U.S. Large Cap Value Holds Firm as Investors Rotate Out of Blend Strategies

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Weekly Channel Summary

The U.S. Size & Style ETF channel currently manages $7,335B in assets across 941 ETFs from 260 unique brands. This past week saw a cooling in investor sentiment as the channel experienced total net outflows of ($5.01B). Despite this weekly pullback, the channel remains firmly in positive territory for the year, with Year-to-Date (YTD) inflows reaching $14.56B and a trailing one-year total of $554.82B in net new money.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

Performance was broadly negative across all size and style categories this week. The U.S. Large Cap – Value category proved the most resilient, posting a marginal Week-to-Date (WTD) return of -0.10%. On the other end of the spectrum, U.S. Mid Cap – Growth was the primary laggard, declining -0.69%. Despite the weekly dip, nearly all categories maintain positive YTD returns, led by U.S. Small Cap – Value at 6.35%.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
U.S. Large Cap – Value -0.10% 2.64% 5.74% 9.07% 3.29% 12.70%
U.S. Small Cap – Value -0.15% 4.92% 7.97% 11.93% 6.35% 9.92%
U.S. Mid Cap – Value -0.17% 3.57% 6.52% 8.47% 4.91% 8.92%
U.S. Large Cap – Blend -0.20% 1.16% 3.42% 8.59% 2.14% 11.85%
U.S. Small Cap – Blend -0.24% 3.81% 6.27% 11.73% 5.85% 10.57%
U.S. Large Cap – Growth -0.32% -0.30% 0.99% 7.89% 1.12% 11.96%
U.S. Mid Cap – Blend -0.44% 3.36% 5.70% 9.30% 5.10% 8.71%
U.S. Small Cap – Growth -0.48% 3.29% 5.60% 13.53% 6.12% 10.26%
U.S. Mid Cap – Growth -0.69% 2.59% 2.29% 6.46% 4.75% 6.84%

Top & Bottom ETFs by Weekly Performance

In the Large Cap space, the Keating Active ETF (KEAT) led with a 3.04% return, while the Roundhill Meme Stock ETF (MEME) fell -4.04%. Among Mid Caps, the Concourse Capital Focused Equity ETF (CCFE) rose 0.96%, whereas the Fundstrat Granny Shots US Small- & Mid-Cap ETF (GRNJ) struggled, losing -2.03%. Finally, the VictoryShares Small Cap Free Cash Flow ETF (SFLO) gained 1.06% to lead Small Caps, while the Infrastructure Capital Small Cap Income ETF (SCAP) dipped -1.34%.

Large Cap Performance

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
KEAT Keating Active ETF 3.04%
FFTY Innovator IBD 50 ETF 2.99%
FCUS Pinnacle Focused Opportunities ETF 2.54%
DARP Grizzle Growth ETF 2.19%
AVIE Avantis Inflation Focused Equity ETF 2.10%
Bottom Performers
MEME Roundhill Meme Stock ETF -4.04%
GK AdvisorShares Gerber Kawasaki ETF -2.22%
DVOL First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Low Volatility ETF -2.13%
CWS AdvisorShares Focused Equity ETF -1.98%
DVLU First Trust Dorsey Wright Momentum & Value ETF -1.98%

Mid Cap Performance

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
CCFE Concourse Capital Focused Equity ETF 0.96%
BSMC Brandes U.S. Small-Mid Cap Value ETF 0.77%
RNIN Bushido Capital US SMID Cap Equity ETF 0.56%
REV Invesco S&P Midcap 400 Pure Value ETF 0.30%
DFAT Dimensional U.S. Targeted Value ETF 0.29%
Bottom Performers
GRNJ Fundstrat Granny Shots US Small- & Mid-Cap ETF -2.03%
IPO Renaissance IPO ETF -1.78%
GLRY Inspire Growth ETF -1.62%
AMID Argent Mid Cap ETF -1.44%
XMLV Invesco S&P MidCap Low Volatility ETF -1.44%

Small Cap Performance

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
SFLO VictoryShares Small Cap Free Cash Flow ETF 1.06%
IWC iShares Micro-Cap ETF 0.76%
CAFG Pacer US Small Cap Cash Cows Growth Leaders ETF 0.56%
EPSB Harbor SMID Cap Core ETF 0.53%
BSVO EA Bridgeway Omni Small-Cap Value ETF 0.53%
Bottom Performers
SCAP Infrastructure Capital Small Cap Income ETF -1.34%
ALIL Argent Focused Small Cap ETF -1.27%
MMSC First Trust Multi-Manager Small Cap Opportunities ETF -1.07%
XSHD Invesco S&P SmallCap High Dividend Low Volatility ETF -1.05%
SCDV Bahl & Gaynor Small Cap Dividend ETF -1.04%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

