ETFs see $296.2 Billion in Total Volumes, TSPA Sees 9x Average Volume

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Macro Summary

Global exchange-traded funds saw $296.2 billion in total volume (106% of the 30-day average) on Tuesday. The defining story of the session was a surge in activity within the Equity: Thematic – Evolving Consumer category, which saw turnover swell to 207% of its average while finishing higher by +0.33%. This activity was largely driven by heavy turnover in First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN) (+0.01%) and homebuilders like State Street SPDR S&P Homebuilders ETF (XHB) (+2.98%).

Asset Class Summary

Asset Class Volume 30D Avg. % of 30D Avg.
Equity $206.8B $190.8B 108%
Fixed Income $33.5B $29.8B 113%
Commodity $9.4B $7.8B 120%
Digital Asset $6.8B $7.6B 89%
Currency $131.1M $82.5M 159%
Alternative $1.3B $1.4B 91%
Non-Traditional $38.0B $40.4B 94%
Multi-Asset $184.9M $170.1M 109%

Equity

Equity ETFs saw $206.8 billion in total volume, trading at 108% of the 30-day average. Activity was notably elevated in the Equity: Sector – Financials category (finishing the day up +1.61%) and Equity: U.S. Mid Cap – Blend (closing +1.61%). The session was largely driven by heavy turnover in names like First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund (FXR) (closing +3.06%) and T. Rowe Price U.S. Equity Research ETF (TSPA) (+0.75%).

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
Equity: Sector – Financials 126% $4.8B +1.61%
Equity: U.S. Mid Cap – Blend 130% $2.8B +1.61%
Equity: Thematic – Evolving Consumer 207% $1.3B +0.33%
Equity: U.S. Small Cap – Value 161% $630.7M +1.99%
Equity: Thematic – Infrastructure 130% $378.3M +0.82%

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
TSPA T. Rowe Price U.S. Equity Research ETF 961% $56.0M +0.75%
LGLV State Street SPDR US Large Cap Low Volatility Index ETF 926% $37.5M +0.68%
FXR First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund 898% $91.8M +3.06%
RSPU Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF 810% $24.5M -0.25%
QGRO American Century U.S. Quality Growth ETF 632% $52.8M +0.58%
USMC Principal U.S. Mega-Cap ETF 615% $33.1M +0.38%
EWL iShares MSCI Switzerland ETF 414% $108.2M +1.19%
PSC Principal U.S. Small-Cap ETF 413% $21.3M +1.21%
IYJ iShares U.S. Industrials ETF 412% $30.9M +1.96%
XOVR ERShares Private-Public Crossover ETF 401% $16.5M -0.20%

Fixed Income

Fixed Income ETFs recorded $33.5 billion in volume, operating at 113% of the 30-day average. The asset class was led by the Fixed Income: Taxable – Government Intermediate category (closing +0.27%), alongside robust flows in Fixed Income: Taxable – Ultrashort (+0.04%). Trading was highlighted by significant activity in PIMCO Municipal Income Opportunities Active Exchange-Traded Fund (MINO) (+0.17%) and JPMorgan Flexible Debt ETF (JFLX) (+0.30%).

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
Fixed Income: Municipal – Single State 180% $100.9M +0.04%
Fixed Income: Taxable – Government Intermediate 169% $1.1B +0.27%
Fixed Income: Taxable – Ultrashort 142% $2.0B +0.04%
Fixed Income: Taxable – Government Long 139% $6.2B +0.31%
Fixed Income: Municipal – High Yield 133% $113.4M +0.10%

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
MINO PIMCO Municipal Income Opportunities Active Exchange-Traded Fund 797% $22.0M +0.17%
JFLX JPMorgan Flexible Debt ETF 676% $23.3M +0.30%
HFSI Hartford Strategic Income ETF 675% $33.1M +0.27%
IBTK iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF 424% $13.5M +0.23%
EVMO Eaton Vance Mortgage Opportunities ETF 344% $13.4M +0.29%
JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF 343% $915.4M +0.07%
HYLB Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF 292% $145.1M +0.22%
BWZ SPDR Bloomberg Short Term International Treasury Bond ETF 271% $8.6M +0.63%
LQDH iShares Interest Rate Hedged Corporate Bond ETF 259% $9.5M +0.22%
IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF 239% $548.6M +0.24%

Commodities

Commodity ETFs saw $9.4 billion in total volume, trading at 120% of the 30-day average. Activity was most concentrated in the Commodity: Focused – Energy category (finishing the day up +0.67%). The session was largely driven by heavy turnover in iShares Silver Trust (SLV) (closing +1.57%) and USCF SummerHaven Dynamic Commodity Strategy No K-1 Fund (SDCI) (+0.74%).

