Synthetic Income Recap: QQQI Leads Inflows, GDXW Jumps 6.8%

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Weekly Channel Summary

The Synthetic Income channel ended the week with $166B in assets across 320 ETFs and 62 issuers. The group gathered $850 million in net inflows over the past 5 days, pushing Year-to-Date inflows to over $77.56 billion.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

Performance was mixed this week, with Precious Metals strategies generally outperforming broader markets, while specific Semiconductor and specialized income strategies faced headwinds.

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

The Roundhill Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF (GDXW) led the pack, rising 6.80%. On the downside, the GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF (SEMY) and Roundhill WeeklyPay Universe ETF (WPAY) struggled, falling -4.89% and -3.84% respectively.

Top Performers
Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
GDXW Roundhill Gold Miners WeeklyPay ETF 6.80%
SLJY Amplify SILJ Covered Call ETF 4.50%
ETCO Grayscale Ethereum Covered Call ETF 3.99%
GDXY YieldMax Gold Miners Option Income Strategy ETF 3.39%
YETH Roundhill Ether Covered Call Strategy ETF 3.01%
Bottom Performers
SEMY GraniteShares YieldBOOST Semiconductor ETF -4.89%
WPAY Roundhill WeeklyPay Universe ETF -3.84%
FIVY YieldMax Dorsey Wright Hybrid 5 Income ETF -3.78%
EGGS NestYield Total Return Guard ETF -3.52%
FEAT YieldMax Dorsey Wright Featured 5 Income ETF -3.50%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

The channel saw $850 million in total net flows. Synthetic Income – Equity led with $767 million in inflows (Total AUM $146.6B). Synthetic Income – Commodity funds saw slight outflows of $2 million.

Category Flows Summary

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
Synthetic Income – Equity 160 $146,604M $767M $3,369M $9,270M $46,448M $49,009M
Synthetic Income – Fixed Income 18 $4,527M $29M $233M $661M $1,524M $1,469M
Synthetic Income – Crypto 21 $1,809M $27M $444M $1,046M $2,384M $2,459M
Synthetic Income – Single Stock 98 $11,219M $25M $12,824M $14,593M $26,482M $27,261M
Synthetic Income – Multi-Asset 3 $187M $4M $1M $3M $27M $28M
Synthetic Income – Commodity 12 $1,554M ($2M) $85M $353M $686M $687M

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

The NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF (QQQI) took the top spot with $171 million in inflows. Conversely, the YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF (ULTY) and JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF (JEPI) saw the largest exits.

Inflows
Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
QQQI NEOS Nasdaq 100 High Income ETF $171M
SPYI NEOS S&P 500 High Income ETF $56M
GPIQ Goldman Sachs Nasdaq-100 Premium Income ETF $55M
DIVO Amplify CWP Enhanced Dividend Income ETF $43M
QYLD Global X NASDAQ 100 Covered Call ETF $37M
Outflows
ULTY YieldMax Ultra Option Income Strategy ETF -$14M
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF -$13M
IGLD FT Vest Gold Strategy Target Income ETF -$11M
KNG FT Vest S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats Target Income ETF -$10M
WPAY Roundhill WeeklyPay Universe ETF -$10M

Issuer League Table Update

JPMorgan remains the dominant issuer with 44.38% market share, followed by Neos at 10.08%. Neos led in weekly inflows with $293 million, while YieldMax experienced outflows of $32 million.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
JPMorgan 3 $73.63B 44.38%
Neos 14 $16.72B 10.08%
Global X 15 $12.79B 7.71%
YieldMax 60 $12.12B 7.30%
FT Vest 11 $7.80B 4.70%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Inflows
Brand 5-Day Flow
Neos $293M
Goldman Sachs $88M
Global X $79M
Outflows
YieldMax -$32M
Simplify $0M
KraneShares $0M

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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.

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