SLV) $25.71B +$506.77M +2.01%
iShares Russell 1000 ETF (IWB) $42.90B +$483.81M +1.14%
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX) $71.85B +$473.52M +0.66%
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) $753.37B +$366.14M +0.05%
iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) $10.00B +$341.86M +3.54%
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT) $54.31B +$270.87M +0.50%
SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG) $88.46B +$261.18M +0.30%
Outflows
Invesco QQQ Trust Series I (QQQ) $376.37B -$2.21B -0.58%
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA) $39.20B -$636.74M -1.60%
iShares Semiconductor ETF (SOXX) $13.80B -$597.76M -4.15%
VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) $31.85B -$568.75M -1.75%
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) $31.40B -$412.27M -1.30%
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) $51.62B -$391.27M -0.75%
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) $49.89B -$325.93M -0.65%
Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) $15.54B -$324.21M -2.04%
Invesco Senior Loan ETF (BKLN) $6.19B -$304.66M -4.69%
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE) $25.16B -$268.36M -1.06%

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

Fund (Ticker) AUM 1D Flow 1D Flow as % of AUM
Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bear 1X Shares (SPDN) $169.53M +$48.16M +39.68%
Bluemonte Dynamic Total Market ETF (BLUX) $461.48M +$102.76M +28.65%
United States Oil Fund LP (USO) $1.06B +$166.82M +18.72%
ProShares Short QQQ (PSQ) $597.50M +$85.48M +16.70%
ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF (XOVR) $511.81M +$71.42M +16.22%
JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF (BBEU) $4.75B +$613.74M +14.85%
Avantis Responsible International Equity ETF (AVSD) $298.59M +$35.13M +13.33%
Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP) $189.64M +$19.52M +11.48%
Bluemonte Long Term Bond ETF (BLTD) $137.06M +$13.79M +11.19%
Defiance Daily Target 2X Long HIMS ETF (HIMZ) $138.47M +$13.44M +10.75%

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) $182.12M -$121.40M -40.00%
Defiance Daily Target 2x Long OKLO ETF (OKLL) $136.10M -$35.42M -20.65%
Direxion Daily MU Bull 2X Shares (MUU) $139.30M -$33.62M -19.44%
Direxion Daily NVDA Bull 2X Shares (NVDU) $636.73M -$131.74M -17.14%
Defiance Daily Target 2x Short IONQ ETF (IONZ) $146.07M -$25.16M -14.69%
SPDR Bloomberg Enhanced Roll Yield Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF (CERY) $578.30M -$95.01M -14.11%
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Natural Gas (KOLD) $153.72M -$22.31M -12.68%
Polen Focus Growth ETF (PCLG) $109.28M -$15.13M -12.16%
ProShares UltraShort Bloomberg Crude Oil (SCO) $105.45M -$14.37M -11.99%
GraniteShares 2x Short NVDA Daily ETF (NVD) $153.55M -$19.35M -11.19%

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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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