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
Commodity: Focused – Energy 157% $773.8M +0.67%

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
SLV iShares Silver Trust 209% $3.0B +1.57%
SDCI USCF SummerHaven Dynamic Commodity Strategy No K-1 Fund 201% $5.3M +0.74%
USO United States Oil Fund LP 184% $541.9M +1.07%
HGER Harbor Commodity All-Weather Strategy ETF 181% $21.6M +0.21%
PALL abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF 172% $64.9M -2.27%
PPLT abrdn Physical Platinum Shares ETF 171% $71.9M -2.51%

Digital Asset

Digital Asset ETFs saw $6.8 billion in volume, coming in at 89% of the 30-day average. While activity was generally muted across the complex, the Digital Asset: Cryptocurrency – Ethereum category saw the most relative interest (finishing +0.77%). Overall trading was quiet with no significant ticker outliers to report.

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
No categories met the high-volume criteria.

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
No high-activity ticker outliers for this asset class.

Currency

Currency ETFs saw $131.1 million in volume, trading well above average at 159% of the 30-day mean. The Currency category led the way (finishing up +0.21%), largely driven by heavy turnover in Invesco Currencyshares Japanese Yen Trust (FXY) (closing +0.65%) and Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP) (down -0.53%).

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
Currency 159% $131.1M +0.21%

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
FXY Invesco Currencyshares Japanese Yen Trust 209% $17.7M +0.65%
UUP Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund 173% $64.6M -0.53%

Alternatives

Alternative ETFs saw $1.3 billion in volume, trading at 91% of the 30-day average. While overall volumes were lighter than usual, the Alternative: Volatility – Long category remained the most active area (finishing down -4.09%). There were no specific high-volume categories or ticker outliers to report for the session.

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
No categories met the high-volume criteria.

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
No high-activity ticker outliers for this asset class.

Non-Traditional

Non-Traditional ETFs saw $38.0 billion in volume, trading at 94% of the 30-day average. Activity was concentrated in the Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Fixed Income category (finishing the day down -0.08%) and Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Commodity (closing -0.31%). The session was largely driven by heavy turnover in Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X Shares (DPST) (+10.64%) and ProShares Ultra Silver (AGQ) (+3.07%).

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Fixed Income 157% $415.7M -0.08%
Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Commodity 141% $1.4B -0.31%

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
DPST Direxion Daily Regional Banks Bull 3X Shares 295% $165.5M +10.64%
AGQ ProShares Ultra Silver 258% $611.9M +3.07%
UWM ProShares Ultra Russell2000 237% $34.6M +2.89%
BMNU T-REX 2X Long BMNR Daily Target ETF 184% $395.4M +3.59%
DFEN Direxion Daily Aerospace & Defense Bull 3X Shares 176% $16.5M -5.75%
IWMI NEOS Russell 2000 High Income ETF 172% $16.2M +1.01%
TMF Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares 162% $326.8M +0.74%
ACIO Aptus Collared Investment Opportunity ETF 160% $8.9M +0.33%
RYLD Global X Russell 2000 Covered Call ETF 158% $13.7M -0.16%
MSFU Direxion Daily MSFT Bull 2X Shares 156% $74.2M -10.60%

Multi-Asset

Multi-Asset ETFs saw $184.9 million in volume, trading at 109% of the 30-day average. The Asset Allocation: Specialty – Multi-Asset Income category saw notable interest (finishing up +0.39%). The session was largely driven by heavy turnover in Return Stacked Global Stocks & Bonds ETF (RSSB) (closing +1.20%).

High-Volume Categories (>$100M Traded)

Category Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1-Day Return
No categories met the high-volume criteria.

High-Activity Ticker Outliers

Ticker Name Activity vs ADV $ Volume 1D Return
RSSB Return Stacked Global Stocks & Bonds ETF 214% $6.7M +1.20%

Disclaimer: This AI-assisted commentary is for informational purposes only. The “High-Volume Categories” table includes categories with over $100M in volume and activity at least 125% of their 30-day average, limited to the top 5 by volume. The “High-Activity Ticker Outliers” table shows the top 10 ETFs from each asset class, sorted by the highest trading activity versus their 30-day average. All reported ETFs have AUM over $250M and an ADV greater than $2.5M.

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.