## [# Weekly Flows: ETF Assets Sink Amid Ugly Start To 2016](/sections/weekly-etf-flows/weekly-flows-etf-assets-sink-amid-ugly-start-2016)
# Weekly Flows: ETF Assets Sink Amid Ugly Start To 2016
The worst start to the year for U.S. stocks led to big outflows from ETFs.
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Jan 08, 2016
Edited by: ETF.com Staff
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The worst start to the year for stocks on record sent ETF investors fleeing from some of the big-name products. Overall etf assets dipped $3.6 billion in the week ending Thursday, Jan. 7, led by a $5.8 billion outflow from U.S. equity ETFs.
The top outflow leaders were the usual suspects: the largest and most liquid ETFs. The [SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY | A-98)](https://www.etf.com/SPY) led the pack with a $2.5 billion outflow. That was followed by other big-name products such as the [PowerShares QQQ (QQQ | A-64)](https://www.etf.com/QQQ) and the [iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM | A-93)](https://www.etf.com/IWM).
On the other hand, U.S. fixed-income ETFs had the biggest inflows of the week with $1.1 billion in total. The biggest winner in this segment was the [iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY | A-97)](https://www.etf.com/SHY), which gained $245 million.
However, garnering the largest inflows were two equity products: the [Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO | A-98)](https://www.etf.com/VOO) and the [iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (IYR | B-96)](https://www.etf.com/IYR).
Two other interesting ETFs to make the top 10 inflows list were the [iShares Gold Trust (IAU | A-100)](https://www.etf.com/IAU) and the [VelocityShares 3X Long Crude Oil ETN (UWTI)](https://www.etf.com/UWTI). Gold had fantastic performance in the week ending Thursday, gaining 4.5%, while oil had a lousy week, falling 10% to a 12-year low.
Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)
TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[VOO](https://www.etf.com/VOO)[Vanguard S&P 500](https://www.etf.com/VOO)310.8538,773.710.81%[IYR](https://www.etf.com/IYR)[iShares U.S. Real Estate](https://www.etf.com/IYR)255.004,609.315.86%[SHY](https://www.etf.com/SHY)[iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond](https://www.etf.com/SHY)244.8611,518.712.17%[XLP](https://www.etf.com/XLP)[Consumer Staples Select SPDR](https://www.etf.com/XLP)209.548,157.132.64%[PGX](https://www.etf.com/PGX)[PowerShares Preferred](https://www.etf.com/PGX)138.843,425.684.22%[IAU](https://www.etf.com/IAU)[iShares Gold Trust](https://www.etf.com/IAU)137.775,564.282.54%[UWTI](https://www.etf.com/UWTI)[VelocityShares 3X Long Crude Oil ETN](https://www.etf.com/UWTI)135.09769.5621.29%[IEI](https://www.etf.com/IEI)[iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond](https://www.etf.com/IEI)122.985,198.512.42%[VNQ](https://www.etf.com/VNQ)[Vanguard REIT](https://www.etf.com/VNQ)120.2127,234.750.44%[XLI](https://www.etf.com/XLI)[Industrial Select SPDR](https://www.etf.com/XLI)115.185,734.372.05%Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)
TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[SPY](https://www.etf.com/SPY)[SPDR S&P 500](https://www.etf.com/SPY)-2,482.30170,331.51-1.44%[QQQ](https://www.etf.com/QQQ)[PowerShares QQQ](https://www.etf.com/QQQ)-893.7438,844.47-2.25%[IWM](https://www.etf.com/IWM)[iShares Russell 2000](https://www.etf.com/IWM)-693.1624,546.50-2.75%[DIA](https://www.etf.com/DIA)[SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average Trust](https://www.etf.com/DIA)-631.7011,681.04-5.13%[XLK](https://www.etf.com/XLK)[Technology Select SPDR](https://www.etf.com/XLK)-510.6912,389.16-3.96%[XLF](https://www.etf.com/XLF)[Financial Select SPDR](https://www.etf.com/XLF)-318.5717,818.36-1.76%[IWD](https://www.etf.com/IWD)[iShares Russell 1000 Value](https://www.etf.com/IWD)-252.6925,801.54-0.97%[XLY](https://www.etf.com/XLY)[Consumer Discretionary Select SPDR](https://www.etf.com/XLY)-211.8010,595.61-1.96%[LQD](https://www.etf.com/LQD)[iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond](https://www.etf.com/LQD)-205.2223,927.41-0.85%[FDN](https://www.etf.com/FDN)[First Trust Dow Jones Internet](https://www.etf.com/FDN)-182.934,373.05-4.02%ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class
Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUM**U.S. Equity**-5,757.65923,302.98-0.62%**International Equity**177.25372,334.840.05%**U.S. Fixed Income**1,059.21264,061.220.40%**International Fixed Income**167.0222,262.520.75%**Commodities**365.3736,573.751.00%**Currency**21.791,125.851.94%**Leveraged**440.1817,810.412.47%**Inverse**78.9314,777.620.53%**Asset Allocation**-8.734,751.00-0.18%**Alternatives**-124.8213,062.60-0.96%**Total:****-3,581.45****1,670,062.79****-0.21%**Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM
TickerNameAverage Volume
(30 Day)1 Week Average
Volume% of Average[MLPO](https://www.etf.com/MLPO)[Credit Suisse S&P MLP ETN](https://www.etf.com/MLPO)2031,830900.00%[KCE](https://www.etf.com/KCE)[SPDR S&P Capital Markets](https://www.etf.com/KCE)55,188396,889719.15%[PBJ](https://www.etf.com/PBJ)[PowerShares Dynamic Food & Beverage](https://www.etf.com/PBJ)61,371265,366432.40%[FLTB](https://www.etf.com/FLTB)[Fidelity Limited Term Bond](https://www.etf.com/FLTB)33,152108,107326.10%[TTFS](https://www.etf.com/TTFS)[AdvisorShares TrimTabs Float Shrink](https://www.etf.com/TTFS)29,14691,147312.72%[EXT](https://www.etf.com/EXT)[WisdomTree Total Earnings](https://www.etf.com/EXT)3,0218,832292.32%[FAD](https://www.etf.com/FAD)[First Trust Multi Cap Growth AlphaDEX](https://www.etf.com/FAD)9,52124,901261.55%[PSR](https://www.etf.com/PSR)[PowerShares Active U.S. Real Estate](https://www.etf.com/PSR)3,3548,640257.60%[FYC](https://www.etf.com/FYC)[First Trust Small Cap Growth AlphaDEX](https://www.etf.com/FYC)26,561115,115433.40%[RWK](https://www.etf.com/RWK)[Oppenheimer Mid Cap Revenue](https://www.etf.com/RWK)19,84447,142237.56%Top 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
TickerNameWeekly PerformanceWeekly VolumeAUM ($, mm)[VPL](https://www.etf.com/VPL)[Vanguard FTSE Pacific](https://www.etf.com/VPL)0.00%2,405,6552,926.08[VOX](https://www.etf.com/VOX)[Vanguard Telecommunication Services](https://www.etf.com/VOX)0.00%171,442844.54[XBI](https://www.etf.com/XBI)[SPDR S&P Biotech](https://www.etf.com/XBI)0.00%19,826,3731,899.18[WIP](https://www.etf.com/WIP)[SPDR DB International Government Inflation-Protected Bond](https://www.etf.com/WIP)0.00%156,339563.24[WPS](https://www.etf.com/WPS)[iShares International Developed Property](https://www.etf.com/WPS)0.00%54,595136.24[XLF](https://www.etf.com/XLF)[Financial Select SPDR](https://www.etf.com/XLF)0.00%180,936,35717,818.36[XLU](https://www.etf.com/XLU)[Utilities Select SPDR](https://www.etf.com/XLU)0.00%38,513,7745,796.43[XLY](https://www.etf.com/XLY)[Consumer Discretionary Select SPDR](https://www.etf.com/XLY)0.00%30,940,74810,595.61[XLP](https://www.etf.com/XLP)[Consumer Staples Select SPDR](https://www.etf.com/XLP)0.00%38,340,6608,157.13[WMCR](https://www.etf.com/WMCR)[Guggenheim Wilshire Micro-Cap](https://www.etf.com/WMCR)0.00%29,07819.24Bottom 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
TickerNameWeekly PerformanceWeekly VolumeAUM ($, mm)[VPL](https://www.etf.com/VPL)[Vanguard FTSE Pacific](https://www.etf.com/VPL)0.00%2,405,6552,926.08[VOX](https://www.etf.com/VOX)[Vanguard Telecommunication Services](https://www.etf.com/VOX)0.00%171,442844.54[XBI](https://www.etf.com/XBI)[SPDR S&P Biotech](https://www.etf.com/XBI)0.00%19,826,3731,899.18[WIP](https://www.etf.com/WIP)[SPDR DB International Government Inflation-Protected Bond](https://www.etf.com/WIP)0.00%156,339563.24[WPS](https://www.etf.com/WPS)[iShares International Developed Property](https://www.etf.com/WPS)0.00%54,595136.24[XLF](https://www.etf.com/XLF)[Financial Select SPDR](https://www.etf.com/XLF)0.00%180,936,35717,818.36[XLU](https://www.etf.com/XLU)[Utilities Select SPDR](https://www.etf.com/XLU)0.00%38,513,7745,796.43[XLY](https://www.etf.com/XLY)[Consumer Discretionary Select SPDR](https://www.etf.com/XLY)0.00%30,940,74810,595.61[XLP](https://www.etf.com/XLP)[Consumer Staples Select SPDR](https://www.etf.com/XLP)0.00%38,340,6608,157.13[WMCR](https://www.etf.com/WMCR)[Guggenheim Wilshire Micro-Cap](https://www.etf.com/WMCR)0.00%29,07819.24Disclaimer: 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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