Vanguard and iShares Dominate a $16B Day of ETF Inflows

Issuer League Tables

Vanguard and iShares led the absolute daily net inflows, attracting $10,800M and $3,142M respectively, bolstering their 1-Year flow totals of $488.38B and $391.90B. Invesco reported the largest absolute daily outflow with -$467M, offsetting a portion of its $67.68B in 1-Year inflows. On a relative basis, Horizons experienced the most significant daily influx, collecting $110M representing 17.13% of its $640M in assets under management. Conversely, STF sustained the largest relative contraction, yielding -$5M for a 1-day decline equating to -5.08% of total assets.

Issuer Flows (Absolute)

Issuer Flows (Relative)

Daily ETF Flow Analysis

Equity strategies generated the largest influx across all asset classes with $12,626M in daily additions, elevating the 1-Month category trend to $59,909M. Fixed Income followed with $3,489M in daily inflows, contributing to $505,028M in 1-Year flows for the asset class. The Equity: U.S. Small Cap – Blend category paced specific mandates with $5,193M, while Equity: Emerging Large Cap exhibited the sharpest contraction with -$774M in single-day outflows. Commodity products registered the largest aggregate asset class reduction, shedding -$737M for the session.

Asset Class Flows

Top/Bottom 10 Category Flows

U.S. Size & Style

IWM accumulated $3,783M in single-day flows, extending the U.S. Small Cap – Blend category’s total 1-Year positive intake to $3,477M. VOO collected $3,456M, representing a substantial addition to the fund’s $878.8B in total assets. Meanwhile, IVV experienced a daily reduction of -$2,419M, leading the outflows within the U.S. Large Cap – Blend segment. Large Cap Blend funds collectively captured $2,997M in daily additions despite IVV and SPY experiencing near-term contractions.

Size & Style ex-U.S.

CORO led all international size and style peers with $889M in daily flows, representing a substantial portion of the fund’s $1.5B in total assets. VEU and VEA also reported notable gains of $345M and $325M, supporting the Global Ex-U.S. Large Cap – Blend category’s $1,921M daily total. Conversely, EEM recorded the largest single-day reduction with -$709M leaving the fund. The Emerging Large Cap segment contracted by -$774M daily, contrasting with its positive $64,627M 1-Year flow trajectory.

Sector & Industry

Financials paced sector strategies as XLF added $661M daily, pulling the broader sector category to a positive $754M for the session. SMH collected $315M, aiding the Information Technology sector in gathering $581M over the 1-day period despite the category’s 1-Month trend remaining positive at $2,992M. XLP posted the heaviest daily outflow of -$408M, driving the Consumer Staples sector to an aggregate -$401M 1-day reduction. ITA also reduced assets by -$163M, which suppressed the Industrial sector’s short-term flow metrics.

Region & Country

BBAX secured $18M in daily inflows, contributing to the broader Asia-Pacific Ex-Japan category’s positive $18M daily collection. KSA and EWN gathered $15M each, reinforcing specific country allocations against wider regional outflows. FLIN and EPI observed the sharpest single-day outflows, shedding -$91M and -$50M, respectively. The Country Specific category aggregated -$218M in daily outflows, diverging from the segment’s $23,822M 1-Year intake.

Thematic

SHLD led thematic strategies with $67M in daily flows, supplementing the Disruptive Tech category’s $49M 1-day expansion. BAI and ITB also captured $59M and $57M, supporting positive near-term allocations in the space. GDX contracted by -$236M, pushing the Precious Metals thematic category to an aggregate -$323M for the day. SIL and BIZD similarly shed -$60M and -$27M, reflecting targeted 1-day reductions in specific thematic funds.

Fixed Income

LQD processed $554M in daily inflows, driving the Taxable Corporate segment’s $610M 1-day increase. GOVT and LMUB aggregated $404M and $403M, expanding their respective total asset bases to $39.98B and $1.21B. On the downside, USHY relinquished -$243M, counteracting a portion of the broad High Yield category’s $16,025M 1-Year historical inflow. HYLB and PFF also posted -$167M and -$165M in near-term outflows for the session.

Commodity

SLV acquired $86M in 1-day flows, operating counter to the broader Precious Metals category’s -$693M daily outflow. PDBC captured $73M, assisting the Multi-Sector Commodity class in reaching $127M for the day. IAU shed -$555M daily, which diminished the fund’s absolute AUM to $77.44B. USO and GLD followed with reductions of -$230M and -$184M, contributing to the asset class’s negative short-term trajectory.

Cryptocurrency

IBIT gathered $139M in daily inflows, bolstering the Bitcoin category’s $202M 1-day total and its $22,228M 1-Year aggregate. FBTC and FETH followed by collecting $65M and $35M, supporting total Digital Asset net allocations. ETHA and ETHE logged the largest sector outflows, retreating by -$16M and -$15M, respectively. The aggregate Ethereum category managed a positive $36M for the session, resisting the downward pull of specific fund outflows.

Non-Traditional

IAPR generated $192M in daily flows, leading the Buffer category to a $481M 1-day net expansion. KAPR and TSLL added $154M and $84M, contributing to the $539M single-day total for the Non-Traditional asset class. SOXL registered a severe -$352M daily contraction, driving the Leverage/Inverse Equity segment to an aggregate -$280M decline. YMAR and UCO additionally subtracted -$61M and -$47M from their respective capital bases.

Recent Launches

The ETF market registered 10 recent launches between March 11 and March 13, aggregating over $1.9B in new product assets. SQS dominated the initial asset gathering by securing $1,264.12M within the U.S. Large Cap Blend category immediately upon inception. NPFE collected $578.05M on its launch date, further augmenting the Equity asset class’s footprint. The newly launched vehicles span multiple classifications, encompassing traditional equity mandates, synthetic income strategies, and alternative digital assets.