The Weekly ETF Market Monitor (August 24-28, 2026)

Sector Flows: Information Technology Leads, Financials See Largest Outflow

Among equity sectors, Information Technology led with $1.54 billion in weekly inflows. Consumer Discretionary and Health Care followed with $310.2 million and $308.4 million respectively.

At the other end, Financials recorded the largest sector outflow at $1.99 billion, while Energy lost $438.7 million and Industrials declined by $357.8 million.

Geographic Flows: US-Focused ETFs Dominate

US-focused ETFs attracted $6.15 billion, ahead of Developed Markets at $2.71 billion and World exposures at $2.24 billion. Emerging Markets added $1.34 billion, while South Korea recorded a $409.5 million outflow among the notable geographic movements shown.

Fixed Income, Gold and Bitcoin Lead Their Segments

Fixed income flows were led by Government Investment Grade, which gathered $3.30 billion, followed by Aggregate Investment Grade at $2.99 billion.

Elsewhere, Cryptocurrency themes attracted $2.95 billion, Gold led commodity flows with $753.1 million, and Bitcoin topped cryptocurrency flows with $1.36 billion.

ETF Flows: VOO Leads Inflows While SPY Posts Largest Outflow

At the individual-fund level, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) led weekly inflows with $11.36 billion. It was followed by Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (VGSH) at $3.67 billion, Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) at $2.39 billion, Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF (SCHO) at $1.75 billion, and VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) at $1.68 billion.

On the outflow side, State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) recorded the largest weekly withdrawal at $9.76 billion, narrowly ahead of iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) at $9.56 billion. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Government Bond ETF (VGIT) lost $2.64 billion, iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT) recorded $2.63 billion in outflows, and State Street Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLF) declined by $1.80 billion.

ETF Performance: Solana Products Lead Weekly Gains

Solana-linked products occupied the top of the weekly performance rankings. REX-Osprey SOL + Staking ETF (SSK) led with a 14.06% gain, followed by Grayscale Solana Trust ETF (GSOL) at 13.82%, Invesco Galaxy Solana ETF (QSOL) at 13.74%, Bitwise Solana Staking ETF (BSOL) at 13.71%, and Fidelity Solana Fund (FSOL) at 13.69%.

At the bottom of the performance table, Defiance Pure Quantum ETF (QTUP) declined 11.33%, followed by Corgi Quantum Computing ETF (CQTM) at -9.38%, Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF (BWET) at -8.54%, Grayscale Sui Staking ETF (GSUI) at -8.26%, and Stellar ETF (STLR) at -7.77%.

About Trackinsight

Trackinsight is a global ETF data, analytics, research, and advisory firm serving professional investors, financial advisors, and institutions. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Biot, France, the company operates across six countries and serves thousands of investment professionals. Since 2024, Trackinsight has been majority-owned by Kepler Cheuvreux and is part of ETF One, its integrated platform combining ETF Data Services, Research & Advisory, and Execution.

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