##  [# ETF Investors Add $38B as Stocks Hit Records, Crypto ETFs Surge](/sections/weekly-etf-flows/etf-investors-add-38b-stocks-hit-records-crypto-etfs-surge) 

 

# ETF Investors Add $38B as Stocks Hit Records, Crypto ETFs Surge

 

 

Last week’s strong weekly inflows brought the year-to-date haul up to $730 billion.



 

 

 

 

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[By Sumit Roy ](/authors/sumit-roy)

 Aug 18, 2025

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U.S.-listed ETFs pulled in nearly $38 billion during the week ending Friday, Aug. 15, as both the S&amp;P 500 and Nasdaq-100 climbed to fresh all-time highs. Year-to-date inflows now stand at almost $730 billion, keeping 2025 on pace to be one of the strongest years ever for ETF demand.

## Equity &amp; Bond Strength

U.S. equity ETFs absorbed $13.3 billion, while international equity ETFs took in $8.8 billion. On the fixed income side, investors added $10.7 billion to U.S. bond ETFs. Currency ETFs also saw meaningful demand, with $4.5 billion of inflows.  
  
The[ **Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ)**](/qqq) led all ETFs with $6.7 billion in inflows, followed by the [**Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF (VOO)**](/voo) with $3 billion. Both ETFs hit records, bringing their year-to-date gains to more than 13% and 10%, respectively.   
  
A surprise entry in the top three was the [**ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK)**](/arkk), which attracted $2.7 billion of weekly inflows. While eye-catching, ARKK’s flows have been volatile, with some large inflows quickly reversing into outflows, raising the question of whether last week’s surge will stick.

 
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## Crypto ETFs Dominate

One place where inflows are clearly sticking is in crypto. The [**iShares Ethereum Trust ETF (ETHA)**](/etha) brought in $2.2 billion as ether prices briefly topped $4,700—within striking distance of the 2021 peak of $4,800.  
  
Prices have since pulled back about 10%, but still, ETHA’s year-to-date haul now totals a robust $8.6 billion.  
  
Meanwhile, the [**iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT)**](/ibit) added $1.1 billion, lifting its 2025 inflows to a remarkable $21.4 billion. Bitcoin prices set a new record of $123,000 before easing by around 5%.

## Other Weekly Winners &amp; Losers

Beyond the leaders, notable inflows went to the [**Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT)**](/vcit), the [**iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM)**](/igm), and the [**iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM)**](/iwm).  
  
On the outflows side, the [**Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLC)**](/xlc)—which is dominated by Alphabet and Meta—led with $3.4 billion in redemptions.   
  
The [**SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)**](/spy) shed $2.4 billion, while the leveraged [**Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (SOXL)**](/soxl) lost $1.5 billion amid profit taking and a late-week semiconductor selloff sparked by Applied Materials’ earnings.  
  
For the full list of last week’s top inflows and outflows, see the tables below.

## **Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)**

TickerNameNet Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change&lt;[QQQ](https://www.etf.com/qqq)[Invesco QQQ Trust Series I](https://www.etf.com/qqq)6,583.58373,616.661.76[VOO](https://www.etf.com/voo)[Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF](https://www.etf.com/voo)2,999.66732,002.950.41[ARKK](https://www.etf.com/arkk)[ARK Innovation ETF](https://www.etf.com/arkk)2,730.8910,114.7827.00[ETHA](https://www.etf.com/etha)[iShares Ethereum Trust ETF](https://www.etf.com/etha)2,233.7115,900.4714.05[VCIT](https://www.etf.com/vcit)[Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/vcit)1,634.0755,831.952.93[IGM](https://www.etf.com/igm)[iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF](https://www.etf.com/igm)1,472.048,682.1816.95[IWM](https://www.etf.com/iwm)[iShares Russell 2000 ETF](https://www.etf.com/iwm)1,259.1264,011.441.97[IVV](https://www.etf.com/ivv)[iShares Core S&amp;P 500 ETF](https://www.etf.com/ivv)1,252.22660,322.400.19[IBIT](https://www.etf.com/ibit)[iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF](https://www.etf.com/ibit)1,133.4188,571.111.28[HYG](https://www.etf.com/hyg)[iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/hyg)1,012.0318,857.635.37## **Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)**

TickerNameNet Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[XLC](https://www.etf.com/xlc)[Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/xlc)-3,378.2625,405.34-13.30[SPY](https://www.etf.com/spy)[SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust](https://www.etf.com/spy)-2,407.66657,766.26-0.37[SOXL](https://www.etf.com/soxl)[Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares](https://www.etf.com/soxl)-1,540.8612,828.50-12.01[IGV](https://www.etf.com/igv)[iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF](https://www.etf.com/igv)-1,326.169,814.39-13.51[SKYY](https://www.etf.com/skyy)[First Trust Cloud Computing ETF](https://www.etf.com/skyy)-550.982,873.28-19.18[EWJ](https://www.etf.com/ewj)[iShares MSCI Japan ETF](https://www.etf.com/ewj)-472.7415,583.08-3.03[TQQQ](https://www.etf.com/tqqq)[ProShares UltraPro QQQ](https://www.etf.com/tqqq)-380.3227,135.46-1.40[SPAB](https://www.etf.com/spab)[SPDR Portfolio Aggregate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/spab)-375.208,528.89-4.40[XLV](https://www.etf.com/xlv)[Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/xlv)-361.0132,402.99-1.11[SOXX](https://www.etf.com/soxx)[iShares Semiconductor ETF](https://www.etf.com/soxx)-354.6214,068.41-2.52## **ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class**

 Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUMAlternatives279.9110,831.512.58%Asset Allocation320.5927,125.791.18%Commodities E T Fs718.32227,603.010.32%Currency4,486.49190,006.842.36%International Equity8,826.161,975,694.300.45%International Fixed Income1,278.90314,714.740.41%Inverse100.2214,183.580.71%Leveraged-2,302.83149,689.67-1.54%Us Equity13,309.037,475,275.280.18%Us Fixed Income10,651.721,751,862.440.61%**Total:****37,668.52****12,136,987.16****0.31%**Disclaimer: All data as of 6 a.m. Eastern time the date the article is published. Data is believed to be accurate; however, transient market data is often subject to subsequent revision and correction by the exchanges.





 

 

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