## [# Investors Pile Into Bond ETFs For Week](/sections/weekly-etf-flows/investors-pile-bond-etfs-week) # Investors Pile Into Bond ETFs For Week Investors bought bonds last week, as geopolitical issues took their toll on equity prices. [![ETF.com](/sites/default/files/styles/author_image_icon/public/2023-12/etf.com_400x400.png?itok=LO34LQE1)](/contributors/etfcom-staff) [By ETF.com Staff](/contributors/etfcom-staff) Jul 18, 2014 Edited by: ETF.com Staff [ + Follow ](/etf/login) Share Email LinkedIn Facebook X (Twitter) googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('js-dfp-tag-article_page_302x26'); }); Loading Investors bought bonds last week, as geopolitical issues took their toll on equity prices. Investors bought bonds last week, as geopolitical issues took their toll on equity prices. # Investors added $1.8 billion to the ETF market in the past week ended Thursday, July 17, but tensions between Israel and Palestine and the downing of a commercial airliner in Ukraine yanked stock prices lower, pulling U.S.-listed ETF assets downward too. The majority of new assets flowed into fixed-income funds, specifically U.S. fixed income. They gathered more than $1 billion. U.S. equities shed $637 million, while international equity funds collected $744 million. Total ETF assets stood at more than $1.835 trillion as of Thursday, July 17, according to data compiled by ETF.com’s data screener. The S&P 500 Index’s 0.33 percent decrease pulled assets lower from $1.862 trillion at the end of the prior week. Markets were hit hard in the previous session, fueled by new geopolitical tensions surrounding Russia and the missile attack on a Malaysian commercial airliner that killed 295 people on board. Last week’s most popular fund was the [iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond (IEF | A-51)](/IEF), which pulled in $1.6 billion, while the week’s least popular fund was another iShares product, the [iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM | A-80)](/IWM), which redeemed about $2 billion. Top 10 Creations (All ETFs) TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[IEF](/IEF)[iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond](/IEF)1,561.096,146.1434.05%[IVV](/IVV)[iShares Core S&P 500](/IVV)1,363.5958,256.842.40%[MDY](/MDY)[SPDR S&P MidCap 400](/MDY)877.9615,865.745.86%[VNQI](/VNQI)[Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate](/VNQI)500.742,043.6532.45%[EEM](/EEM)[iShares MSCI Emerging Markets](/EEM)356.9541,243.400.87%[SSO](/SSO)[ProShares Ultra S&P 500](/SSO)346.952,125.6519.51%[UST](/UST)[ProShares Ultra 7-10 Year Treasury](/UST)339.21366.321,251.27%[QQQ](/QQQ)[PowerShares QQQ](/QQQ)314.1245,554.630.69%[IYR](/IYR)[iShares U.S. Real Estate](/IYR)272.324,821.845.99%[FLOT](/FLOT)[iShares Floating Rate Bond](/FLOT)218.223,801.186.09%Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs) TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[IWM](/IWM)[iShares Russell 2000](/IWM)-2,021.5423,255.82-8.00%[IJH](/IJH)[iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap](/IJH)-1,394.0622,803.41-5.76%[HYG](/HYG)[iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond](/HYG)-705.9512,753.09-5.25%[SPY](/SPY)[SPDR S&P 500](/SPY)-598.45171,720.81-0.35%[HYS](/HYS)[PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond](/HYS)-570.254,549.64-11.14%[DXJ](/DXJ)[WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity](/DXJ)-569.9210,094.07-5.34%[XLE](/XLE)[Energy Select SPDR](/XLE)-471.1511,897.73-3.81%[MVV](/MVV)[ProShares Ultra MidCap 400](/MVV)-433.61832.50-34.25%[IBB](/IBB)[iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology](/IBB)-326.044,595.72-6.62%[UWM](/UWM)[ProShares Ultra Russell 2000](/UWM)-307.86904.28-25.40%ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUM**U.S. Equity**-637.181,007,328.26-0.06%**International