Equities Drive $13.2B Daily Inflow as Tech and U.S. Large Caps Lead

Issuer League Tables

Absolute daily flows favored Vanguard, which led issuers with $6,239M in inflows, followed closely by iShares at $4,099M. This activity pushed Vanguard’s one-year flow total to a commanding $476.44B. SPDR ranked as the top absolute laggard with $1,187M in outflows, aligning with a more subdued one-year inflow figure of $67.27B. On a relative basis, Anydrus led by expanding its AUM by 4.83% via $3M in new assets. Conversely, ERShares experienced a severe relative outflow, shedding $627M or 57.49% of its total assets in a single session.

Issuer Flows (Absolute)

Issuer Flows (Relative)

Daily ETF Flow Analysis

Overall market flows recorded $13,247M in net new assets, bringing the one-year aggregate to $1,637,758M. Equity ETFs drove the vast majority of daily activity by pulling in $11,021M, expanding their leading one-year flow accumulation to $959,456M. Fixed Income followed with $2,370M in daily inflows, whereas Non-Traditional strategies experienced the largest daily contraction at negative $1,018M. At the category level, Equity: Sector – Information Technology captured $3,404M, while Equity: U.S. Large Cap – Blend added $2,832M. On the downside, Non-Traditional: Leverage | Inverse – Equity led outflows with a $1,160M reduction.

Asset Class Flows

Top/Bottom 10 Category Flows

U.S. Size & Style

U.S. Size and Style funds exhibited a divergence between broad market and specific segment allocations. VOO attracted the highest daily inflow with $1,617M, pushing its total AUM to $879.0B. FV and DYNF also saw notable daily additions of $1,445M and $427M, respectively. Alternatively, SPY shed $1,247M, representing the largest outflow in the category. QQQ followed with $894M in outflows out of its $398.4B asset base.

Size & Style ex-U.S.

International equity flows were positive across major blend and developed market products. DFAI secured the largest daily influx with $588M against a $14.7B AUM. VEA and ACWI followed, recording inflows of $456M and $445M, respectively. The laggards experienced much smaller nominal contractions, led by PPIE with $94M in outflows. PPEM and NZAC saw minimal daily reductions of $14M and $9M, respectively.

Sector & Industry

Information Technology strategies dominated the sector landscape, led by VGT’s $2,273M single-day accumulation. IGV and SMH also captured positive flows, taking in $372M and $320M, respectively. In contrast, Consumer Staples saw the largest contraction, primarily driven by XLP’s $262M outflow. Financials and Biotechnology faced moderate reductions, with KBWB shedding $99M and XBI losing $45M.

Region & Country

Country-specific allocations showed a clear preference for Asian markets during the session. EWY led the segment with $407M in inflows, contributing to its $16.82B asset pool. EWT and EWJ also registered positive net flows of $115M and $97M, respectively. Conversely, China-focused funds dominated the outflow column, with KWEB losing $16M. CXSE and KBA recorded minor reductions of $4M and $3M, respectively.

Thematic

Thematic equity flows favored infrastructure and specific commodity-related miners. COPX led daily inflows with $166M, while ARKK gathered $99M. XHB and FDN also experienced positive momentum, adding $97M and $84M. On the negative side, XOVR recorded a massive $627M daily outflow, accounting for a majority of its $1.09B AUM. ITB and GDX followed with respective outflows of $53M and $39M.

Fixed Income

Broad bond aggregates and short-duration Treasuries captured the highest capital allocations within Fixed Income. BND recorded $592M in new assets, while SCHO added $566M. SCHI and SCHR also saw meaningful inflows of $401M and $382M, respectively. Reductions were concentrated in ESG and corporate segments, with PCRB losing $302M. VCIT and JNK followed closely, shedding $253M and $117M.

Commodity

Precious metals products captured nearly all of the positive daily flow activity in the commodity space. SLV led with $49M in inflows, followed closely by GLD at $48M. IAUM and SGOL continued the trend, securing $41M and $30M, respectively. Broad commodity strategies experienced outflows, led by CMDT with a $68M contraction. PDBC and OILK recorded minor outflows of $7M and $1M.

Cryptocurrency

Bitcoin-centric products accounted for the majority of the $690M daily inflow across the Digital Asset category. IBIT led the segment with $297M in daily additions, increasing its AUM to $52.50B. GBTC and FETH also absorbed positive flows of $102M and $62M, respectively. Outflows were negligible across the category, with BITO leading the laggards by shedding just $6M. QETH and BITW both experienced minimal $2M daily reductions.

Non-Traditional

Covered call and defined outcome strategies recorded positive inflows, with JEPI adding $95M to its $44.59B asset base. SPYI and BOIL also accumulated new capital, posting $69M and $39M, respectively. Conversely, leveraged equity products saw massive daily contractions. SOXL led the outflows by shedding $625M, while SQQQ followed with a $261M reduction.

Recent Launches

Issuer activity over the past week was highlighted by ten new ETF introductions across various strategy types. Invesco launched four new products on February 25, 2026, including FLXI, HBRD, and IMTG, each debuting with $15.00M in initial AUM. Innovator also expanded its lineup on February 24, introducing four new equity buffer strategies. Additionally, 21Shares launched the TSUI altcoin fund with $10.68M in assets, while First Trust debuted the ACYN laddered income ETF with $3.00M.