Australian Dollar Surges as Greenback Stumbles

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Weekly Channel Summary

The Currency channel currently manages $2.374B in assets across 15 ETFs and 4 issuers. For the past week, the channel gathered net inflows of $5M. Year-to-date, the space has seen positive momentum with approximately $598M in net inflows, building on a strong one-year trend of $689M in new assets.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

Long: AUD was the top-performing category this week, posting a gain of 1.95%. On the flip side, Long: USD lagged the group with a decline of -0.61%. Year-to-date, Long: AUD is up 7.08%, while Long: USD remains in negative territory, down -3.31%.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Long: AUD 1.95% 0.25% 0.43% 2.42% 7.08% 1.90%
Long: CAD 1.33% 0.51% -1.44% -1.17% 3.65% 1.00%
Long: GBP 1.29% 1.02% -1.38% -0.60% 8.21% 6.89%
Long: Emerging 1.07% 1.17% 2.40% 5.00% 12.54% 11.25%
Short: USD 0.81% 0.49% -1.35% 0.57% 10.72% 8.11%
Long: CHF 0.69% -0.07% -0.62% 2.05% 12.38% 9.22%
Long | Short: Multi 0.36% 3.71% 8.11% 15.06%
Long: EUR 0.34% 0.31% 0.10% 1.43% 6.36% 5.26%
Long: Yen 0.21% -2.12% -2.20% -9.42% -2.12% -9.23%
Short: Yen 0.01% 3.44% 15.17% 22.58% 5.47% 17.59%
Long: USD -0.61% 0.09% 2.87% 2.81% -3.31% -0.34%

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

The FXA (Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust) took the top spot this week. Conversely, the EUO (ProShares UltraShort Euro) and UUP (Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund) were the notable laggards.

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
FXA Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust 1.95%
ULE ProShares Ultra Euro 1.44%
FXC Invesco CurrencyShares Canadian Dollar Trust 1.33%
FXB Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust 1.29%
CEW WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund 1.07%
Bottom Performers
YCL ProShares Ultra Yen 0.10%
YCS ProShares UltraShort Yen 0.01%
USDU WisdomTree Bloomberg US Dollar Bullish Fund -0.58%
UUP Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund -0.64%
EUO ProShares UltraShort Euro -1.32%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

The Currency channel recorded net inflows of $5M this week. Long: USD attracted the most capital with $11M in inflows, contributing to its total AUM of $518M. Long: AUD also saw positive movement with $3M in inflows. Conversely, Long: EUR experienced the largest outflows, shedding $5M.

Category Flows Summary

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
Long: USD 2 $518M $11M $114M $179M ($136M) ($25M)
Long | Short: Multi 1 $61M $3M $35M $41M $60M $60M
Long: AUD 1 $77M $3M $3M $0M $9M $15M
Long: Emerging 1 $11M $0M $2M $2M $4M $4M
Long: CHF 1 $390M $0M $0M $17M $223M $223M
Long: GBP 1 $89M $0M $0M $0M $26M $26M
Long: CAD 1 $76M $0M ($7M) ($14M) $14M $14M
Long: Yen 2 $506M $0M ($21M) ($75M) $82M $55M
Short: Yen 1 $38M ($3M) ($3M) $0M $9M $9M
Long: EUR 3 $465M ($5M) ($38M) ($102M) $223M $225M
Short: USD 1 $142M ($5M) ($9M) ($2M) $84M $83M

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

The UUP (Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund) led inflows with a solid $7M. Outflows were most pronounced in the FXE (Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust) and UDN (Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund).

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
UUP Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund $7M
USDU WisdomTree Bloomberg US Dollar Bullish Fund $4M
FXA Invesco CurrencyShares Australian Dollar Trust $3M
FOXY Simplify Currency Strategy ETF $3M
CEW WisdomTree Emerging Currency Strategy Fund $0M
Outflows
FXE Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Trust ($5M)
UDN Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund ($5M)
YCS ProShares UltraShort Yen ($3M)
ULE ProShares Ultra Euro $0M
FXY Invesco Currencyshares Japanese Yen Trust $0M

Issuer League Table Update

Invesco continues to dominate the issuer landscape with over 82% market share. WisdomTree gathered the most assets this week with $4M in inflows, while ProShares saw the largest outflows at $3M.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
Invesco 8 $1.96B 82.38%
WisdomTree 2 $0.23B 9.81%
ProShares 4 $0.12B 5.22%
Simplify 1 $0.06B 2.59%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Inflows
WisdomTree $4M
Simplify $3M
Invesco $0M
Outflows
ProShares ($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.

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