Canadian-Listed ETF Weekly Flows Recap [Aug 21-27]
Equity ETFs dominated flows last week, attracting +$3.5 billion of net inflows.
Within the broad market beta exposures, U.S.-focused ETFs led with +$435 million of net creations, while Canadian (+$354 million) and EAFE (+$239 million) mandates also posted healthy gains.
Financials ETFs led sector flows, driven by ZEB's strongest weekly intake since July 2025 at +$638 million. Technology (+$228 million), gold miners (+$174 million), and utilities (+$93 million) ETFs also experienced a notable pickup in demand.
ESG ETFs gathered +$376 million, marking their strongest weekly inflows in two months, with DGAM's ESG suite listing among both the top inflow and outflow products.
Fixed income ETFs posted +$970 million of net inflows last week.
Investors broadly added to aggregate (+$353 million), investment grade (+$297 million), and government bond ETFs (+$146 million).
Within HISA ETFs, Evolve's newly launched accumulating units HISA.L and HISU.V attracted several institutional-sized trades, largely mirroring outflows from HISA and HISU.U.
Within asset allocation ETFs, all-equity portfolios remained the clear leader, attracting +$429 million of net inflows, while balanced (+$122 million) and growth portfolios (+$75 million) also recorded solid gains.
