Taxable Fixed Income Weekly: $8B Inflows as Government Long Takes the Lead

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Weekly Channel Summary

The FI: Taxable channel ended the week with $1,985.0B in total assets under management across 635 ETFs and 133 issuers. The channel continued to attract capital, pulling in $8.0 billion in net inflows over the past week. This adds to a strong year, with year-to-date inflows reaching $336.6 billion and 1-year flows totaling $359.1 billion.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

Government Long funds led the way this week with a 0.75% return, followed closely by Government Intermediate strategies. The primary lagging category was Convertible, which dropped -2.01% for the week but remains the top performing category year-to-date with a 16.25% gain.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Government Long 0.75% -1.94% 4.49% 8.77% 6.78% 4.73%
Government Intermediate 0.59% -0.15% 2.38% 4.98% 7.29% 7.27%
Long-Term 0.53% -2.02% 3.31% 9.16% 7.72% 6.34%
Core 0.43% -0.38% 2.52% 5.66% 6.94% 6.80%
Corporate 0.38% -0.75% 2.19% 6.12% 7.35% 7.17%
Core Enhanced 0.38% -0.37% 2.56% 5.84% 7.14% 6.95%
Securitized 0.36% 0.04% 2.46% 5.64% 7.34% 7.55%
Government Short 0.30% 0.19% 1.48% 3.00% 5.03% 5.59%
Short-Term 0.26% 0.14% 1.53% 3.61% 5.76% 6.27%
Inflation Protected 0.20% -0.52% 1.46% 4.00% 6.86% 6.39%
Multisector Taxable 0.19% -0.32% 1.88% 4.93% 6.34% 6.38%
International USD 0.10% -0.37% 1.33% 2.82% 3.33% 4.03%
Ultrashort 0.10% 0.35% 1.24% 2.81% 4.60% 5.18%
Government Ultrashort 0.08% 0.34% 1.05% 2.14% 3.78% 4.34%
Emerging USD 0.02% 0.45% 3.77% 9.01% 11.49% 11.03%
High Yield 0.00% -0.26% 1.45% 4.73% 6.80% 6.81%
Bank Loans -0.07% 0.39% 0.71% 2.83% 4.35% 5.12%
Emerging -0.32% 0.40% 2.47% 6.59% 11.61% 10.80%
Preferred Stock -0.61% -1.49% 0.46% 5.36% 4.46% 3.30%
International -0.81% -1.31% -0.07% 1.83% 9.67% 8.32%
Convertible -2.01% -6.45% 0.94% 6.22% 16.25% 13.17%

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

The TYA (Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF) led individual ETF performance with a 1.95% return this week. On the downside, the BMAX (REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF) and DADS (Digital Asset Debt Strategy ETF) saw the sharpest declines, falling -3.27% and -2.64% respectively.

Top Performers
Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
TYA Simplify Intermediate Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF 1.95%
TUA Simplify Short Term Treasury Futures Strategy ETF 0.97%
LGOV First Trust Long Duration Opportunities ETF 0.84%
UTEN US Treasury 10 Year Note ETF 0.76%
XTEN BondBloxx Bloomberg Ten Year Target Duration US Treasury ETF 0.74%
Bottom Performers
BMAX REX Bitcoin Corporate Treasury Convertible Bond ETF -3.27%
DADS Digital Asset Debt Strategy ETF -2.64%
CVRT Calamos Convertible Equity Alternative ETF -2.25%
ICVT iShares Convertible Bond ETF -2.16%
CWB State Street SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF -2.07%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

The channel attracted $8.0 billion in net inflows this week. Flows were primarily driven by the Multi-Sector segment, which brought in $4.9 billion, and Investment Grade credit, which added $6.7 billion. In terms of duration, Ultrashort funds saw the highest demand with $4.0 billion in inflows, while Long duration funds lagged with outflows of $126 million.

Flows by Segment

Segment Fund Count AUM 5 Day Flow 30 Day Flow 90 Day Flow YTD Flow 1 Year Flow
FI: Multi-Sector 262 $813.2B $4,900M $20,050M $57,442M $158,766M $173,392M
FI: Government 113 $608.1B $4,721M $15,569M $40,378M $108,995M $106,650M
FI: Preferred Stock 24 $39.1B $37M $203M $1,086M $1,791M $1,947M
FI: Cat Bonds 1 $0.0B $2M $7M $9M $20M $20M
FI: Bank Loans 35 $57.3B ($70M) $584M $1,501M $11,442M $15,088M
FI: Corporate 163 $367.3B ($754M) $4,694M $15,734M $39,072M $40,791M
FI: Securitized 37 $100.0B ($800M) ($2,317M) $1,160M $16,532M $21,163M

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 329 $1,598.6B $6,682M $30,416M $89,005M $261,583M $279,142M
Credit: Blend 157 $207.0B $2,188M $7,697M $23,083M $55,065M $58,642M
Credit: High Yield 148 $179.3B ($845M) $637M $5,131M $19,879M $21,177M

Flows by Duration

Duration Fund Count AUM 5 Day Flow 30 Day Flow 90 Day Flow YTD Flow 1 Year Flow
Duration: Ultrashort 115 $374.1B $3,976M $9,473M $19,929M $99,476M $108,612M
Duration: Intermediate 381 $1,151.6B $3,442M $18,437M $71,839M $186,933M $204,043M
Duration: Short 82 $262.9B $734M $5,769M $12,494M $36,799M $41,951M
Duration: Long 56 $196.3B ($126M) $5,071M $12,957M $13,319M $4,356M

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

The SGOV (iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF) dominated inflows this week, adding over $2.3 billion. In contrast, the MBB (iShares MBS ETF) and STIP (iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF) experienced the largest outflows, shedding $942 million and $555 million respectively.

Inflows
Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF $2,353M
BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF $1,001M
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $779M
BIL State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF $773M
IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF $715M
Outflows
MBB iShares MBS ETF ($942M)
STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF ($555M)
TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF ($499M)
USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF ($482M)
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF ($455M)

Issuer League Table Update

iShares and Vanguard continue to lead the issuer landscape with 38.3% and 26.6% market share respectively. Vanguard gathered the most assets this week with $3.4 billion in inflows, while Simplify saw the largest outflows among issuers, shedding $263 million.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
iShares 82 $760.92B 38.28%
Vanguard 29 $529.14B 26.62%
SPDR 39 $162.59B 8.18%
JPMorgan 18 $72.01B 3.62%
Schwab 12 $68.05B 3.42%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Inflows
Brand 5-Day Flow
Vanguard $3,433M
iShares $983M
Nuveen $623M
Outflows
Simplify ($263M)
Janus Henderson ($67M)
Eldridge ($53M)

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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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