##  [# Emerging Markets & Bond ETFs Bolster Weekly Inflows](/sections/weekly-etf-flows/emerging-markets-bond-etfs-bolster-weekly-inflows) 

 

# Emerging Markets & Bond ETFs Bolster Weekly Inflows

 

 

Investors added nearly $5 billion to US-listed ETFs this week.



 

 

 

 

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 Feb 23, 2018

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Investors tiptoed back into ETFs as volatility cooled off this week. The Cboe Volatility Index (VIX) briefly dropped below 17 on Friday, the lowest point since Feb. 2, and less than half the level of the recent highs.

Still, even as the U.S. stock market stabilized, investors remained cautious. They pulled out $2.4 billion from U.S. equity ETFs as concerns about interest rates and inflation lingered.

As has often been the case this month, the [SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)](https://www.etf.com/SPY) was the biggest flows loser this week, with outflows of $1.3 billion.

On the other hand, where investors did add money was international equity ETFs. That segment picked up $4.5 billion of new money. The [iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG)](https://www.etf.com/iemg), in particular, was popular, with inflows of $1.3 billion.

Also seeing investor interest this week were fixed-income ETFs. U.S. fixed-income ETFs had inflows of $2 billion, while international fixed-income ETFs had inflows of $570 million. That’s despite the fact that, all throughout the week, investors fretted about rising interest rates and whether the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield would top 3%.

The yield didn’t make it quite that high. It peaked around 2.95% on Wednesday before falling to as low as 2.86% on Friday.

The [SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (JNK)](https://www.etf.com/jnk) was this week’s biggest beneficiary of bargain buying in the fixed-income space, with inflows of nearly $500 million.

Adding it all up, U.S.-listed ETFs had net inflows of $4.9 billion during the week ending Thursday, Feb. 22, according to FactSet. That brings year-to-date inflows to $50.1 billion.

Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)

TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[IEMG](https://www.etf.com/IEMG)[iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF](https://www.etf.com/IEMG)1,306.1749,086.732.73%[VOO](https://www.etf.com/VOO)[Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF](https://www.etf.com/VOO)504.1088,269.340.57%[JNK](https://www.etf.com/JNK)[SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/JNK)487.809,142.955.64%[VEA](https://www.etf.com/VEA)[Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF](https://www.etf.com/VEA)475.0270,587.490.68%[IEFA](https://www.etf.com/IEFA)[iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF](https://www.etf.com/IEFA)374.0751,741.500.73%[XLP](https://www.etf.com/XLP)[Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLP)301.007,378.054.25%[SHV](https://www.etf.com/SHV)[iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/SHV)286.659,415.683.14%[GLD](https://www.etf.com/GLD)[SPDR Gold Trust](https://www.etf.com/GLD)282.2335,402.190.80%[XLRE](https://www.etf.com/XLRE)[Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLRE)252.742,461.7711.44%[EWJ](https://www.etf.com/EWJ)[iShares MSCI Japan ETF](https://www.etf.com/EWJ)247.0922,481.861.11%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)-1,262.81270,089.58-0.47%[DIA](https://www.etf.com/DIA)[SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust](https://www.etf.com/DIA)-937.9422,334.18-4.03%[IWM](https://www.etf.com/IWM)[iShares Russell 2000 ETF](https://www.etf.com/IWM)-742.7340,194.69-1.81%[XLE](https://www.etf.com/XLE)[Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLE)-528.4117,181.98-2.98%[XLV](https://www.etf.com/XLV)[Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLV)-418.7115,666.36-2.60%[XLI](https://www.etf.com/XLI)[Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLI)-337.8612,881.24-2.56%[XLK](https://www.etf.com/XLK)[Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLK)-322.1919,561.66-1.62%[DXJ](https://www.etf.com/DXJ)[WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund](https://www.etf.com/DXJ)-315.517,618.49-3.98%[XLF](https://www.etf.com/XLF)[Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLF)-297.1333,040.78-0.89%[MDY](https://www.etf.com/MDY)[SPDR S&amp;P Midcap 400 ETF Trust](https://www.etf.com/MDY)-224.5520,392.93-1.09%ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class

 Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUM**U.S. Equity**-2,420.831,929,866.36-0.13%**International Equity**4,483.96849,428.630.53%**U.S. Fixed Income**1,982.31518,080.700.38%**International Fixed Income**568.5062,568.720.91%**Commodities**450.0069,107.260.65%**Currency**7.921,366.770.58%**Leveraged**-254.6235,750.56-0.71%**Inverse**131.2713,788.220.95%**Asset Allocation**6.048,891.950.07%**Alternatives**-25.454,525.67-0.56%**Total:****4,929.10****3,493,374.84****0.14%**Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds &gt;$50 mm AUM

TickerNameAverage Volume  
 (30 Day)1 Week Average  
 Volume% of Average[WBIE](https://www.etf.com/WBIE)[WBI Tactical LCGD Shares](https://www.etf.com/WBIE)45,209370,806820.20%[WBIA](https://www.etf.com/WBIA)[WBI Tactical SMGD Shares](https://www.etf.com/WBIA)29,506245,796833.04%[WBID](https://www.etf.com/WBID)[WBI Tactical SMQ Shares](https://www.etf.com/WBID)37,984312,616823.03%[WBIB](https://www.etf.com/WBIB)[WBI Tactical SMV Shares](https://www.etf.com/WBIB)28,091223,113794.26%[WBIL](https://www.etf.com/WBIL)[WBI Tactical LCQ Shares](https://www.etf.com/WBIL)25,398199,959787.30%[WBIC](https://www.etf.com/WBIC)[WBI Tactical SMY Shares](https://www.etf.com/WBIC)16,483116,840708.85%[WBIF](https://www.etf.com/WBIF)[WBI Tactical LCV Shares](https://www.etf.com/WBIF)20,219141,529699.98%[WBII](https://www.etf.com/WBII)[WBI Tactical Income Shares](https://www.etf.com/WBII)37,341242,104648.37%[IGN](https://www.etf.com/IGN)[iShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF](https://www.etf.com/IGN)18,241104,328571.93%[WBIH](https://www.etf.com/WBIH)[WBI Tactical High Income Shares](https://www.etf.com/WBIH)49,011226,478462.10%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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