Yen ETF Draws Fresh Cash as Dollar Powers Ahead: Are Traders Bracing for a Turn?
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The Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust, ticker FXY, registered fresh inflows of $2,970,500 on December 17, 2025, as investors added exposure to the battered Japanese currency. The latest move affects roughly 0.62% of the fund’s $478.87 million in assets under management (AUM), a notable allocation shift for a single day in an otherwise slow year for currency ETFs.
The renewed interest in FXY comes against the backdrop of a persistently strong U.S. dollar versus the yen. The related asset, FX:USD-JPY, is currently trading at 157.76, having climbed 6.76% over the past three months as the Federal Reserve’s relatively tighter stance contrasts with the Bank of Japan’s still-accommodative policy. Traders’ screens are flashing a short-term bullish bias for the pair, with a 1-day technical signal of Strong Buy.
Paradoxically, inflows into FXY—designed to gain when the yen strengthens against the dollar—arrive just as the dollar’s momentum remains intact. That suggests a growing cohort of investors is positioning for a medium-term reversal or at least a pause in the yen’s decline, potentially on expectations of further BOJ normalization or a softer Fed. With only a small slice of AUM shifting so far, the flows look more like early positioning than a wholesale sentiment flip, but they underscore how macro-sensitive currency ETFs are becoming a favored tool for tactical bets on global rate paths.
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