Taxable Fixed Income ETFs Haul in $6.58B as Multi-Sector Strategies Lead the Charge

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Weekly Channel Summary

The FI: Taxable channel currently stands at $2,201B in Assets Under Management (AUM) across 690 ETFs managed by 142 issuers. This past week saw positive net flows of $6.58B, bringing the Year-to-Date (YTD) total to $183.10B and the trailing 1-year total to a robust $461.10B.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

The Convertible category led the pack this week with a 1.03% return, significantly bolstering its impressive 15.46% Year-to-Date performance. Conversely, Government Long funds lagged, posting a -0.86% return for the week and dragging their YTD return down to -0.78%.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Convertible 1.03% 9.16% 10.11% 13.05% 15.46% 38.28%
Bank Loans 0.42% 1.74% 0.52% 1.62% 0.68% 5.77%
International 0.35% 1.79% -0.99% 1.78% 0.78% 4.59%
Inflation Protected 0.11% 1.25% 1.29% 1.59% 1.78% 4.54%
Ultrashort 0.09% 0.51% 0.84% 2.11% 1.29% 5.11%
Government Ultrashort 0.07% 0.33% 0.87% 1.85% 1.17% 3.99%
High Yield 0.07% 1.56% 0.79% 2.38% 1.37% 8.45%
Preferred Stock -0.02% 2.58% 0.44% 2.30% 1.71% 9.23%
Emerging USD -0.04% 2.37% 0.91% 2.66% 1.59% 12.14%
Multisector Taxable -0.13% 1.03% 0.24% 1.46% 0.79% 6.20%
Short-Term -0.13% 0.43% 0.32% 1.56% 0.69% 4.75%
Government Short -0.14% 0.20% 0.26% 1.15% 0.41% 3.28%
International USD -0.20% 0.23% -0.08% -0.08% 0.35% 1.88%
Securitized -0.24% 0.38% 0.40% 1.83% 0.92% 5.95%
Emerging -0.28% 2.07% 0.08% 3.32% 1.50% 11.33%
Core Enhanced -0.34% 0.48% 0.12% 0.97% 0.47% 5.31%
Core -0.38% 0.28% 0.06% 0.72% 0.29% 4.62%
Government Intermediate -0.43% 0.06% -0.19% 0.25% -0.21% 2.83%
Corporate -0.43% 0.65% -0.05% 0.62% 0.21% 5.98%
Long-Term -0.74% 0.45% -0.51% -0.79% -0.29% 6.08%
Government Long -0.86% -0.37% -0.40% -2.36% -0.78% 1.18%

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF (VPC) was the standout individual performer, returning an impressive 4.01% over the last 5 days. Conversely, Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF (TYA) and iShares 25+ Year Treasury STRIPS Bond ETF (GOVZ) were the largest detractors, dropping -1.46% and -1.27% respectively.

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
VPC Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF 4.01%
CVRT Calamos Convertible Equity Alternative ETF 2.54%
FCVT First Trust SSI Strategic Convertible Securities ETF 1.47%
ICVT iShares Convertible Bond ETF 1.41%
CWB State Street SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF 1.13%
Bottom Performers
FEMB First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF -1.15%
EDV Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury ETF -1.25%
ZROZ PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon US Treasury Index Exchange-Traded Fund -1.25%
GOVZ iShares 25+ Year Treasury STRIPS Bond ETF -1.27%
TYA Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF -1.46%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

The Taxable Fixed Income channel gathered a solid $6,579M in net inflows this past week. Multi-Sector strategies led by segment with $4,717M, while Investment Grade credit and Intermediate duration funds were the top destinations within their respective classifications. On the other end of the spectrum, Government funds experienced the heaviest outflows among segments, shedding -$253M.

Flows by Segment

Segment Fund Count AUM 5 Day Flow 30 Day Flow 90 Day Flow YTD Flow 1 Year Flow
FI: Multi-Sector 290 $912.4B $4,717M $11,482M $51,424M $78,100M $214,623M
FI: Corporate 164 $391.3B $1,673M $11,611M $15,053M $20,671M $64,521M
FI: Bank Loans 44 $63.0B $612M $2,489M $1,931M $5,579M $15,622M
FI: Preferred Stock 27 $40.6B $60M $469M $534M $564M $2,449M
FI: Cat Bonds 1 $0.1B $2M $19M $36M $41M $69M
FI: Securitized 42 $105.2B -$232M $562M $2,987M $3,543M $17,082M
FI: Government 121 $688.9B -$253M $3,018M $66,486M $74,604M $146,729M

Flows by Credit Type

Credit Type Fund Count AUM 5 Day Flow 30 Day Flow 90 Day Flow YTD Flow 1 Year Flow
Credit: Investment Grade 359 $1,769.1B $3,657M $17,316M $120,846M $153,715M $351,747M
Credit: Blend 175 $246.8B $1,742M $5,410M $18,916M $29,207M $81,320M
Credit: High Yield 153 $185.4B $1,170M $6,898M -$1,348M $140M $27,883M
Specialty: Interest Rate Volatility 1 $0.0B $0M $2M $2M $2M $2M

Flows by Duration

Duration Fund Count AUM 5 Day Flow 30 Day Flow 90 Day Flow YTD Flow 1 Year Flow
Duration: Intermediate 407 $1,266.1B $4,377M $20,135M $60,662M $91,836M $271,983M
Duration: Short 86 $290.8B $1,519M $5,580M $18,149M $22,391M $51,944M
Duration: Long 58 $193.2B $813M $2,569M $1,233M $335M $13,289M
Duration: Ultrashort 137 $451.2B -$140M $1,342M $58,372M $68,502M $123,734M

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

At the fund level, the Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND) captured the most new assets with $685M in weekly inflows. The State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF (BIL) and the iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) faced the steepest redemptions, bleeding -$678M and -$498M respectively.

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $685M
USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF $617M
BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF $480M
VGIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF $387M
TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF $362M
Outflows
BIL State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF -$678M
HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF -$498M
IQMM ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF -$497M
SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF -$404M
MBB iShares MBS ETF -$343M

Issuer League Table Update

iShares and Vanguard maintain their dominance, holding 36.67% and 26.36% of the channel’s market share, respectively. Vanguard successfully attracted the most net new money this week with $3,114M in inflows, while ProShares experienced the largest hit, seeing -$495M in net outflows.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
iShares 87 $807.26B 36.67%
Vanguard 30 $580.25B 26.36%
SPDR 38 $169.51B 7.70%
JPMorgan 19 $85.61B 3.89%
Schwab 12 $73.85B 3.35%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Inflows
Vanguard $3,114M
JPMorgan $454M
PIMCO $408M
Outflows
ProShares -$495M
SPDR -$287M
iShares -$99M

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Disclosures

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