## [# XLE & GLD Top Weekly Flows; DBEF's Assets Plunge](/sections/weekly-etf-flows/xle-gld-top-weekly-flows-dbefs-assets-plunge) # XLE & GLD Top Weekly Flows; DBEF's Assets Plunge The latest weekly flows showed that investors favored fixed-income and commodity ETFs, while shunning international equity ETFs. [![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) Sep 23, 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 Strong inflows into U.S. fixed-income products helped push overall ETF flows into positive territory. Data from FactSet showed that investors added $4.3 billion into U.S.-listed ETFs in the week ending Thursday, Sept. 22. The bulk of that, or $3.8 billion, went into U.S. fixed-income products. Other segments to see inflows included commodity ETFs, with inflows of more than $800 million; international fixed-income ETFs, with inflows in excess of $400 million; and U.S. equity ETFs, with inflows topping $200 million. The only major segment to see an outflow was international equity ETFs, with redemptions totaling more than $1 billion. **XLE & GLD Top Inflows List** In terms of individual ETFs, one notable winner was the [Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE)](https://www.etf.com/XLE). It had inflows of $840 million in the week, the equivalent of 6.1% of its assets under management. Oil prices have remained range-bound for some time now between $40 and $50 a barrel. Meanwhile, the [SPDR Gold Trust (GLD)](https://www.etf.com/GLD) was another commodity-related ETF that garnered strong inflows. Its weekly inflows of just under $800 million put its AUM above the $40 billion mark. Additionally, the [VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX)](https://www.etf.com/GDX) also had strong inflows in the latest week, to the tune of $390 million. Though as an asset class, fixed-income had the largest flows this week, only two individual fixed-income ETFs made the top 10 list. Those were the [iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY)](https://www.etf.com/SHY) and the [iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD)](https://www.etf.com/LQD), with inflows of $680 million and $530 million, respectively. **DBEF & HEFA Bleed Assets** On the outflows side, the most notable loser was the [Deutsche X-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF (DBEF)](https://www.etf.com/DBEF), with redemptions of $1 billion, or 10% of its assets. DBEF, along with several other international equity ETFs, have seen [consistent outflows all year long](https://www.etf.com/sections/features-and-news/most-unpopular-etfs-year). Similarly, the [iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF (HEFA)](https://www.etf.com/HEFA) also lost significant assets. Its outflows of $380 million this week were the equivalent of 10.5% of the ETF's AUM. For a full list of this week's top inflows and outflows, see the tables below: Top 10 Creations (All ETFs) TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[QQQ](https://www.etf.com/QQQ)[PowerShares QQQ Trust](https://www.etf.com/QQQ)1,382.5539,816.863.60%[XLE](https://www.etf.com/XLE)[Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLE)841.6914,578.776.13%[GLD](https://www.etf.com/GLD)[SPDR Gold Trust](https://www.etf.com/GLD)791.0940,533.801.99%[SHY](https://www.etf.com/SHY)[iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/SHY)680.2310,958.336.62%[DIA](https://www.etf.com/DIA)[SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust](https://www.etf.com/DIA)661.9712,658.855.52%[IWD](https://www.etf.com/IWD)[iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF](https://www.etf.com/IWD)627.7131,038.452.06%[LQD](https://www.etf.com/LQD)[iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/LQD)534.5432,443.391.68%[GDX](https://www.etf.com/GDX)[VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF](https://www.etf.com/GDX)390.1911,644.823.47%[XLU](https://www.etf.com/XLU)[Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLU)361.598,007.324.73%[SMH](https://www.etf.com/SMH)[VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF](https://www.etf.com/SMH)352.48642.82121.40%Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs) TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[SPY](https://www.etf.com/SPY)[SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust](https://www.etf.com/SPY)-2,585.93194,295.91-1.31%[DBEF](https://www.etf.com/DBEF)[Deutsche X-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF](https://www.etf.com/DBEF)-1,018.098,938.13-10.23%[VO](https://www.etf.com/VO)[Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund](https://www.etf.com/VO)-971.0815,056.82-6.06%[VB](https://www.etf.com/VB)[Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund](https://www.etf.com/VB)-731.4314,026.89-4.96%[VBR](https://www.etf.com/VBR)[Vanguard Small Cap Value Index Fund](https://www.etf.com/VBR)-578.208,127.13-6.64%[GDXJ](https://www.etf.com/GDXJ)[VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF](https://www.etf.com/GDXJ)-442.744,968.74-8.18%[HEFA](https://www.etf.com/HEFA)[iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF](https://www.etf.com/HEFA)-384.803,293.22-10.46%[IWM](https://www.etf.com/IWM)[iShares Russell 2000 ETF](https://www.etf.com/IWM)-350.9127,860.31-1.24%[XLF](https://www.etf.com/XLF)[Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLF)-344.9311,956.92-2.80%[VOE](https://www.etf.com/VOE)[Vanguard Mid Cap Value Index Fund](https://www.etf.com/VOE)-294.285,530.79-5.05%ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUM**U.S. Equity**217.971,310,445.030.02%**International Equity**-1,078.29502,873.21-0.21%**U.S. Fixed Income**3,788.62402,335.600.94%**International Fixed Income**417.9240,541.021.03%**Commodities**823.1473,043.841.13%**Currency**-50.191,356.30-3.70%**Leveraged**225.8024,085.000.94%**Inverse**-28.3020,203.93-0.14%**Asset Allocation**-7.306,365.73-0.11%**Alternatives**12.134,498.370.27%**Total:****4,321.49****2,385,748.02****0.18%**Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM TickerNameAverage Volume (30 Day)1 Week Average Volume% of Average[WPS](https://www.etf.com/WPS)[iShares International Developed Property ETF](https://www.etf.com/WPS)22,178107,418484.35%[PVI](https://www.etf.com/PVI)[PowerShares VRDO Tax-Free Weekly Portfolio](https://www.etf.com/PVI)8,75932,576371.92%[INP](https://www.etf.com/INP)[iPath MSCI India Index ETN](https://www.etf.com/INP)7,07220,513290.08%[IWL](https://www.etf.com/IWL)[iShares Russell Top 200 ETF](https://www.etf.com/IWL)6,17013,035211.26%[RLY](https://www.etf.com/RLY)[SPDR SSgA Multi-Asset Real Return ETF](https://www.etf.com/RLY)14,72326,787181.94%[DBGR](https://www.etf.com/DBGR)[Deutsche X-trackers MSCI Germany Hedged Equity ETF](https://www.etf.com/DBGR)23,88955,354231.71%[FIEU](https://www.etf.com/FIEU)[Credit Suisse FI Enhanced Europe 50 ETN](https://www.etf.com/FIEU)3,3995,440160.03%[IWP](https://www.etf.com/IWP)[iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF](https://www.etf.com/IWP)308,743630,202204.12%[IPE](https://www.etf.com/IPE)[SPDR Barclays TIPS ETF](https://www.etf.com/IPE)26,21651,177195.22%[HAP](https://www.etf.com/HAP)[VanEck Vectors Natural Resources ETF](https://www.etf.com/HAP)13,05417,758136.04%Disclaimer: All data as of 6 a.m. Eastern time the date the article is published. 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