## [# TLT Attracts $637M as Trade Tensions Calm Down](/sections/daily-etf-flows/tlt-attracts-637m-trade-tensions-calm-down)
# TLT Attracts $637M as Trade Tensions Calm Down
\- TLT gained as Treasury ETFs saw strong inflows.
\- SPY led outflows despite S&P 500's fifth winning session.
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May 19, 2025
Edited by: David Tony
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The [**iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)**](/tlt) pulled in $636.9 million Friday, increasing its total assets under management to $48.7 billion, according to data provided by FactSet. The bond ETF's inflows came as U.S. markets posted their [fifth consecutive](https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/15/stock-market-today-live-updates.html) winning session, with the S&P 500 surging 5.3% for the week amid easing U.S.-China trade tensions.
The [**Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)**](/voo) led all ETFs with inflows of $1.6 billion to its $654.6 billion asset base. The[ **Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ)**](/qqq) attracted $986.6 million as the Nasdaq-100 jumped 6.8% for the week, while the [**First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund (FDN)**](/fdn) pulled in $528.7 million amid strong performance from technology stocks.
The [**SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)**](/spy) experienced the largest outflows at $2.4 billion despite the S&P 500 climbing 0.7% on Friday. The [**SPDR Gold Shares (GLD)**](/gld) saw $911.8 million in redemptions, while the [**SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA)**](/dia) lost $529.3 million as the Dow gained 332 points.
U.S. fixed-income ETFs led all asset classes with $2.5 billion in inflows, while U.S. equity ETFs collected $2.3 billion. Commodity ETFs saw outflows of $1.1 billion, and international equity ETFs lost $504 million. Overall, ETFs attracted $3.3 billion in new assets.
## Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)
TickerNameNet Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[VOO](https://www.etf.com/voo)[Vanguard S&P 500 ETF](https://www.etf.com/voo)1,552.63654,556.750.24%[QQQ](https://www.etf.com/qqq)[Invesco QQQ Trust Series I](https://www.etf.com/qqq)986.60329,342.560.30%[TLT](https://www.etf.com/tlt)[iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/tlt)636.9248,698.681.31%[FDN](https://www.etf.com/fdn)[First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund](https://www.etf.com/fdn)528.657,224.827.32%[HYG](https://www.etf.com/hyg)[iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/hyg)466.0415,458.153.01%[LQD](https://www.etf.com/lqd)[iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/lqd)448.3429,643.701.51%[IBIT](https://www.etf.com/ibit)[iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF](https://www.etf.com/ibit)409.7365,106.630.63%[VCIT](https://www.etf.com/vcit)[Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/vcit)397.0352,655.310.75%[TMF](https://www.etf.com/tmf)[Direxion Daily 20+ Year Treasury Bull 3X Shares](https://www.etf.com/tmf)244.784,723.105.18%[XLV](https://www.etf.com/xlv)[Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/xlv)241.4334,369.940.70%
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## Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)
TickerNameNet Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[SPY](https://www.etf.com/spy)[SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust](https://www.etf.com/spy)-2,419.89601,804.21-0.40%[GLD](https://www.etf.com/gld)[SPDR Gold Shares](https://www.etf.com/gld)-911.8294,241.49-0.97%[DIA](https://www.etf.com/dia)[SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust](https://www.etf.com/dia)-529.2737,680.98-1.40%[TQQQ](https://www.etf.com/tqqq)[ProShares UltraPro QQQ](https://www.etf.com/tqqq)-413.0125,017.32-1.65%[SOXL](https://www.etf.com/soxl)[Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares](https://www.etf.com/soxl)-346.4812,241.41-2.83%[EWJ](https://www.etf.com/ewj)[iShares MSCI Japan ETF](https://www.etf.com/ewj)-216.4214,586.85-1.48%[EZU](https://www.etf.com/ezu)[iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF](https://www.etf.com/ezu)-179.847,768.14-2.32%[BIL](https://www.etf.com/bil)[SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF](https://www.etf.com/bil)-169.4045,457.85-0.37%[EWU](https://www.etf.com/ewu)[iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF](https://www.etf.com/ewu)-167.173,032.47-5.51%[DMAY](https://www.etf.com/dmay)[FT Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF - May](https://www.etf.com/dmay)-164.44234.17-70.22%## ETF Daily Flows By Asset Class
Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUMAlternatives30.009,922.000.30%Asset Allocation31.8224,537.790.13%Commodities ETFs-1,077.08203,026.36-0.53%Currency52.36136,481.020.04%International Equity-504.031,759,207.52-0.03%International Fixed Income500.65284,461.630.18%Inverse37.1114,922.990.25%Leveraged-580.63129,084.96-0.45%US Equity2,296.436,795,279.710.03%US Fixed Income2,517.381,649,802.810.15%**Total:****3,304.01****11,006,726.79****0.03%***Disclaimer: All data as of 6 a.m. Eastern time the date the article is published. Data are believed to be accurate; however, transient market data are often subject to subsequent revision and correction by the exchanges.*
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