##  [# Weekly ETF Asset Haul Pace Moderates](/sections/weekly-etf-flows/weekly-etf-asset-haul-pace-moderates) 

 

# Weekly ETF Asset Haul Pace Moderates

 

 

Still, demand for international equity and U.S. fixed-income ETFs goes on unabated.



 

 

 

 

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[By Cinthia Murphy](/contributors/cinthia-murphy)

 Sep 29, 2017

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The pace of net inflows into U.S.-listed ETFs slowed in the past week, with only about $3.5 billion in net new money flowing into funds—half the previous week’s haul.

Still, the weekly total puts September’s ETF net creations above $30 billion, helping bring year-to-date ETF asset inflows closer to $332 billion—a record.

Demand this past week was heavily concentrated in two asset classes: international equity and U.S. fixed income. These have been strong themes among U.S. ETF investors all year; namely, that non-U.S. markets are poised to outperform in equities, and that the need for income is real.

Some of the most popular funds this week included the [Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA)](https://www.etf.com/VEA), the [iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA)](https://www.etf.com/IEFA) and the [SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (JNK)](https://www.etf.com/JNK).

**US Equities Take A Hit**

U.S. equity funds were actually net losers in the week, bleeding more than $2.5 billion in net redemptions. Still, some funds stood out, such as the [iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (IBB)](https://www.etf.com/IBB), which took in $578 million.

The inflows came despite the fact that health care—and biotech specifically—performed poorly this week. IBB was down some 0.7% in five days.

Another noteworthy find among the week’s top creations is the [SPDR Gold Trust (GLD)](https://www.etf.com/GLD), which has now attracted nearly $2 billion in net inflows year-to-date, and has seen a pretty consistent pace of net creations since mid-August.

GLD is up more than 11% this year, delivering returns that aren’t all that different from the 13% in gains the [SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)](https://www.etf.com/SPY) has seen so far in 2017.

The U.S. ETF industry today commands about $3.1 trillion in total assets, roughly 82% of which is managed by three issuers—[iShares](https://www.etf.com/topics/ishares-etfs), [Vanguard](https://www.etf.com/topics/vanguard-etfs) and [State Street Global Advisors](https://www.etf.com/topics/state-street-global-advisors-etfs). In the past week, all top 10 creations were in ETFs from one these three providers.

Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)

TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[IVV](https://www.etf.com/IVV)[iShares Core S&amp;P 500 ETF](https://www.etf.com/IVV)793.47124,882.000.64%[IBB](https://www.etf.com/IBB)[iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF](https://www.etf.com/IBB)578.7710,201.076.01%[XLF](https://www.etf.com/XLF)[Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLF)526.5926,520.912.03%[MDY](https://www.etf.com/MDY)[SPDR S&amp;P Midcap 400 ETF Trust](https://www.etf.com/MDY)522.9518,391.782.93%[VEA](https://www.etf.com/VEA)[Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF](https://www.etf.com/VEA)516.8162,318.810.84%[GLD](https://www.etf.com/GLD)[SPDR Gold Trust](https://www.etf.com/GLD)516.4136,130.191.45%[IEFA](https://www.etf.com/IEFA)[iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF](https://www.etf.com/IEFA)459.1435,732.991.30%[JNK](https://www.etf.com/JNK)[SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/JNK)334.6112,724.472.70%[DIA](https://www.etf.com/DIA)[SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust](https://www.etf.com/DIA)334.4218,623.821.83%[IJR](https://www.etf.com/IJR)[iShares Core S&amp;P Small Cap ETF](https://www.etf.com/IJR)325.3532,335.971.02%Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)

TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[SPY](https://www.etf.com/SPY)[SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust](https://www.etf.com/SPY)-5,177.86241,916.11-2.10%[XLV](https://www.etf.com/XLV)[Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLV)-683.2217,781.77-3.70%[QQQ](https://www.etf.com/QQQ)[PowerShares QQQ Trust](https://www.etf.com/QQQ)-643.2551,456.31-1.23%[XOP](https://www.etf.com/XOP)[SPDR S&amp;P Oil &amp; Gas Exploration &amp; Production ETF](https://www.etf.com/XOP)-613.072,296.63-21.07%[XLP](https://www.etf.com/XLP)[Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLP)-394.848,807.46-4.29%[XLY](https://www.etf.com/XLY)[Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLY)-366.5411,433.84-3.11%[EWJ](https://www.etf.com/EWJ)[iShares MSCI Japan ETF](https://www.etf.com/EWJ)-358.5515,933.69-2.20%[TLT](https://www.etf.com/TLT)[iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/TLT)-306.729,535.80-3.12%[XIV](https://www.etf.com/XIV)[VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short-Term ETN](https://www.etf.com/XIV)-232.601,015.82-18.63%[UPRO](https://www.etf.com/UPRO)[ProShares UltraPro S&amp;P500](https://www.etf.com/UPRO)-221.00902.64-19.67%ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class

 Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUM**U.S. Equity**-2,520.201,728,461.20-0.15%**International Equity**2,783.97727,491.750.38%**U.S. Fixed Income**2,502.41507,689.570.49%**International Fixed Income**137.3354,544.020.25%**Commodities** 685.3166,751.921.03%**Currency**-26.151,393.57-1.88%**Leveraged**482.5329,554.111.63%**Inverse**-335.5417,777.16-1.89%**Asset Allocation**28.457,577.020.38%**Alternatives**-182.164,032.66-4.52%**Total:****3,555.95****3,145,272.98****0.11%**Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds &gt;$50 mm AUM

TickerNameAverage Volume  
 (30 Day)1 Week Average  
 Volume% of Average[XIVH](https://www.etf.com/XIVH)[VelocityShares VIX Short Volatility Hedged ETN](https://www.etf.com/XIVH)6,88826,464384.19%[MBG](https://www.etf.com/MBG)[SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Mortgage Backed Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/MBG)40,701152,161373.85%[BBRC](https://www.etf.com/BBRC)[Columbia Beyond BRICs ETF](https://www.etf.com/BBRC)19,87859,360298.62%[RTM](https://www.etf.com/RTM)[Guggenheim S&amp;P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF](https://www.etf.com/RTM)12,87937,662292.43%[NFRA](https://www.etf.com/NFRA)[FlexShares STOXX Global Broad Infrastructure Index Fund](https://www.etf.com/NFRA)40,235130,048323.22%[CCOR](https://www.etf.com/CCOR)[Cambria Core Equity ETF](https://www.etf.com/CCOR)14,91539,809266.90%[CLTL](https://www.etf.com/CLTL)[PowerShares Treasury Collateral Portfolio](https://www.etf.com/CLTL)62132213.21%[FYT](https://www.etf.com/FYT)[First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund](https://www.etf.com/FYT)11,77229,268248.62%[EDEN](https://www.etf.com/EDEN)[iShares MSCI Denmark Capped ETF](https://www.etf.com/EDEN)10,73827,062252.02%[FVC](https://www.etf.com/FVC)[First Trust Dorsey Wright Dynamic Focus 5 ETF](https://www.etf.com/FVC)41,13488,028214.00%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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