Yen Exodus: Invesco’s FXY Sees Notable Outflow as Dollar Strength Keeps Pressure On
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The Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust, FXY, recorded net outflows of $5.87 million on January 8, 2026, as investors continued to rotate away from yen exposure amid persistent dollar strength. The redemption represents roughly 1.25% of the fund’s latest reported assets under management, which stand at about $468.9 million, signaling a meaningful but not yet destabilizing vote of caution on the Japanese currency.
The related asset, FX:USD-JPY, is currently trading around 157.873, having gained approximately 3.78% over the past three months as the U.S. dollar has outpaced the yen on widening rate differentials and ongoing divergence in monetary policy. Despite the recent outflow from FXY, short-term momentum in the pair remains constructive, with a 1-day technical signal flashing Buy, underscoring traders’ expectation that yen weakness may persist in the near term.
The combination of steady dollar appreciation against the yen and a technical backdrop that still favors dollar bulls helps explain why some investors are trimming exposure via FXY, potentially seeking higher-yielding assets or waiting for a better entry point into Japan’s currency. Yet, with flows representing just over 1% of the ETF’s AUM, the move looks more like tactical repositioning than a wholesale abandonment of the yen trade.
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