FI Taxable ETFs Surge: Intermediate Duration Leads $6.69B Weekly Haul

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Weekly Channel Summary

The FI: Taxable ETF channel currently features 689 ETFs across 141 brands, amassing an impressive total AUM of $2.20 trillion. Over the past week, the channel attracted a robust $6.69 billion in net new money, reinforcing a strong year-to-date inflow trend of $176.52 billion and an extraordinary 1-year flow total reaching nearly $455.92 billion.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

This week, the Inflation Protected and Convertible categories led the pack, recording positive WTD returns of 0.30% and 0.27% respectively, bolstering their already strong year-to-date figures. Conversely, the International segment lagged behind, dropping -0.87% over the past 5 days, closely followed by Emerging markets at -0.64%.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Inflation Protected 0.30% 1.53% 1.39% 1.01% 1.69% 4.78%
Convertible 0.27% 7.94% 8.29% 11.86% 13.86% 45.40%
Bank Loans 0.14% 1.43% -0.25% 1.41% 0.23% 5.76%
Ultrashort 0.08% 0.55% 0.85% 2.06% 1.20% 5.19%
Government Ultrashort 0.07% 0.36% 0.87% 1.82% 1.09% 3.99%
Preferred Stock 0.07% 2.61% 0.22% 1.70% 1.71% 9.42%
Short-Term -0.06% 0.87% 0.63% 1.50% 0.82% 5.22%
Government Short -0.08% 0.62% 0.58% 1.13% 0.56% 3.74%
High Yield -0.15% 1.94% 0.57% 2.19% 1.30% 8.70%
Securitized -0.16% 1.13% 0.86% 1.75% 1.18% 6.66%
Multisector Taxable -0.21% 1.61% 0.39% 1.27% 0.93% 6.75%
Corporate -0.24% 1.60% 0.34% 0.31% 0.64% 6.84%
Core -0.24% 1.18% 0.49% 0.58% 0.66% 5.53%
Core Enhanced -0.24% 1.36% 0.50% 0.80% 0.81% 6.21%
International USD -0.27% 0.91% 0.43% 0.20% 0.55% 2.31%
Government Intermediate -0.28% 0.98% 0.40% 0.17% 0.23% 3.97%
Long-Term -0.43% 1.96% -0.29% -1.47% 0.46% 7.18%
Emerging USD -0.44% 2.93% 1.12% 3.26% 1.64% 12.60%
Government Long -0.47% 1.20% -0.22% -2.67% 0.08% 2.94%
Emerging -0.64% 2.81% 0.70% 3.90% 1.76% 12.09%
International -0.87% 1.87% -0.25% 0.93% 0.43% 3.77%

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

Calamos Convertible Equity Alternative ETF (CVRT) secured the top spot with a 0.96% WTD return, driving its YTD growth past 25%. On the other end of the spectrum, Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF (VPC) and WisdomTree Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund (ELD) experienced the steepest declines, shedding -2.39% and -1.47%, respectively.

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
CVRT Calamos Convertible Equity Alternative ETF 0.96%
TFFI Chesapeake Trend-Following Fixed Income ETF 0.85%
BCLO iShares BBB-B CLO Active ETF 0.78%
JBBB Janus Henderson B-BBB CLO ETF 0.76%
PFXF VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF 0.61%
Bottom Performers
VPC Virtus Private Credit Strategy ETF -2.39%
ELD WisdomTree Emerging Markets Local Debt Fund -1.47%
IBND SPDR Bloomberg International Corporate Bond ETF -1.42%
FEMB First Trust Emerging Markets Local Currency Bond ETF -1.38%
EMLC VanEck J. P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF -1.35%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

The FI: Taxable channel gathered $6.69 billion this week, largely fueled by robust activity across Multi-Sector and Intermediate Duration strategies. Notably, the FI: Multi-Sector segment pulled in $3.16 billion, while Investment Grade credit and Intermediate duration funds attracted $3.81 billion and $3.99 billion, respectively. High Yield credit also saw an impressive $1.60 billion in inflows.

Flows by Segment

Segment Fund Count AUM 5 Day Flow 30 Day Flow 90 Day Flow YTD Flow 1 Year Flow
FI: Multi-Sector 290 $910.4B $3,160M $8,178M $52,208M $73,383M $212,381M
FI: Government 121 $690.6B $1,300M $6,358M $67,104M $74,857M $142,838M
FI: Corporate 164 $390.6B $1,092M $7,292M $15,983M $18,999M $65,032M
FI: Bank Loans 44 $62.4B $641M $2,389M $2,349M $4,967M $14,940M
FI: Securitized 42 $105.8B $263M $1,185M $2,917M $3,775M $18,285M
FI: Preferred Stock 27 $40.6B $230M $284M $495M $504M $2,373M
FI: Cat Bonds 1 $0.1B $6M $18M $37M $39M $68M

Flows by Credit Type

Credit Type Fund Count AUM 5 Day Flow 30 Day Flow 90 Day Flow YTD Flow 1 Year Flow
Credit: Investment Grade 359 $1,769.9B $3,805M $17,904M $123,254M $150,057M $345,282M
Credit: High Yield 153 $184.2B $1,600M $4,222M -$1,646M -$1,030M $29,534M
Credit: Blend 175 $246.1B $1,281M $3,564M $19,453M $27,465M $80,963M
Specialty: Interest Rate Volatility 1 $0.0B $0M $2M $2M $2M $2M

Flows by Duration

Duration Fund Count AUM 5 Day Flow 30 Day Flow 90 Day Flow YTD Flow 1 Year Flow
Duration: Intermediate 407 $1,265.9B $3,990M $14,311M $62,890M $87,459M $273,435M
Duration: Short 86 $289.3B $1,158M $4,089M $17,181M $20,872M $50,711M
Duration: Long 58 $193.7B $953M $706M $1,206M -$479M $10,329M
Duration: Ultrashort 137 $451.4B $585M $6,585M $59,786M $68,642M $121,307M

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) led the individual ETF inflows, securing $910 million in new capital. The most significant outflows were seen in the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) and the State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF (BIL), which lost $1.44 billion and $677 million, respectively.

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
VCIT Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF $910M
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF $599M
SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF $599M
TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF $554M
USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF $493M
Outflows
LQD iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF -$1,437M
BIL State Street SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF -$677M
SHV iShares Trust iShares 0-1 Year Treasury Bond ETF -$282M
QLTA iShares Aaa-A Rated Corporate Bond ETF -$175M
IQMM ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF -$155M

Issuer League Table Update

iShares and Vanguard continue to dominate market share, controlling 36.79% and 26.30% of the FI: Taxable space, respectively. Vanguard led the week’s asset gathering with an impressive $2.74 billion in net inflows, while ProShares faced the steepest outflow, losing $153 million over the past 5 days.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
iShares 87 $809.55B 36.79%
Vanguard 30 $578.68B 26.30%
SPDR 38 $170.03B 7.73%
JPMorgan 19 $85.23B 3.87%
Schwab 12 $73.80B 3.35%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Inflows
Vanguard $2,736M
iShares $772M
PGIM $508M
Outflows
ProShares -$153M
WisdomTree -$144M
Xtrackers -$75M

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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.