Vanguard Dominates the Global Equity Space This Week

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Weekly Channel Summary

The Global Equity – Size & Style ETF channel currently encompasses 97 ETFs across 68 issuers, managing a robust $164B in total assets. This past week saw strong positive momentum, with $1.40B in net new money entering the space. This steady capital accumulation pushes Year-to-Date (YTD) flows to an impressive $13.03B and highlights a formidable 1-Year flow total of $33.30B, reflecting sustained investor interest in broad global equity exposures.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

Global Large Cap – Growth led the pack this week, posting a solid 3.64% Week-to-Date (WTD) return, though it remains in negative territory Year-to-Date at -7.58%. Conversely, Global Large Cap – Value lagged behind the other categories with a 2.22% WTD gain, despite holding a comparatively strong YTD return of 4.29%.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Global Large Cap – Growth 3.64% -6.40% -7.87% -8.49% -7.58% 4.24%
Global Small | Mid Cap 3.13% -5.38% 4.00% 8.25% 4.95% 25.85%
Global Large Cap – Blend 3.06% -5.18% -2.17% 0.48% -1.63% 17.32%
Global Large Cap – Value 2.22% -4.07% 3.58% 9.17% 4.29% 24.92%

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

Looking at individual funds, the Tremblant Global ETF (TOGA) took the top spot this week with a stellar 5.42% return. On the other end of the spectrum, the Pabrai Wagons ETF (WAGN) and the Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF (GCOW) were the primary laggards, returning a muted 0.85% and 0.88% respectively.

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
TOGA Tremblant Global ETF 5.42%
MOTG VanEck Morningstar Global Wide Moat ETF 4.26%
BBHM BBH Select Mid Cap ETF 4.22%
BCGD Baron Global Durable Advantage ETF 4.20%
TGLB T. Rowe Price Global Equity ETF 4.17%
Bottom Performers
WAGN Pabrai Wagons ETF 0.85%
GCOW Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF 0.88%
INFL Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF 1.49%
WDIV State Street SPDR S&P Global Dividend ETF 1.50%
COPY Tweedy Browne Insider + Value ETF Trust Units 1.65%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

Total net flows for the channel reached $1.40B this week, overwhelmingly driven by the Global Large Cap – Blend category. This massive segment, which commands $142.2B in AUM, absorbed $1,319M in fresh capital. Global Large Cap – Growth also saw healthy interest with $53M in inflows, while the Global Small | Mid Cap category experienced the only net negative movement, shedding $24M in weekly outflows.

Category Flows Summary

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
Global Large Cap – Blend 69 $142.2B $1,319M $4,245M $11,634M $11,678M $28,987M
Global Large Cap – Growth 4 $9.3B $53M $105M $910M $910M $2,628M
Global Large Cap – Value 13 $8.4B $47M $29M $602M $601M $944M
Global Small | Mid Cap 9 $4.1B -$24M -$192M -$179M -$179M $717M

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

At the fund level, the Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT) dominated asset gathering, pulling in a massive $667M over the last five days. The Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF (INFL) experienced the heaviest redemptions, bleeding $22M, followed by the State Street SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock ETF (SPGM) with $7M in outflows.

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $667M
URTH iShares MSCI World ETF $459M
CGGO Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF $53M
CGGE Capital Group Global Equity ETF $39M
JGLO JPMorgan Global Select Equity ETF Global Sel $36M
Outflows
INFL Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF -$22M
SPGM State Street SPDR Portfolio MSCI Global Stock ETF -$7M
100 iShares Global 100 ETF -$6M
PRAY FIS Christian Stock Fund -$3M
RWLC Rayliant Wilshire NxtGen US Large Cap Equity ETF -$2M

Issuer League Table Update

The issuer landscape remains heavily concentrated at the top, with Vanguard and iShares controlling 38.78% and 32.37% of the market share, respectively. Vanguard leveraged its leading position to gather the most weekly inflows, pulling in $667M. Conversely, Horizon Kinetics saw the largest weekly outflows among issuers, shedding $22M.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
Vanguard 1 $63.62B 38.78%
iShares 11 $53.10B 32.37%
Capital Group 3 $15.77B 9.61%
JPMorgan 2 $6.62B 4.03%
Pacer 4 $3.41B 2.08%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Inflows
Vanguard $667M
iShares $481M
Capital Group $100M
Outflows
Horizon Kinetics -$22M
Faith Investor Services -$4M
State Street -$3M

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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.

This analysis was developed by the team at ETF Action. We leverage advanced AI tools to assist in the drafting and refinement of our content, based on our expert prompts, direction, and final review.