##  [# ETF Inflows Pick Up Steam, Now $90B](/sections/weekly-etf-flows/etf-inflows-pick-steam-now-90b) 

 

# ETF Inflows Pick Up Steam, Now $90B

 

 

Investors continued to tiptoe back into ETFs after a solid April.



 

 

 

 

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 May 04, 2018

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Investors followed up on a strong month of ETF inflows in April by putting more money to work during the first week of May. Altogether, they added $3.5 billion to U.S.-listed ETFs during the week ending Thursday, May 3, according to FactSet. Year-to-date inflows now stand at $90.4 billion.

Just as in April, U.S. fixed-income ETFs continued to pick up new money in the first part of May, with inflows of $1.7 billion. They were only slightly edged out by U.S. equity ETFs, which picked up $1.9 billion.

Staying true to how it’s performed all year long, the U.S. stock market had another roller-coaster week. The S&amp;P 500 briefly fell below 2,600 on Thursday before surging nearly 3% from its lows by Friday to last trade around 2,670.

**Trade Concerns**

Corporate earnings continued to come out strong during the period, but trade concerns lingered after a U.S. delegation to China that included Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin failed to reach a deal with its Chinese counterpart to avert a trade war. However, they promised that talks would continue in the coming weeks.

Meanwhile, a Friday jobs report was met by ambivalence. The report, which showed U.S. unemployment dropped to an 18-year low of 3.9% in April, suggested the economy continues to fire on all cylinders. But it also raised the worry that the Fed may have to hike a total of four times this year to stem growing inflation pressures.

The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield was essentially flat week-over-week, last trading around 2.95%.

**Individual ETF Flows**

No big surprises here: The [SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)](https://www.etf.com/SPY), the [iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG)](https://www.etf.com/hyg) and the [Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU)](https://www.etf.com/xlu) took the top three spots on the inflows list.

On the flip side, the [iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM)](https://www.etf.com/eem), the [iShares Core S&amp;P 500 ETF (IVV)](https://www.etf.com/ivv) and the [Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF)](https://www.etf.com/xlf) topped the weekly 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)2,243.10253,286.790.89%[HYG](https://www.etf.com/HYG)[iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/HYG)743.5715,167.845.16%[XLU](https://www.etf.com/XLU)[Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLU)545.777,427.257.93%[VEA](https://www.etf.com/VEA)[Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF](https://www.etf.com/VEA)359.2771,693.200.50%[JNK](https://www.etf.com/JNK)[SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/JNK)323.279,328.623.59%[SHY](https://www.etf.com/SHY)[iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/SHY)274.4412,598.542.23%[BSV](https://www.etf.com/BSV)[Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/BSV)249.4524,202.871.04%[IVE](https://www.etf.com/IVE)[iShares S&amp;P 500 Value ETF](https://www.etf.com/IVE)169.5615,461.831.11%[XLK](https://www.etf.com/XLK)[Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLK)157.6420,012.630.79%[VTI](https://www.etf.com/VTI)[Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF](https://www.etf.com/VTI)152.2793,040.810.16%Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)

TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[EEM](https://www.etf.com/EEM)[iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF](https://www.etf.com/EEM)-869.9140,817.54-2.09%[IVV](https://www.etf.com/IVV)[iShares Core S&amp;P 500 ETF](https://www.etf.com/IVV)-673.70141,229.65-0.47%[XLF](https://www.etf.com/XLF)[Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLF)-525.7931,546.48-1.64%[DIA](https://www.etf.com/DIA)[SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust](https://www.etf.com/DIA)-457.1920,309.98-2.20%[AGG](https://www.etf.com/AGG)[iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/AGG)-401.4155,178.76-0.72%[XLI](https://www.etf.com/XLI)[Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLI)-309.1412,037.89-2.50%[TLT](https://www.etf.com/TLT)[iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/TLT)-284.677,440.34-3.69%[GLD](https://www.etf.com/GLD)[SPDR Gold Trust](https://www.etf.com/GLD)-236.1636,282.47-0.65%[TIP](https://www.etf.com/TIP)[iShares TIPS Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/TIP)-213.3324,351.84-0.87%[IEF](https://www.etf.com/IEF)[iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/IEF)-202.958,599.81-2.31%ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class

 Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUM**U.S. Equity**1,925.851,897,519.780.10%**International Equity**-229.69843,364.83-0.03%**U.S. Fixed Income**1,746.39534,889.310.33%**International Fixed Income**146.9163,494.940.23%**Commodities** -33.8670,257.86-0.05%**Currency**-14.041,403.79-1.00%**Leveraged**-45.0034,865.35-0.13%**Inverse**-92.1813,594.41-0.68%**Asset Allocation**-29.459,092.73-0.32%**Alternatives**94.604,253.912.22%**Total:****3,469.54****3,471,488.92****0.10%**Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds &gt;$50 mm AUM

TickerNameAverage Volume  
 (30 Day)1 Week Average  
 Volume% of Average[EDOG](https://www.etf.com/EDOG)[ALPS Emerging Sector Dividend Dogs ETF](https://www.etf.com/EDOG)16,91385,565505.90%[USEQ](https://www.etf.com/USEQ)[PowerShares Russell 1000 Enhanced Equal Weight Portfolio](https://www.etf.com/USEQ)13,02949,750381.83%[IHF](https://www.etf.com/IHF)[iShares U.S. Healthcare Providers ETF](https://www.etf.com/IHF)30,54699,673326.31%[USDU](https://www.etf.com/USDU)[WisdomTree Bloomberg U.S. Dollar Bullish Fund](https://www.etf.com/USDU)13,69635,733260.91%[PXF](https://www.etf.com/PXF)[PowerShares FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-US Portfolio](https://www.etf.com/PXF)153,651361,512235.28%[AGT](https://www.etf.com/AGT)[iShares MSCI Argentina and Global Exposure ETF](https://www.etf.com/AGT)31,12462,814201.82%[DIV](https://www.etf.com/DIV)[Global X SuperDividend US ETF](https://www.etf.com/DIV)71,620139,146194.28%[USLB](https://www.etf.com/USLB)[PowerShares Russell 1000 Low Beta Equal Weight Portfolio](https://www.etf.com/USLB)3,5786,890192.54%[EIS](https://www.etf.com/EIS)[iShares MSCI Israel ETF](https://www.etf.com/EIS)9,73518,011185.02%[EEMS](https://www.etf.com/EEMS)[iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF](https://www.etf.com/EEMS)32,47858,854181.21%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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