Total net flow for the channel this week was ($5,014M), primarily driven by a sharp rotation out of core Large Cap strategies. The U.S. Large Cap – Value category was the standout leader for inflows, gathering $2,657M to bring its total AUM to $939.1B. The U.S. Mid Cap – Blend category also showed strength with $540M in inflows, while U.S. Large Cap – Blend faced the heaviest selling pressure with ($5,796M) in weekly outflows.

Category Flows Summary

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
U.S. Large Cap – Value 195 $939.1B $2,657M $2,794M $27,453M ($424M) $73,192M
U.S. Mid Cap – Blend 68 $387.2B $540M $1,944M $9,060M $800M $25,773M
U.S. Small Cap – Value 36 $106.1B $196M $264M $1,056M $45M ($2,179M)
U.S. Mid Cap – Growth 24 $61.2B ($27M) $169M $1,144M ($5M) $2,826M
U.S. Mid Cap – Value 23 $81.7B ($32M) $242M $1,665M $68M $2,158M
U.S. Small Cap – Growth 18 $54.0B ($283M) ($969M) ($524M) ($1,070M) ($2,135M)
U.S. Small Cap – Blend 65 $351.1B ($329M) ($2,132M) $5,794M ($1,787M) ($3,877M)
U.S. Large Cap – Growth 159 $1,256.4B ($1,940M) $7,260M $29,747M ($107M) $112,918M
U.S. Large Cap – Blend 350 $4,098.7B ($5,796M) $49,055M $137,687M $17,036M $346,146M

Top & Bottom ETFs by 5-Day Flow

Individual ETF flows reflected the category trends. In Large Cap, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) pulled in $3,015M, while the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) shed ($10,295M). Mid Cap flows were led by the iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (IJH) with $381M, while the SPDR S&P Midcap 400 ETF Trust (MDY) saw ($162M) in outflows. For Small Caps, the iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF (IJR) gathered $480M, while the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) lost ($592M).

Large Cap Flows

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
VOO Vanguard S&P 500 ETF $3,015M
SPYM State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF $1,499M
DIA SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust $1,409M
VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF $1,391M
RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF $1,081M
Outflows
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust ($10,295M)
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust Series I ($2,350M)
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF ($1,946M)
IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF ($763M)
IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF ($759M)

Mid Cap Flows

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF $381M
VO Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF $119M
FMDE Fidelity Enhanced Mid Cap ETF $113M
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid.. $93M
SDVY First Trust SMID Cap Rising Dividend Ach.. $55M
Outflows
MDY SPDR S&P Midcap 400 ETF Trust ($162M)
IWP iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF ($104M)
CGMM Capital Group U.S. Small and Mid Cap ETF ($103M)
IWS iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF ($88M)
IWR iShares Russell Midcap ETF ($45M)

Small Cap Flows

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
IJR iShares Core S&P Small Cap ETF $480M
AVUV Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF $156M
FESM Fidelity Enhanced Small Cap ETF $105M
USVM VictoryShares US Small Mid Cap Value Mome.. $58M
DFSV Dimensional US Small Cap Value ETF $35M
Outflows
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF ($592M)
VB Vanguard Small-Cap ETF ($361M)
DWAS Invesco Dorsey Wright Small Cap Momentum E.. ($253M)
IWO iShares Russell 2000 Growth ETF ($139M)
RSSL Global X Russell 2000 ETF ($46M)

Issuer League Table Update

The competitive landscape remains dominated by Vanguard and iShares, which together control over 60% of the channel’s AUM. Vanguard was the clear weekly winner for asset gathering, netting $4,912M in new flows. Conversely, top issuer SPDR saw the largest weekly outflows at ($7,944M), while iShares followed with ($3,813M) in net redemptions.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
Vanguard 41 $2,513.76B 34.27%
iShares 81 $2,016.75B 27.49%
SPDR 30 $1,048.03B 14.29%
Invesco 69 $691.20B 9.42%
Schwab 12 $320.72B 4.37%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Inflows
Vanguard $4,912M
Capital Group $709M
Fidelity $584M
Outflows
SPDR ($7,944M)
iShares ($3,813M)
Invesco ($1,175M)

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Disclosures

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