## [# ETF Outflows Continue In First Week Of April](/sections/weekly-etf-flows/etf-outflows-continue-first-week-april) # ETF Outflows Continue In First Week Of April Investors continued to shun U.S. equity ETFs after two months of outflows. [![sumit](/sites/default/files/styles/author_image_icon/public/2023-03/Sumit_0.png?itok=SO-7S5SH "sumit")](/authors/sumit-roy) [By Sumit Roy ](/authors/sumit-roy) Apr 06, 2018 Edited by: Sumit Roy [ + Follow ](/etf/login) Share Email LinkedIn Facebook X (Twitter) googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('js-dfp-tag-article_page_302x26'); }); Loading After registering outflows for two-consecutive months—February and March—ETFs still couldn’t catch a break during the first week of April, as familiar fears about a U.S.-China trade war weighed on sentiment. Investors pulled just over $3 billion out of U.S.-listed ETFs during the five-day period ending April 5, according to FactSet. Year-to-date inflows fell to $57.8 billion. Once again, U.S. equity ETFs were at the heart of the outflows. Investors pulled $9.7 billion out of the segment, including $6.7 billion from the [SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)](https://www.etf.com/spy) and $1.1 billion out of the [Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP)](https://www.etf.com/xlp). Meanwhile, just as in February and March, investors bought up international equity and U.S. fixed-income ETFs amid hopes they’d fare better with U.S. protectionist policies front and center. U.S. fixed-income ETFs saw $4.9 billion worth of inflows. The [iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (SHV)](https://www.etf.com/shv), the [iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)](https://www.etf.com/tlt) and the [iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG)](https://www.etf.com/hyg) were the biggest winners in that space. The U.S. 10-year bond yield dipped as low as 2.72% on Monday before rebounding to 2.78% as of this writing, still well below the 2.94% high set in February. In the international equity segment, the [iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG)](https://www.etf.com/IEMG) continued to rake in assets, with a weekly inflow of $483 million. Year-to-date, IEMG has inflows of $6.6 billion. For a full list of this week’s top inflows and outflows, see the tables below: Top 10 Creations (All ETFs) TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[SHV](https://www.etf.com/SHV)[iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/SHV)937.3012,247.848.29%[TLT](https://www.etf.com/TLT)[iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/TLT)849.827,062.9113.68%[HYG](https://www.etf.com/HYG)[iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/HYG)611.1014,662.944.35%[XLI](https://www.etf.com/XLI)[Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLI)533.9713,260.274.20%[XLF](https://www.etf.com/XLF)[Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLF)503.9832,489.741.58%[IEMG](https://www.etf.com/IEMG)[iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF](https://www.etf.com/IEMG)483.4849,208.800.99%[SHY](https://www.etf.com/SHY)[iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/SHY)442.2811,952.523.84%[BIL](https://www.etf.com/BIL)[SPDR Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF](https://www.etf.com/BIL)416.293,478.7813.59%[IVV](https://www.etf.com/IVV)[iShares Core S&P 500 ETF](https://www.etf.com/IVV)380.29140,873.480.27%[FLOT](https://www.etf.com/FLOT)[iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/FLOT)355.778,224.204.52%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)-6,706.71248,575.12-2.63%[XLP](https://www.etf.com/XLP)[Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLP)-1,127.197,809.68-12.61%[IWM](https://www.etf.com/IWM)[iShares Russell 2000 ETF](https://www.etf.com/IWM)-1,004.6641,192.99-2.38%[DIA](https://www.etf.com/DIA)[SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust](https://www.etf.com/DIA)-455.5220,715.43-2.15%[HEFA](https://www.etf.com/HEFA)[iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF](https://www.etf.com/HEFA)-415.733,665.58-10.19%[KRE](https://www.etf.com/KRE)[SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF](https://www.etf.com/KRE)-239.955,048.26-4.54%[IYR](https://www.etf.com/IYR)[iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF](https://www.etf.com/IYR)-238.343,507.50-6.36%[XLV](https://www.etf.com/XLV)[Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLV)-224.8815,208.70-1.46%[EZU](https://www.etf.com/EZU)[iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF](https://www.etf.com/EZU)-215.3913,865.32-1.53%[VB](https://www.etf.com/VB)[Vanguard Small-Cap ETF](https://www.etf.com/VB)-209.9521,635.53-0.96%ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUM**U.S. Equity**-9,734.501,885,472.78-0.52%**International Equity**155.29829,807.900.02%**U.S. Fixed Income**4,916.16527,749.380.93%**International Fixed Income**457.8963,833.970.72%**Commodities** 825.0070,760.011.17%**Currency**12.541,391.150.90%**Leveraged**540.3235,554.581.52%**Inverse**-175.5113,394.98-1.31%**Asset Allocation**-23.108,823.49-0.26%**Alternatives**-22.954,337.37-0.53%**Total:****-3,048.85****3,441,125.62****-0.09%**Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM TickerNameAverage Volume (30 Day)1 Week Average Volume% of Average[CLTL](https://www.etf.com/CLTL)[PowerShares Treasury Collateral Portfolio](https://www.etf.com/CLTL)1,0126,249617.31%[UCI](https://www.etf.com/UCI)[ETRACS UBS Bloomberg Constant Maturity Commodity Index TR ETN](https://www.etf.com/UCI)17,53181,210463.24%[QQXT](https://www.etf.com/QQXT)[First Trust NASDAQ-100 Ex-Technology Sector Index Fund](https://www.etf.com/QQXT)8,36836,468435.80%[DBEM](https://www.etf.com/DBEM)[Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Hedged Equity ETF](https://www.etf.com/DBEM)44,939222,075494.17%[PEZ](https://www.etf.com/PEZ)[PowerShares DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum Portfolio](https://www.etf.com/PEZ)3,48413,777395.50%[PXI](https://www.etf.com/PXI)[PowerShares DWA Energy Momentum Portfolio](https://www.etf.com/PXI)13,19449,778377.28%[COMT](https://www.etf.com/COMT)[iShares Commodities Select Strategy ETF](https://www.etf.com/COMT)91,296405,373444.02%[FNY](https://www.etf.com/FNY)[First Trust Mid Cap Growth AlphaDEX Fund](https://www.etf.com/FNY)30,904155,135501.99%[EXT](https://www.etf.com/EXT)[WisdomTree U.S. Total Earnings Fund](https://www.etf.com/EXT)5,58219,960357.56%[FNI](https://www.etf.com/FNI)[First Trust Chindia ETF](https://www.etf.com/FNI)29,475102,096346.38%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. [ + Follow ](/etf/login) [ Sumit Roy Senior ETF Analyst ](/authors/sumit-roy) Sumit Roy is the senior ETF analyst for etf.com and author of (Don't) Invest Like a Pro. He creates a variety of content for the platform, including… [View Bio](/authors/sumit-roy) Related Topics [Equity](http://www.etf.com/topics/equity) [Fixed Income](http://www.etf.com/topics/fixed-income) [Bond](http://www.etf.com/topics/bond) [U.S.](http://www.etf.com/topics/us) [Emerging Markets](http://www.etf.com/topics/emerging-markets)