U.S. Size & Style: Large Cap Blend Bleeds While Value Strategies Stand Strong

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Weekly Channel Summary

The U.S. Size & Style ETF channel, encompassing 947 ETFs across 266 issuers, currently commands a massive $7,312B in total Assets Under Management (AUM). Despite maintaining strong long-term traction with +$44.02B in Year-To-Date inflows and +$522.56B in 1-Year net flows, the channel experienced a sharp short-term contraction over the past week. Investors pulled a net -$16.74B from the space in the trailing 5-day period, driven largely by significant repositioning out of broad U.S. Large Cap Blend strategies.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

Performance across the size and style spectrum was universally negative this week. U.S. Large Cap – Growth proved the most resilient, though still finishing down -2.01% WTD. On the other end of the spectrum, U.S. Small Cap – Growth was the week’s biggest laggard, dropping -4.50%. Despite the weekly drawdown, Value strategies generally maintained their YTD advantage over Growth, with U.S. Small Cap – Value holding a +5.07% YTD gain.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
U.S. Large Cap – Growth -2.01% -2.28% -4.43% +1.31% -3.48% +18.47%
U.S. Large Cap – Blend -2.43% -2.36% +0.10% +4.62% +0.24% +16.27%
U.S. Large Cap – Value -2.76% -2.54% +4.51% +8.19% +4.11% +16.92%
U.S. Small Cap – Value -3.09% -5.10% +4.78% +5.94% +5.07% +19.72%
U.S. Small Cap – Blend -3.61% -4.91% +1.94% +3.51% +2.47% +18.01%
U.S. Mid Cap – Growth -4.01% -3.35% -2.24% -1.66% -0.78% +14.52%
U.S. Mid Cap – Value -4.02% -5.02% +3.54% +3.77% +3.81% +16.29%
U.S. Mid Cap – Blend -4.12% -4.16% +2.35% +3.71% +2.71% +16.39%
U.S. Small Cap – Growth -4.50% -5.11% +0.08% +3.61% +1.22% +19.95%

Top & Bottom ETFs by Weekly Performance

Among individual funds, the Dana Unconstrained Equity ETF (DUNK) led the Large Cap space with a standout +3.98% weekly return. In the Mid Cap segment, Bushido Capital US SMID Cap Equity ETF (RNIN) managed to limit losses to just -0.46%, while the Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow ETF (DSMC) topped the Small Cap tier at -0.54%. Conversely, Pinnacle Focused Opportunities ETF (FCUS) suffered the steepest Large Cap WTD drop at -13.09%.

Large Cap: Top 5 by WTD
Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
DUNK Dana Unconstrained Equity ETF +3.98%
AIUP FINQ FIRST U.S. Large Cap Al-Managed Equity ETF +3.61%
AKRE Akre Focus ETF +3.50%
ABOT Abacus FCF Innovation Leaders ETF +2.67%
LQPE PEO AlphaQuest Thematic PE ETF +2.62%
Large Cap: Bottom 5 by WTD
FCUS Pinnacle Focused Opportunities ETF -13.09%
FFTY Innovator IBD 50 ETF -10.10%
SGRT SMART Earnings Growth 30 ETF -8.86%
STRN SMART Trend 25 ETF -8.80%
ADPV Adaptiv Select ETF -8.62%
Mid Cap: Top 5 by WTD
Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
RNIN Bushido Capital US SMID Cap Equity ETF -0.46%
TSCM Times Square Quality Mid Cap Growth ETF -0.48%
BCSM Baron SMID Cap ETF -0.89%
XMLV Invesco S&P MidCap Low Volatility ETF -1.29%
NUMG Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF -1.42%
Mid Cap: Bottom 5 by WTD
TSME Thrivent Small-Mid Cap Equity ETF -8.93%
CCFE Concourse Capital Focused Equity ETF -8.31%
CSD Invesco S&P Spin-Off ETF -7.43%
FEMD First Eagle Mid Cap Equity ETF -6.70%
GRNJ Fundstrat Granny Shots US Small- & Mid-Cap ETF -6.61%
Small Cap: Top 5 by WTD
Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
DSMC Distillate Small/Mid Cash Flow ETF -0.54%
SFLO VictoryShares Small Cap Free Cash Flow ETF -0.62%
XSHD Invesco S&P SmallCap High Dividend Low Volatility ETF -0.75%
XSLV Invesco S&P SmallCap Low Volatility ETF -1.33%
SMMV iShares MSCI USA Small-Cap Min Vol Factor ETF -1.48%
Small Cap: Bottom 5 by WTD
JSML Janus Henderson Small Cap Growth Alpha ETF -5.87%
SAWS AAM Sawgrass US Small Cap Quality Growth ETF -5.76%
DBSC Deepwater Beachfront Small Cap ETF -5.75%
GSC Goldman Sachs Small Cap Equity ETF -5.45%
EPSV Harbor SMID Cap Value ETF -5.09%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

Reflecting the negative market sentiment, the U.S. Size & Style channel experienced heavy capital flight, logging a massive total net outflow of -$16.74B over the last 5 days. However, the pain wasn’t distributed equally. U.S. Large Cap – Value successfully bucked the trend, capturing the lion’s share of inflows with +$2,724M added to its $975.9B AUM base. U.S. Mid Cap – Blend also saw positive interest, drawing +$673M. Conversely, the brunt of the selling pressure fell squarely on U.S. Large Cap – Blend, which hemorrhaged an extreme -$16,648M in just one week.

