ETF Charted 23: 5 ETF Charts We Thought You'd Like this Week

In ETFs Charted, ETF data becomes insight. Built on Trackinsight’s 14,000+ ETF database, these charts surface some of the trends shaping the ETF markets.

Defense ETFs Catch Fire

Net inflows into U.S.-listed defense ETFs have exceeded $355M so far this week (as of Mar. 3) following the outbreak of war involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran, bringing total year-to-date inflows to $2.76B.

Energy in, Tech Out

Tensions in the Strait of Hormuz escalate as Iran retaliates against US-Israel strikes with tanker attacks and threats to block shipping. Investors spot opportunities through Energy ETFs as price spike.

Europe’s Option-Based ETF Market Starts to Scale

Demand for option-based strategies is rising in Europe, with AUM reaching $8B.

That still trails the roughly $250B market in the U.S.

U.S. ETFs Pull In $350B YTD as Vanguard Dominates Flows

U.S. ETFs have gathered roughly $350B in net inflows year-to-date, led overwhelmingly by equity ETFs with $200B, followed by fixed income ETFs at $133B.

On the issuer side, Vanguard leads the inflow rankings by a wide margin, pulling in nearly twice the flows of iShares, which sits in second place.

European ETF Flows Near €100B YTD, with iShares Leading

European ETFs have gathered €96.4B in net inflows year-to-date, driven largely by equity ETFs with €79.4B, while fixed income ETFs added €18.1B.

On the issuer side, iShares leads the European ETF flow rankings with €35.3B, followed by Amundi (€14.6B) and Xtrackers by DWS (€8.3B).

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