Canadian ETF Flows & Market Action | August 31 – September 4, 2026
A recap of Canadian ETF flows, performance and market activity for August 31 – September 4, 2026
According to data by Trackinsight, Canadian-listed ETFs recorded inflows across most major asset classes, led by CA$2.11 billion into fixed income and CA$1.66 billion into equities.
Multi-asset ETFs attracted CA$350.9 million, while commodity products added CA$50.8 million and cryptocurrency ETFs gathered CA$11.1 million. Currency products recorded CA$5.2 million of outflows.
Energy and Utilities Lead Sector Inflows
Utilities ETFs led sector inflows with CA$58.2 million, closely followed by Energy at CA$58 million.
Financials recorded the largest outflow at CA$215.0 million, while Materials lost CA$49.5 million and Real Estate ETFs shed CA$46.1 million.
Financials led sector performance with a 1.39% gain, followed by Energy at 1.38% and Consumer Staples at 1.14%. Industrials posted the largest decline at 2.95%, while Consumer Discretionary fell 2.28% and Materials declined 1.43%.
U.S. and Developed Markets Lead Geographic Flows
U.S.-focused equity ETFs attracted CA$773.2 million, the largest geographic inflow, followed by Developed Markets with CA$389.3 million.
Canadian equity ETFs gathered CA$80.6 million and Emerging Markets added CA$66.6 million.
North America was the main geographic category to record outflows, at CA$6.7 million.
Australia led geographic performance with a 2.03% gain, followed by Japan at 1.54% and Developed Pacific at 0.60%. Europe declined 1.10%, while Greater China fell 0.99%.
Disruptive Technology Leads Thematic Flows
Disruptive Technology ETFs attracted CA$50.3 million, while Cryptocurrency products gathered CA$11.1 million.
North America Energy Infrastructure added CA$7.3 million, Electrification CA$6.7 million and Nuclear Energy CA$6.6 million.
Global Infrastructure recorded the largest thematic outflow at CA$21.1 million, followed by Climate Action at CA$12.4 million and Net Zero 2050 at CA$9.8 million.
Blockchain led thematic performance with a 7.17% gain, while Agribusiness advanced 4.87% and Cryptocurrency rose 2.72%.
Global Defense recorded the largest decline at 5.34%, followed by Battery Value-Chain at 3.87% and Cybersecurity at 3.37%.
Investment Grade Leads Fixed Income Flows
Aggregate Investment Grade ETFs led fixed income flows with CA$1.07 billion, followed by Corporate Investment Grade with CA$590.6 million and Government Investment Grade with CA$264.6 million. Aggregate bond products added CA$90.7 million, while Corporate High Yield ETFs attracted CA$46.9 million.
Multi-Commodity and Gold Products Lead Commodity Flows
Multi-Commodity products attracted CA$23.3 million, while Gold products gathered CA$22.2 million and Silver added CA$4.6 million. Natural Gas products recorded CA$750,400 of inflows.
Bitcoin Leads Cryptocurrency ETF Flows
Bitcoin ETFs attracted CA$3.1 million, followed by Multi-Cryptocurrency products at CA$2.7 million and XRP at CA$2.7 million. Ether gathered CA$1.4 million and Solana added CA$1.2 million.
Top 10 ETF Issuers of the Week by Net Inflows
- iShares: CA$1.02 billion
- Vanguard: CA$788.7 million
- Fidelity: CA$470.6 million
- BMO: CA$351.5 million
- CI: CA$303.4 million
- Purpose Investments: CA$232.0 million
- TD Asset Management: CA$212.4 million
- CIBC: CA$178.0 million
- Desjardins Investments: CA$136.9 million
- Mackenzie Investments: CA$117.7 million
Top 10 Most Popular ETFs of the Week by Net Inflows
- iShares Canadian Universe Bond Index ETF (XBB): CA$344.7 million
- Vanguard Canadian Short-Term Bond Index ETF (VSB): CA$215.4 million
- Purpose High Interest Savings ETF (PSA): CA$209.7 million
- iShares Core Canadian Short Term Corporate + Maple Bond Index ETF (XSH): CA$177.9 million
- iShares Canadian Corporate Bond Index ETF (XCB): CA$172.0 million
- CI Money Market ETF (CMNY): CA$165.1 million
- BMO S&P 500 Index ETF (ZSP): CA$151.6 million
- iShares Core MSCI EAFE IMI Index ETF (XEF): CA$141.2 million
- Vanguard All-Equity ETF Portfolio (VEQT): CA$136.9 million
- BMO Money Market Fund ETF (ZMMK): CA$108.4 million
Top 10 Performing ETFs of the Week
- Blockchain Technologies ETF (HBLK): +7.91%
- CI Galaxy Blockchain ETF (CBCX): +6.51%
- Purpose XRP ETF (XRPP): +6.46%
- iShares Global Agriculture Index ETF (COW): +4.87%
- Purpose Core Bitcoin ETF (BTCO.B): +4.54%
- Purpose Bitcoin ETF (BTCC.B): +4.53%
- Global X Big Data & Hardware Index ETF (HBGD): +4.50%
- Evolve Cryptocurrencies ETF (ETC): +4.35%
- Ninepoint Crypto and AI Leaders ETF (TKN): +3.90%
This article was written on September 4th, 2026. Please note this article is for information purposes only and does not in any way constitute investment advice. It is essential that you seek advice from a registered financial professional prior to making any investment decision.
