##  [# 'SPY' AUM Tops $300B, Fueling Big Weekly ETF Inflows](/sections/weekly-etf-flows/spy-aum-tops-300b-fueling-big-weekly-etf-inflows) 

 

# 'SPY' AUM Tops $300B, Fueling Big Weekly ETF Inflows

 

 

The world's largest ETF was investors' No. 1 choice for U.S. equity exposure this week.



 

 

 

 

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 Jan 26, 2018

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The speed at which the U.S. stock market is rising has some investors feeling dizzy. With three trading sessions left in the first month of the year, the S&amp;P 500 is already up more than 7%.

 ​To see why that is, look no further than what is going on in the world of ETFs. This week, investors bought up $16.6 billion worth of U.S.-listed ETFs, bringing the haul for 2018 as a whole to $50.6 billion.

 ​Of this week's inflows, $8 billion went into U.S. equity ETFs, according to FactSet. The data, which covers the week ending Thursday, Jan. 25, also showed that $5.4 billion raced into international equity ETFs. International stocks are on a streak of 10-straight weeks of gains, the longest run of that kind since 1999.

 ​**SPY Eclipses $300B**   
 ​The ETF to benefit the most from investors "partying like it's 1999" is the [SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)](https://WWW.ETF.COM/SPY). The world's largest ETF took in $6.2 billion this week, bringing its total assets under management to a whopping $302.3 billion, a new record.

 ​Other low-cost, broad market ETFs like the [Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF (VOO)](https://WWW.ETF.COM/voo) and the [Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO)](https://WWW.ETF.COM/vwo) also took in sizable amounts of money this week, but nowhere near SPY's take.

 ​One sector ETF, the [Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU)](https://WWW.ETF.COM/xlu), pulled in a cool $566 million this week even as utility stocks struggled due to rising interest rates.

 **Bond ETFs Sold**  
 ​On the outflows side, bond ETFs fared the worst, as bond prices fell and yields ticked up. The [iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD)](https://WWW.ETF.COM/lqd), the [iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG)](https://WWW.ETF.COM/hyg) and the [iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG)](https://WWW.ETF.COM/agg) all made an appearance on the outflows list.

 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[SPY](https://www.etf.com/SPY)[SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust](https://www.etf.com/SPY)6,210.59302,321.082.10%[QQQ](https://www.etf.com/QQQ)[PowerShares QQQ Trust](https://www.etf.com/QQQ)847.4063,807.901.35%[VOO](https://www.etf.com/VOO)[Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF](https://www.etf.com/VOO)799.5190,719.340.89%[VWO](https://www.etf.com/VWO)[Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF](https://www.etf.com/VWO)684.5073,613.580.94%[XLU](https://www.etf.com/XLU)[Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLU)565.947,653.107.99%[IWM](https://www.etf.com/IWM)[iShares Russell 2000 ETF](https://www.etf.com/IWM)531.3344,548.331.21%[IEFA](https://www.etf.com/IEFA)[iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF](https://www.etf.com/IEFA)418.5946,759.930.90%[DIA](https://www.etf.com/DIA)[SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust](https://www.etf.com/DIA)403.9825,300.931.62%[EEM](https://www.etf.com/EEM)[iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF](https://www.etf.com/EEM)386.3944,409.510.88%[EWJ](https://www.etf.com/EWJ)[iShares MSCI Japan ETF](https://www.etf.com/EWJ)380.7522,593.251.71%Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)

TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[LQD](https://www.etf.com/LQD)[iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/LQD)-612.2536,628.79-1.64%[HYG](https://www.etf.com/HYG)[iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/HYG)-542.2916,382.03-3.20%[XLY](https://www.etf.com/XLY)[Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLY)-522.7813,643.58-3.69%[XLF](https://www.etf.com/XLF)[Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLF)-448.9034,500.58-1.28%[XLV](https://www.etf.com/XLV)[Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLV)-406.3517,292.62-2.30%[IWF](https://www.etf.com/IWF)[iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF](https://www.etf.com/IWF)-352.6642,221.93-0.83%[XLI](https://www.etf.com/XLI)[Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLI)-326.4115,404.73-2.07%[AGG](https://www.etf.com/AGG)[iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/AGG)-259.5853,155.97-0.49%[VNQ](https://www.etf.com/VNQ)[Vanguard REIT ETF](https://www.etf.com/VNQ)-253.8733,095.28-0.76%[IWD](https://www.etf.com/IWD)[iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF](https://www.etf.com/IWD)-240.2340,444.84-0.59%ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class

 Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUM**U.S. Equity**7,982.602,052,337.840.39%**International Equity**5,389.95876,459.500.61%**U.S. Fixed Income**559.30523,886.870.11%**International Fixed Income**951.7563,194.931.51%**Commodities** 865.8670,708.651.22%**Currency**72.031,311.785.49%**Leveraged**153.8438,183.040.40%**Inverse**564.6215,782.923.58%**Asset Allocation**13.679,271.720.15%**Alternatives**39.154,580.780.85%**Total:****16,592.76****3,655,718.02****0.45%**Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds &gt;$50 mm AUM

TickerNameAverage Volume  
 (30 Day)1 Week Average  
 Volume% of Average[MFEM](https://www.etf.com/MFEM)[PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor Emerging Markets Equity ETF](https://www.etf.com/MFEM)15,19844,921295.58%[ZMLP](https://www.etf.com/ZMLP)[Direxion Zacks MLP High Income Index Shares](https://www.etf.com/ZMLP)52,050152,143292.30%[PPH](https://www.etf.com/PPH)[VanEck Vectors Pharmaceutical ETF](https://www.etf.com/PPH)71,790160,594223.70%[SPIB](https://www.etf.com/SPIB)[SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/SPIB)1,033,3042,372,735229.63%[XRLV](https://www.etf.com/XRLV)[PowerShares S&amp;P 500 ex-Rate Sensitive Low Volatility Portfolio](https://www.etf.com/XRLV)38,78183,844216.20%[UITB](https://www.etf.com/UITB)[USAA Core Intermediate-Term Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/UITB)15,87728,926182.19%[IXN](https://www.etf.com/IXN)[iShares Global Tech ETF](https://www.etf.com/IXN)62,125137,774221.77%[IVLU](https://www.etf.com/IVLU)[iShares Edge MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF](https://www.etf.com/IVLU)26,22166,324252.94%[DBAW](https://www.etf.com/DBAW)[Xtrackers MSCI All World ex U.S. Hedged Equity ETF](https://www.etf.com/DBAW)18,36830,716167.22%[KBA](https://www.etf.com/KBA)[KraneShares Bosera MSCI China A Share ETF](https://www.etf.com/KBA)57,653125,994218.54%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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