Category Flows Summary

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
U.S. Large Cap – Value 195 $975.9B +$2,724M +$15,497M +$28,701M +$15,805M +$78,671M
U.S. Mid Cap – Blend 69 $390.7B +$673M +$3,279M +$10,448M +$5,323M +$27,779M
U.S. Small Cap – Value 36 $107.1B +$164M +$927M +$2,139M +$1,238M -$523M
U.S. Mid Cap – Growth 23 $59.7B -$3M -$42M +$904M -$142M +$2,500M
U.S. Small Cap – Growth 19 $52.1B -$29M +$296M -$518M -$910M -$1,376M
U.S. Mid Cap – Value 23 $82.9B -$51M +$277M +$1,367M +$450M +$1,689M
U.S. Small Cap – Blend 66 $343.3B -$889M +$327M +$4,039M -$856M -$817M
U.S. Large Cap – Growth 161 $1,225.6B -$2,680M -$6,371M +$10,375M +$6M +$101,638M
U.S. Large Cap – Blend 353 $4,073.9B -$16,648M -$4,924M +$82,846M +$23,109M +$312,999M

Top & Bottom ETFs by 5-Day Flow

Drilling down to the fund level, Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) hauled in an impressive +$1,585M to lead the Large Cap segment. Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (VO) led Mid Caps with +$200M, and iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF (IJR) paced Small Caps with +$155M. Massive institutional outflows hit State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) and iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM), dropping -$14,074M and -$1,249M, respectively.

Large Cap: Top 5 by 5-Day Flow
Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF +$1,585M
SPYM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF +$693M
VTV Vanguard Value ETF +$622M
CGDV Capital Group Dividend Value ETF +$561M
VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF +$388M
Large Cap: Bottom 5 by 5-Day Flow
SPY State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF -$14,074M
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF -$5,407M
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series I -$3,381M
KLMN Invesco MSCI North America Climate ETF -$1,236M
IWV iShares Russell 3000 ETF -$645M
Mid Cap: Top 5 by 5-Day Flow
Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
VO Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF +$200M
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF +$172M
IWR iShares Russell Midcap ETF +$137M
CGMM Capital Group U.S. Small and Mid Cap ETF +$49M
SMMD iShares Russell 2500 ETF +$48M
Mid Cap: Bottom 5 by 5-Day Flow
MDY State Street SPDR S&P MIDCAP 400 ETF Trust -$161M
NUMV Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Value ETF -$52M
NUMG Nuveen ESG Mid-Cap Growth ETF -$42M
IJJ iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF -$28M
BBMC JPMorgan BetaBuilders U.S. Mid Cap Equity ETF -$23M
Small Cap: Top 5 by 5-Day Flow
Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
IJR iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF +$155M
AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF +$153M
VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 ETF +$58M
SPSM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 600 Small Cap ETF +$58M
AVSC Avantis U.S Small Cap Equity ETF +$38M
Small Cap: Bottom 5 by 5-Day Flow
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF -$1,249M
NUSC Nuveen ESG Small-Cap ETF -$91M
IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF -$52M
SLYV State Street SPDR S&P 600 Small Cap Value ETF -$49M
CALF Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows ETF -$37M

Issuer League Table Update

Vanguard and iShares remain the unquestioned market leaders, controlling a massive 34.69% and 27.14% of the channel’s AUM, respectively. For the trailing 5-day period, Vanguard was the clear leader in capital gathering, pulling in +$2,998M. Meanwhile, SPDR endured the heaviest outflows, losing -$13,981M to round out a volatile week in the category.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
Vanguard 41 $2,536.37B 34.69%
iShares 81 $1,984.30B 27.14%
SPDR 30 $1,026.38B 14.04%
Invesco 66 $684.62B 9.36%
Schwab 12 $326.76B 4.47%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Top 3 Issuers by Weekly Inflows
Brand 5-Day Flow
Vanguard +$2,998M
Capital Group +$817M
Schwab +$571M
Bottom 3 Issuers by Weekly Outflows
SPDR -$13,981M
iShares -$4,860M
Invesco -$3,737M

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Disclosures

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