Global Equity ETF Recap: Small Caps Shine as Channel Pulls in $1.83B

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Weekly Channel Summary

The Global Equity – Size & Style channel is currently tracking 94 ETFs across 66 brands, representing a significant $169.3B in total Assets Under Management (AUM). Overall flow activity remained robust this past week, with the channel bringing in $1.83B in new net capital. This solid 5-day haul builds on positive long-term momentum, pushing Year-to-Date (YTD) inflows to $8.72B and trailing 1-year inflows to an impressive $30.77B.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

The Equity: Global Small | Mid Cap category captured the top spot this week, returning 0.89% Week-to-Date (WTD) to push its stellar YTD gain into double digits at 10.90%. On the other end of the spectrum, the Equity: Global Large Cap – Blend category was the primary laggard with a muted 0.20% WTD return, although it’s worth noting the Equity: Global Large Cap – Growth category remains the only segment sitting in negative territory for the year so far at -0.52% YTD.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Equity: Global Small | Mid Cap 0.89% 4.88% 11.80% 16.33% 10.90% 32.52%
Equity: Global Large Cap – Value 0.66% 4.59% 12.00% 16.46% 9.66% 30.62%
Equity: Global Large Cap – Growth 0.22% -1.48% -0.59% 0.73% -0.52% 7.01%
Equity: Global Large Cap – Blend 0.20% 1.66% 5.65% 10.53% 4.56% 21.65%

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

The single best-performing individual product this week was the Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF (INFL), which posted a commanding 3.99% WTD gain. Meanwhile, the bottom two performers over the past five days were the PGIM Jennison Focused Mid-Cap ETF (PJFM) and the Rainwater Equity ETF (RW).

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
INFL Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF 3.99%
CGV Conductor Global Equity Value ETF 2.89%
GKAT Scharf Global Opportunity ETF 2.23%
TMFG Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF 2.22%
GCOW Pacer Global Cash Cows Dividend ETF 2.09%
Bottom Performers
PJFM PGIM Jennison Focused Mid-Cap ETF -1.52%
RW Rainwater Equity ETF -1.11%
BCGD Baron Global Durable Advantage ETF -1.09%
TOGA Tremblant Global ETF -1.09%
JGLO JPMorgan Global Select Equity ETF -0.83%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

The channel generated an aggregate net flow of $1.83B this week. The Equity: Global Large Cap – Blend category commanded the vast majority of this capital, taking in $1,716M, reinforcing its massive $146.3B AUM footprint. The Equity: Global Large Cap – Value category also saw notable positive interest with $63M in new assets, while the Equity: Global Small | Mid Cap category brought in the smallest absolute haul at $16M (though it successfully avoided net outflows).

Category Flows Summary

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
Equity: Global Large Cap – Blend 67 $146.3B $1,716M $4,440M $10,862M $7,381M $26,235M
Equity: Global Large Cap – Value 13 $8.6B $63M $392M $611M $555M $969M
Equity: Global Large Cap – Growth 4 $10.0B $38M $450M $983M $775M $2,643M
Equity: Global Small | Mid Cap 9 $4.4B $16M ($7M) $75M $14M $924M

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

At the individual fund level, the absolute top gatherer for the week was the iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI), raking in $1,062M in net creations. The heaviest capital withdrawals were seen in the State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris. (NZAC) and the Conductor Global Equity Value ETF (CGV).

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
ACWI iShares MSCI ACWI ETF $1,062M
VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF $454M
FEGE First Eagle Global Equity ETF $85M
CGGE Capital Group Global Equity ETF $58M
CGGO Capital Group Global Growth Equity ETF $42M
Outflows
NZAC State Street SPDR MSCI ACWI Climate Paris. ($9M)
CGV Conductor Global Equity Value ETF ($5M)
TMFG Motley Fool Global Opportunities ETF ($5M)
BDVL iShares Disciplined Volatility Equity Active E.. ($4M)
RGEF Rockefeller Global Equity ETF ($3M)

Issuer League Table Update

Vanguard and iShares maintain an iron grip on the top two spots for brand market share within the channel, accounting for nearly 71% of total category assets between them. iShares easily gathered the most capital during the past five days, booking $1,078M in net new assets. Conversely, State Street suffered the largest net outflows among the major issuers over the same period.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
Vanguard 1 $65.95B 38.95%
iShares 11 $54.36B 32.10%
Capital Group 3 $16.35B 9.66%
JPMorgan 2 $7.04B 4.16%
Pacer 4 $3.39B 2.00%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Inflows
iShares $1,078M
Vanguard $454M
Capital Group $100M
Outflows
State Street -$7M
Conductor Fund -$5M
Motley Fool -$5M

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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.