## [# ETF Inflows Start 2019 On Strong Note](/sections/weekly-etf-flows/etf-inflows-start-2019-strong-note) # ETF Inflows Start 2019 On Strong Note During the new year's first full week of trading, ETFs saw net inflows of $8.1 billion. [![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) Jan 11, 2019 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 a strong 2018, ETF flows started the new year on a positive note. For the first full week of 2019, U.S.-listed ETFs witnessed inflows of $8.1 billion, adding to the $315.4 billion worth of inflows from last year, the [second-largest annual haul](https://www.etf.com/sections/monthly-etf-flows/etf-monthly-fund-flows-december-2018) ever. Year-to-date inflows now stand at $12.6 billion after seven trading sessions. **Credit Rallies** The latest weekly data, which captures flows for the week ending Thursday, Jan. 10, showed that the largest share of inflows headed for U.S. fixed income ETFs. Beaten-down corporate and emerging market bond funds were the biggest winners. The [iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD)](https://www.etf.com/lqd), the iShares [iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG)](https://www.etf.com/hyg) and the [iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB)](https://www.etf.com/emb) each had weekly inflows of $848 million or more. In contrast, relatively safe Treasury and short-term bond ETFs weren’t nearly as popular. The [iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)](https://www.etf.com/tlt) and the [Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV)](https://www.etf.com/bsv) both made the top outflows list. **‘QUAL’ Inflows Offset By Others** Other than fixed income, the other area to garner favor from investors this week was international equity. ETFs tied to that asset class picked up $3.4 billion in new money, with $862 million of that making its way into the [iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG)](https://www.etf.com/iemg). On the flip side, U.S. equity ETFs didn’t get much love from investors this week. A net $2.2 billion flowed out of the segment, even as the [iShares Edge MSCI U.S.A. Quality Factor ETF (QUAL)](https://www.etf.com/qual) picked up a sizable $1.5 billion in fresh cash. That was more than offset by outflows from the likes of the [SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)](https://www.etf.com/SPY) and the [Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF)](https://www.etf.com/xlf). For a full list of this week’s top inflows and outflows, see the tables below: Top 10 Creations (All ETFs) TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[QUAL](https://www.etf.com/QUAL)[iShares Edge MSCI U.S.A. Quality Factor ETF](https://www.etf.com/QUAL)1,518.468,492.2117.88%[LQD](https://www.etf.com/LQD)[iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/LQD)995.8431,015.233.21%[HYG](https://www.etf.com/HYG)[iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/HYG)960.0914,388.956.67%[IEMG](https://www.etf.com/IEMG)[iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF](https://www.etf.com/IEMG)862.3351,799.331.66%[EMB](https://www.etf.com/EMB)[iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/EMB)848.1015,404.095.51%[SHV](https://www.etf.com/SHV)[iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/SHV)628.9821,066.982.99%[USFR](https://www.etf.com/USFR)[WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund](https://www.etf.com/USFR)586.951,789.3532.80%[AGG](https://www.etf.com/AGG)[iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/AGG)458.7357,769.210.79%[SMH](https://www.etf.com/SMH)[VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF](https://www.etf.com/SMH)450.471,156.2938.96%[IWV](https://www.etf.com/IWV)[iShares Russell 3000 ETF](https://www.etf.com/IWV)418.779,576.114.37%Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs) TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[SPY](https://www.etf.com/SPY)[SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust](https://www.etf.com/SPY)-1,814.02244,488.08-0.74%[XLF](https://www.etf.com/XLF)[Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLF)-788.0623,673.96-3.33%[TLT](https://www.etf.com/TLT)[iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/TLT)-738.029,144.52-8.07%[BSV](https://www.etf.com/BSV)[Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/BSV)-714.4127,212.55-2.63%[VGT](https://www.etf.com/VGT)[Vanguard Information Technology ETF](https://www.etf.com/VGT)-616.5217,131.62-3.60%[QQQ](https://www.etf.com/QQQ)[Invesco QQQ Trust](https://www.etf.com/QQQ)-612.8562,478.60-0.98%[XLY](https://www.etf.com/XLY)[Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLY)-512.4211,777.66-4.35%[IVE](https://www.etf.com/IVE)[iShares S&P 500 Value ETF](https://www.etf.com/IVE)-430.9914,933.71-2.89%[IWD](https://www.etf.com/IWD)[iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF](https://www.etf.com/IWD)-424.5138,416.10-1.11%[FLOT](https://www.etf.com/FLOT)[iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/FLOT)-342.7310,920.09-3.14%ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUM**U.S. Equity**-2,209.291,954,325.23-0.11%**International Equity**3,444.18768,243.040.45%**U.S. Fixed Income**5,280.10604,209.060.87%**International Fixed Income**1,168.0067,404.531.73%**Commodities** 348.2964,601.830.54%**Currency**-84.781,699.15-4.99%**Leveraged**-548.5332,773.01-1.67%**Inverse**709.9112,036.425.90%**Asset Allocation**-19.159,646.55-0.20%**Alternatives**35.035,050.360.69%**Total:****8,123.75****3,519,989.17****0.23%**Asset Classes (Year-to-Date) Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUM**U.S. Equity**-6,233.341,954,325.23-0.32%**International Equity**5,310.09768,243.040.69%**U.S. Fixed Income**10,632.72604,209.061.76%**International Fixed Income**1,377.4167,404.532.04%**Commodities** 770.9764,601.831.19%**Currency**-107.711,699.15-6.34%**Leveraged**-468.2832,773.01-1.43%**Inverse**1,262.0012,036.4210.48%**Asset Allocation**51.919,646.550.54%**Alternatives**-11.755,050.36-0.23%**Total:****12,584.02****3,519,989.17****0.36%**Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM TickerNameAverage Volume (30 Day)1 Week Average Volume% of Average[ARCM](https://www.etf.com/ARCM)[Arrow Reserve Capital Management ETF](https://www.etf.com/ARCM)8562,751321.32%[XRLV](https://www.etf.com/XRLV)[Invesco S&P 500 ex-Rate Sensitive Low Volatility ETF](https://www.etf.com/XRLV)57,236158,206276.41%[DEF](https://www.etf.com/DEF)[Invesco Defensive Equity ETF](https://www.etf.com/DEF)39,06397,742250.22%[VGIT](https://www.etf.com/VGIT)[Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury Index ETF](https://www.etf.com/VGIT)810,1101,894,874233.90%[DMRI](https://www.etf.com/DMRI)[DeltaShares S&P International Managed Risk ETF](https://www.etf.com/DMRI)3,4216,850200.23%[BEMO](https://www.etf.com/BEMO)[Aptus Behavioral Momentum ETF](https://www.etf.com/BEMO)23,95045,048188.09%[FYT](https://www.etf.com/FYT)[First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX Fund](https://www.etf.com/FYT)22,18940,962184.61%[ISTB](https://www.etf.com/ISTB)[iShares Core 1-5 Year USD Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/ISTB)566,862999,388176.30%[DMRL](https://www.etf.com/DMRL)[DeltaShares S&P 500 Managed Risk ETF](https://www.etf.com/DMRL)4,4337,549170.26%[DRSK](https://www.etf.com/DRSK)[Aptus Defined Risk ETF](https://www.etf.com/DRSK)34,92955,278158.26%Disclaimer: All data as of 6 a.m. Eastern time the date the article is published. 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