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Friday, November 13, 2026
Michael A. Gayed, CFA |
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The Asset Gathering Brief.
Where ETF assets are moving, and how to win them. For asset managers and issuers.
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INSIDE The Read • The Chart • Reader Pulse • Flows and Launches • The Play
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S&P 500
7,592.40
▼ -0.35% |
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10-Year Yield
5.10%
prior close |
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High Yield (HYG)
76.98
▼ -0.48% |
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Investors swapped wrappers instead of leaving stocks
Investors put a net $20.7 billion into ETFs in the latest week, yet the largest single outflow was the largest fund, SPY, at $5.5 billion, while QQQ took in $5.2 billion. That is rotation inside the same exposure, and it tells me the fight for assets is now about which wrapper wins, not whether money shows up. Long Treasuries lost $907 million while investment grade corporates drew $1.5 billion, and the 10-year closed yesterday at 5.10%. Holders want income with a shorter fuse, so issuers who can explain where a fund sits on the rate curve have the easier conversation this month.
Michael A. Gayed, CFA Lead-Lag Media
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Credit held up better than long Treasuries
Investment grade corporates and long Treasuries, indexed to 100 at the November 5 close.
| Investment grade credit -1.5% |
Price change, Nov 5 to Nov 12. Source: Yahoo Finance closes.
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What investors opened most
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FIRST-PARTY DATA |
What advisors clicked in yesterday’s Advisor Brief
Open rates on Lead-Lag Report emails, last 30 days: 15 sends, about 97,000 readers each.
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Over the last 30 days our 15 Lead-Lag Report sends averaged a 40.9% open rate, and the top two were global shocks: Brazil's one-day drop at 51.9% and the yen story at 48.1%. The weakest was domestic credit plumbing, business loan demand, at 38.4%. Readers reward a sharp outside-in macro hook, so lead fund messaging with the event and bring the product in second.
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Opens include automated opens by some mail apps. Sponsored sends are excluded.
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What moved, and what it means for distribution
| Active ETFs at six issuers took in $1.02 billion in a week
DISTRIBUTION READ
Active funds drew 5.9% of gross inflows against 7.1% of assets, so even a strong week left active under its fair share. Capital Group took $413.5 million after three empty weeks, which says distribution muscle moves the number more than product count.
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THE PLAY
Send wholesalers the Nvidia answer before Tuesday
Nvidia reports Tuesday under an interim CEO, and every advisor with a growth or income sleeve will hear the question from clients by Monday. Have your marketing team write a one-page note today that shows, from your latest holdings file, how much of each fund sits in the largest AI names. Get it through compliance Monday and into wholesalers' hands before Tuesday's open. The issuer who answers first owns the follow-up call.
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The Asset Gathering Brief is published by Lead-Lag Media for asset managers and ETF issuers. Market data as of the prior close. Nothing here is investment advice. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
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