##  [# U.S. Equities Remain King but Diversification Plays Grow](/sections/daily-etf-flows/us-equities-remain-king-diversification-plays-grow) 

 

# U.S. Equities Remain King but Diversification Plays Grow

 

 

Equities ruled the roost, both at home and abroad, as investors picked up more tech exposures while also diversifying their portfolios.



 

 

 

 

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While the [**Invesco QQQ Trust Series I (QQQ)**](https://www.etf.com/QQQ) remained the top ETF picked up by investors on April 28, international equity ETFs benefitted from renewed interest as portfolio diversification plays gained momentum. The [**iShares MSCI World ETF (URTH)**](https://www.etf.com/URTH) and the [**iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA)**](https://www.etf.com/IEFA) were top choices as international equity ETFs added $960 million in net flows. That said, U.S. equities still dominated with nearly $5.8 billion in flows. And as interest rates held steady, investors moved $1.7 billion into U.S. fixed income ETFs.

On the redemptions side, outflows continued in gold and investors extended their retreat from the [**ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK)**](https://www.etf.com/arkk). Small-caps also remain a hard sell for investors looking to increase mega-cap tech and large-cap growth exposures as market momentum continues.

TickerNameNet Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[QQQ](https://www.etf.com/qqq)[Invesco QQQ Trust Series I](https://www.etf.com/qqq)3,207.40436,007.620.74%[VOO](https://www.etf.com/voo)[Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF](https://www.etf.com/voo)1,825.29917,126.090.20%[URTH](https://www.etf.com/urth)[iShares MSCI World ETF](https://www.etf.com/urth)813.689,066.708.97%[IEFA](https://www.etf.com/iefa)[iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF](https://www.etf.com/iefa)467.11176,454.500.26%[IVV](https://www.etf.com/ivv)[iShares Core S&amp;P 500 ETF](https://www.etf.com/ivv)321.54789,354.160.04%[TLT](https://www.etf.com/tlt)[iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/tlt)316.9042,935.450.74%[VTI](https://www.etf.com/vti)[Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF](https://www.etf.com/vti)303.92616,697.110.05%[SCHF](https://www.etf.com/schf)[Schwab International Equity ETF](https://www.etf.com/schf)302.8862,194.020.49%[QQQM](https://www.etf.com/qqqm)[Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF](https://www.etf.com/qqqm)291.3482,116.020.35%[CGDV](https://www.etf.com/cgdv)[Capital Group Dividend Value ETF](https://www.etf.com/cgdv)184.7032,695.080.56%Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)

TickerNameNet Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[GLD](https://www.etf.com/gld)[SPDR Gold Shares](https://www.etf.com/gld)-498.34150,539.36-0.33%[ARKK](https://www.etf.com/arkk)[ARK Innovation ETF](https://www.etf.com/arkk)-459.716,296.14-7.30%[VGK](https://www.etf.com/vgk)[Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF](https://www.etf.com/vgk)-400.7429,248.91-1.37%[IWM](https://www.etf.com/iwm)[iShares Russell 2000 ETF](https://www.etf.com/iwm)-353.7575,212.68-0.47%[SOXX](https://www.etf.com/soxx)[iShares Semiconductor ETF](https://www.etf.com/soxx)-337.5728,828.47-1.17%[JAVA](https://www.etf.com/java)[JPMorgan Active Value ETF](https://www.etf.com/java)-270.726,346.88-4.27%[FDN](https://www.etf.com/fdn)[First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund](https://www.etf.com/fdn)-249.124,982.39-5.00%[HYG](https://www.etf.com/hyg)[iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/hyg)-200.1816,919.11-1.18%[AVUV](https://www.etf.com/avuv)[Avantis U.S. Small Cap Value ETF](https://www.etf.com/avuv)-185.0125,835.65-0.72%[TCAF](https://www.etf.com/tcaf)[T. Rowe Price Capital Appreciation Equity ETF](https://www.etf.com/tcaf)-182.146,872.49-2.65%ETF Daily Flows By Asset Class

 Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUMAlternatives333.03127,105.670.26%Asset Allocation0.9838,868.500.00%Commodities E T Fs-503.79354,722.33-0.14%Currency-109.39122,540.62-0.09%International Equity960.702,644,668.130.04%International Fixed Income191.92410,144.510.05%Inverse0.1615,893.790.00%Leveraged313.89159,193.140.20%Us Equity5,786.858,820,131.240.07%Us Fixed Income1,669.022,050,406.110.08%**Total:****8,643.36****14,743,674.04****0.06%**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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