Equity**744.16450,648.440.17%**U.S. Fixed Income**1,049.84254,292.020.41%**International Fixed Income**121.8824,950.870.49%**Commodities**309.5867,628.100.46%**Currency**-25.731,667.47-1.54%**Leveraged**183.8821,725.870.85%**Inverse**59.1420,665.180.29%**Asset Allocation**22.844,918.260.46%**Alternatives**7.073,030.350.23%**Total:****1,835.48****1,856,854.81****0.10%**Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM TickerNameAverage Volume (30 Day)1 Week Average Volume% of AveragePWCPowerShares Dynamic Market75,4052,052,469544.38%IWLiShares Russell Top 20012,932276,774428.03%VTWGVanguard Russell 2000 Growth17,306357,166412.76%XARSPDR Aerospace & Defense6,164114,871372.69%GRICohen & Steers Global Realty Majors8,226130,547317.40%EWKiShares MSCI Belgium Capped213,9513,070,944287.07%IGNiShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking37,903494,704261.04%EMCBWisdomTree Emerging Markets Corporate Bond9,109115,094252.70%IDOGALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs49,435548,323221.84%RYJGuggenheim Raymond James SB-1 Equity72,345801,796221.66%Top 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded TickerNameWeekly PerformanceWeekly VolumeAUM ($, mm)VXXiPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN4.72%185,027,0241,097.34VIXYProShares VIX Short-Term4.61%4,704,287108.22UAEiShares MSCI UAE Capped4.55%113,43357.13VIIXVelocityShares VIX Short Term ETN4.47%287,8087.54FOILiPath Pure Beta Aluminum ETN3.67%6,6843.02QATiShares MSCI Qatar Capped3.59%369,81234.64CHIIGlobal X China Industrials3.18%3,4363.08CHXFWisdomTree China Dividend ex-Financials3.09%11,83818.92CHXXEGShares China Infrastructure3.04%44,3798.26EDVVanguard Extended Duration Treasury3.04%194,238229.43Bottom 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded TickerNameWeekly PerformanceWeekly VolumeAUM ($, mm)RSXMarket Vectors Russia-7.59%39,779,6861,577.90XBISPDR S&P Biotech-7.58%3,654,274976.58ERUSiShares MSCI Russia Capped-7.24%2,260,412321.27GRWNiPath Pure Beta Softs ETN-6.87%1,0440.87RBLSPDR S&P Russia-6.78%64,65924.91GAZiPath Dow Jones-UBS Natural Gas Total Return ETN-5.60%164,66625.07ESRiShares MSCI Emerging Markets Eastern Europe-5.36%53,469140.30RSXJMarket Vectors Russia Small-Cap-5.07%431,83255.78BBHMarket Vectors Biotech-5.06%474,927486.06IBBiShares Nasdaq Biotechnology-4.86%9,101,7454,595.72Top 10 YTD Performers TickerNameYTD PerformanceWeekly PerformanceAUM ($, mm)JNUGDirexion Daily Junior Gold Miners Bull 3X97.252.09262.83NUGTDirexion Daily Gold Miners Bull 3X76.653.07837.73DRNDirexion Daily Real Estate Bull 3x64.261.1293.36SOXLDirexion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X63.07-3.82106.95INDLDirexion Daily India Bull 3X55.78-3.0070.87DDPPowerShares DB Commodity Short ETN53.962.882.25AGAPowerShares DB Agriculture Double Short ETN51.942.872.16USDProShares Ultra Semiconductors51.363.5136.20SILJPureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers)51.191.449.07GLDXGlobal X Gold Explorers50.91-0.8454.04Bottom 10 YTD Performers TickerNameYTD PerformanceWeekly PerformanceAUM ($, mm)JDSTDirexion Daily Junior Gold Miners Bear 3X-85.49-10.9866.70DUSTDirexion Daily Gold Miners Bear 3X-65.61-5.31237.25CVOLC-Tracks Citi Volatility ETN-61.47-0.765.24TVIXVelocityShares Daily 2X VIX Short Term ETN-57.876.40168.42UVXYProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures-57.118.03290.09DGAZVelocityShares 3X Inverse Natural Gas ETN-52.269.90335.49SOXSDirexion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X-46.913.2121.91RUSLDirexion Daily Russia Bull 3X-46.45-21.3359.50DRVDirexion Daily Real Estate Bear 3x-43.88-1.909.40BRZSDirexion Daily Brazil Bear 3x-39.31-0.744.47Disclaimer: All data as of 6 a.m. Eastern time the date the article is published. 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