## [# Low Vol ETFs Power Weekly Inflows](/sections/weekly-etf-flows/low-vol-etfs-power-weekly-inflows) # Low Vol ETFs Power Weekly Inflows Investors added $5.5 billion to U.S.-listed ETFs this week. [![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) Nov 16, 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 A sense of worry lingered over financial markets this week as investors grappled with issues related to trade, interest rates and Brexit. But even though the S&P 500 sold off a few percentage points during the period, investors were confident enough in the long-term outlook to add money to ETFs. In total, a net $5.5 billion of new money entered U.S.-listed ETFs, including $4.1 billion in U.S. equity ETFs and $1.9 billion in international equity ETFs. **Low Cost, Low Vol** The focus was on low cost and low volatility. Cheap funds like the [iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV)](https://www.etf.com/IVV) and the [Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT)](https://www.etf.com/vt) netted assets during the week. So too did low-vol products, such as the [Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF (SPLV)](https://www.etf.com/splv) and the [iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol U.S.A. ETF (USMV)](https://www.etf.com/usmv), both of which made the top 10 inflows list. Another safety play, the [Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU)](https://www.etf.com/xlu), also garnered interest. On the other hand, sticking out like a sore thumb was the [VelocityShares 3X Inverse Natural Gas ETN (DGAZ)](https://www.etf.com/dgaz). The ETN, which allows traders to make bearish, leveraged wagers on natural gas prices, was pummeled this week as natural gas prices soared. DGAZ dropped 56% on Wednesday alone, but despite the free-fall, attracted inflows of $417 million this week. **Corporates Out Of Favor** On the other side of the ledger, fixed-income ETFs fell out of favor this week amid worries about the ability of corporate borrowers to repay their debts should the economy slow next year. The [iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG)](https://www.etf.com/hyg), the [iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD)](https://www.etf.com/lqd) and the [SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (JNK)](https://www.etf.com/jnk) saw some of the largest outflows during the period. U.S. fixed-income ETFs as a whole registered net outflows of $1.7 billion on the week, while the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield dropped from 3.19% to 3.07%. For a full list of this week’s top inflows and outflows, see the tables below: Top 10 Creations (All ETFs) TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[IVV](https://www.etf.com/IVV)[iShares Core S&P 500 ETF](https://www.etf.com/IVV)1,345.16158,368.550.85%[FXH](https://www.etf.com/FXH)[First Trust Health Care AlphaDEX Fund](https://www.etf.com/FXH)738.062,173.2833.96%[SPLV](https://www.etf.com/SPLV)[Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF](https://www.etf.com/SPLV)698.648,569.848.15%[XLU](https://www.etf.com/XLU)[Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLU)536.418,274.446.48%[IWM](https://www.etf.com/IWM)[iShares Russell 2000 ETF](https://www.etf.com/IWM)477.0543,995.811.08%[VT](https://www.etf.com/VT)[Vanguard Total World Stock ETF](https://www.etf.com/VT)462.3711,831.253.91%[DGAZ](https://www.etf.com/DGAZ)[VelocityShares 3X Inverse Natural Gas ETN](https://www.etf.com/DGAZ)417.15341.62122.11%[USMV](https://www.etf.com/USMV)[iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol U.S.A. ETF](https://www.etf.com/USMV)408.0517,895.912.28%[VEA](https://www.etf.com/VEA)[Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF](https://www.etf.com/VEA)395.4466,898.070.59%[VTI](https://www.etf.com/VTI)[Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF](https://www.etf.com/VTI)372.6099,859.920.37%Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs) TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[HYG](https://www.etf.com/HYG)[iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/HYG)-1,802.0813,313.20-13.54%[SPY](https://www.etf.com/SPY)[SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust](https://www.etf.com/SPY)-832.01256,514.56-0.32%[FXR](https://www.etf.com/FXR)[First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX Fund](https://www.etf.com/FXR)-738.67512.58-144.11%[QQQ](https://www.etf.com/QQQ)[Invesco QQQ Trust](https://www.etf.com/QQQ)-645.9964,767.16-1.00%[XLF](https://www.etf.com/XLF)[Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLF)-631.6928,621.99-2.21%[LQD](https://www.etf.com/LQD)[iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/LQD)-605.2730,946.98-1.96%[XLI](https://www.etf.com/XLI)[Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLI)-348.2711,654.99-2.99%[XBI](https://www.etf.com/XBI)[SPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF](https://www.etf.com/XBI)-336.013,937.62-8.53%[JNK](https://www.etf.com/JNK)[SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/JNK)-328.578,004.61-4.10%[SHV](https://www.etf.com/SHV)[iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/SHV)-286.7415,599.69-1.84%ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUM**U.S. Equity**4,112.612,019,472.530.20%**International Equity**1,888.26746,600.580.25%**U.S. Fixed Income**-1,702.44565,255.27-0.30%**International Fixed Income**270.7866,221.850.41%**Commodities** 186.4659,677.670.31%**Currency**-15.591,110.99-1.40%**Leveraged**318.9835,032.970.91%**Inverse**456.3913,115.573.48%**Asset Allocation**14.979,011.570.17%**Alternatives**-55.194,796.61-1.15%**Total:****5,475.23****3,520,295.61****0.16%**Asset Classes (Year-to-Date) Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUM**U.S. Equity**103,827.722,019,472.535.14%**International Equity**46,015.39746,600.586.16%**U.S. Fixed Income**62,540.82565,255.2711.06%**International Fixed Income**11,084.5266,221.8516.74%**Commodities** -322.8059,677.67-0.54%**Currency**-55.051,110.99-4.96%**Leveraged**6,950.0635,032.9719.84%**Inverse**2,303.1213,115.5717.56%**Asset Allocation**700.349,011.577.77%**Alternatives**278.814,796.615.81%**Total:****233,322.93****3,520,295.61****6.63%**Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM TickerNameAverage Volume (30 Day)1 Week Average Volume% of Average[IXG](https://www.etf.com/IXG)[iShares Global Financials ETF](https://www.etf.com/IXG)135,843704,292518.46%[NORW](https://www.etf.com/NORW)[Global X MSCI Norway ETF](https://www.etf.com/NORW)204,2501,114,965545.88%[PAVE](https://www.etf.com/PAVE)[Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF](https://www.etf.com/PAVE)118,876562,041472.79%[XNTK](https://www.etf.com/XNTK)[SPDR NYSE Technology ETF](https://www.etf.com/XNTK)77,912317,207407.14%[FXB](https://www.etf.com/FXB)[Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust](https://www.etf.com/FXB)111,471423,897380.28%[JPN](https://www.etf.com/JPN)[Xtrackers Japan JPX-Nikkei 400 Equity ETF](https://www.etf.com/JPN)272,238812,416298.42%[SMB](https://www.etf.com/SMB)[VanEck Vectors AMT-Free Short Municipal Index ETF](https://www.etf.com/SMB)58,237164,228282.00%[PUI](https://www.etf.com/PUI)[Invesco DWA Utilities Momentum ETF](https://www.etf.com/PUI)18,75349,075261.69%[HYDW](https://www.etf.com/HYDW)[Xtrackers Low Beta High Yield Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/HYDW)1,1362,901255.34%[MVV](https://www.etf.com/MVV)[ProShares Ultra MidCap400](https://www.etf.com/MVV)86,325214,704248.72%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) [Blackrock](http://www.etf.com/topics/blackrock) [Broad Maturities](http://www.etf.com/topics/broad-maturities)