## [# Emerging Market ETFs See Strong Weekly Inflows](/sections/weekly-etf-flows/emerging-market-etfs-see-strong-weekly-inflows) # Emerging Market ETFs See Strong Weekly Inflows Investors plowed more than $9 billion into U.S.-listed ETFs this week, with much of that going into emerging market products. [![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) Aug 19, 2016 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 August continues to be a strong month for ETF inflows. In the past week, investors added $9.1 billion into U.S.-listed ETFs, bringing total assets under management to $2.42 trillion, according to FactSet data. U.S. equity ETFs led the way in the week ending Thursday, Aug. 18, garnering $4.5 billion worth of inflows. That was followed by international equity ETFs with $2.7 billion, U.S. fixed-income ETFs with $2.1 billion, and international fixed-income ETFs with $550 million. In contrast, commodity ETFs had outflows of $570 million, and leveraged ETFs had outflows of $420 million. **Emerging Markets Popular** Once again, emerging market ETFs saw big interest from investors. The [iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM)](https://www.etf.com/EEM) was the fund with the largest inflows of the week, at $1.3 billion. Its cheaper sister fund, the [iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG)](https://www.etf.com/IEMG), had $520 million worth of inflows of its own, while its rival fund, the [Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO)](https://www.etf.com/VWO), had nearly $500 million worth of inflows. A few fixed-income ETFs also saw notable creations this week, including the [iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD)](https://www.etf.com/LQD), with inflows of just under $500 million. The broader [iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG)](https://www.etf.com/AGG) had creations of $350 million. **GLD Tops Outflows List** On the other end of the spectrum, the [SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) ](https://www.etf.com/GLD)topped all ETFs when it came to outflows. The inflows leader on a year-to-date basis fell out of favor this week, with redemptions totaling $710 million. Another commodity-themed prodct to see selling was the [VelocityShares 3x Long Crude Oil ETN (UWTI)](https://www.etf.com/UWTI), with outflows of nearly $250 million. A sharp rally in crude oil prices may have compelled UWTI traders to take profits. Meanwhile, the [WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ)](https://www.etf.com/DXJ), which has often found itself on the outflows list this year, continued to bleed assets this week. DXJ's outflows totaled $228 million. For a complete list of this week's top inflows and outflows leaders, see the tables below: Top 10 Creations (All ETFs) TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[EEM](https://www.etf.com/EEM)[iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF](https://www.etf.com/EEM)1,280.1431,257.934.27%[QQQ](https://www.etf.com/QQQ)[PowerShares QQQ Trust](https://www.etf.com/QQQ)660.8740,529.181.66%[IEMG](https://www.etf.com/IEMG)[iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF](https://www.etf.com/IEMG)516.8616,016.763.33%[LQD](https://www.etf.com/LQD)[iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/LQD)492.5132,727.601.53%[VWO](https://www.etf.com/VWO)[Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF](https://www.etf.com/VWO)489.4642,958.901.15%[VEA](https://www.etf.com/VEA)[Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF](https://www.etf.com/VEA)431.4036,484.741.20%[SPY](https://www.etf.com/SPY)[SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust](https://www.etf.com/SPY)384.19199,260.560.19%[IVV](https://www.etf.com/IVV)[iShares Core S&P 500 ETF](https://www.etf.com/IVV)362.4379,063.340.46%[AGG](https://www.etf.com/AGG)[iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/AGG)348.5440,869.510.86%[XLF](https://www.etf.com/XLF)[Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLF)290.6115,864.281.87%Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs) TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[GLD](https://www.etf.com/GLD)[SPDR Gold Trust](https://www.etf.com/GLD)-709.9241,281.69-1.69%[EFA](https://www.etf.com/EFA)[iShares MSCI EAFE ETF](https://www.etf.com/EFA)-458.6659,943.68-0.76%[UWTI](https://www.etf.com/UWTI)[VelocityShares 3x Long Crude Oil ETN](https://www.etf.com/UWTI)-242.501,446.21-14.36%[DXJ](https://www.etf.com/DXJ)[WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund](https://www.etf.com/DXJ)-227.817,015.67-3.15%[USMV](https://www.etf.com/USMV)[iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol USA ETF](https://www.etf.com/USMV)-199.3214,891.31-1.32%[MDY](https://www.etf.com/MDY)[SPDR S&P Midcap 400 ETF Trust](https://www.etf.com/MDY)-176.9517,101.53-1.02%[EZU](https://www.etf.com/EZU)[iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF](https://www.etf.com/EZU)-155.608,579.17-1.78%[EWG](https://www.etf.com/EWG)[iShares MSCI Germany ETF](https://www.etf.com/EWG)-150.513,742.24-3.87%[XBI](https://www.etf.com/XBI)[SPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF](https://www.etf.com/XBI)-149.022,158.31-6.46%[FXD](https://www.etf.com/FXD)[First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX Fund](https://www.etf.com/FXD)-148.141,795.29-7.62%ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUM**U.S. Equity**4,537.091,331,046.780.34%**International Equity**2,744.74511,770.160.54%**U.S. Fixed Income**2,080.67400,192.910.52%**International Fixed Income**545.8940,815.591.34%**Commodities**-572.8775,985.10-0.75%**Currency**-44.581,464.76-3.04%**Leveraged**-417.4525,302.45-1.65%**Inverse**223.9619,413.461.15%**Asset Allocation**26.766,361.050.42%**Alternatives**-31.634,325.81-0.73%**Total:****9,092.58****2,416,678.08****0.38%**Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM TickerNameAverage Volume (30 Day)1 Week Average Volume% of Average[DGT](https://www.etf.com/DGT)[SPDR Global Dow ETF](https://www.etf.com/DGT)4,60926,140567.14%[DBAW](https://www.etf.com/DBAW)[Deutsche X-trackers MSCI All World ex-US Hedged Equity ETF](https://www.etf.com/DBAW)12,09357,095472.14%[RXI](https://www.etf.com/RXI)[iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF](https://www.etf.com/RXI)27,063125,140462.41%[BIK](https://www.etf.com/BIK)[SPDR S&P BRIC 40 ETF](https://www.etf.com/BIK)26,29993,095353.99%[HEWG](https://www.etf.com/HEWG)[iShares Currency Hedged MSCI Germany ETF](https://www.etf.com/HEWG)1,289,0363,425,305265.73%[USCI](https://www.etf.com/USCI)[United States Commodity Index Fund](https://www.etf.com/USCI)124,332335,673269.98%[IJT](https://www.etf.com/IJT)[iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Growth ETF](https://www.etf.com/IJT)129,572278,045214.59%[MDD](https://www.etf.com/MDD)[SPDR S&P International Mid Cap ETF](https://www.etf.com/MDD)8,66923,082266.27%[IBCD](https://www.etf.com/IBCD)[iShares iBonds Mar 2020 Term Corporate ex-Financials ETF](https://www.etf.com/IBCD)11,39528,313248.47%[BBRC](https://www.etf.com/BBRC)[EGShares Beyond BRICs ETF](https://www.etf.com/BBRC)35,67158,425163.79%Disclaimer: All data as of 6 a.m. Eastern time the date the article is published. 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