## [# Weekly Outflows For ETFs, ‘XLE’ Sees $1.1B Inflow](/sections/weekly-etf-flows/weekly-outflows-etfs-xle-sees-11b-inflow)
# Weekly Outflows For ETFs, ‘XLE’ Sees $1.1B Inflow
While ETFs registered outflows of $2.5 billion, energy ETF assets spike.
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[By Drew Voros](/contributors/drew-voros)
Mar 08, 2019
Edited by: Drew Voros
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Weekly flows for U.S.-listed ETFs continued to reflect this year’s tepid amount of new assets, in sharp contrasts to 2018’s blistering start and finish.
For the week ending Thursday, March 7, ETF saw $2.5 billion in outflows, which takes year-to-date totals down to $18 billion. As of March 15, 2018, ETFs have seen nearly $100 billion in new assets and were headed to second-best year for ETF flows.
No particular asset class stood out in terms of inflows or outflows. U.S. equity inflows were down $1 billion, almost equal to the outflows in U.S. fixed income. International equity ETFs led the asset-class pack, with $244 million in new assets.
**Energy ETF ‘XLE’ Gets A Boost**
The [Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE)](https://www.etf.com/XLE) topped the creations list, with $1.16 billion, a nearly 8% increase in total assets under management, as it continues to outperform, rising 14.23% so far this year.
Compare that with the return of the [SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)](https://www.etf.com/SPY), which had a return of 11% in the same time period, and also led outflows this week, with $2 billion flowing out. However, that amount is less than 1% of the total AUM for SPY, which has $257 billion in assets under management (AUM). XLE now has $14.6 billion in AUM.
Another ETF that saw strong weekly inflows was the [Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (ASHR)](https://www.etf.com/ASHR), which registered nearly $300 million in inflows, a 14.5% jump in total AUM.
**Mixed Bag Of Outflows**
Equity ETFs, long-term, short-term and junk bond funds and even gold—the [SPDR Gold Trust (GLD)](https://www.etf.com/GLD), which saw almost $750 million in outflows—peppered the top 10 list, with no real trend other than investors seem to be moving around on the fixed-income space.
Percentagewise, the [Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (VGSH)](https://www.etf.com/VGSH) saw the biggest outflows, with 14.5% of its assets leaving the $4.8 billion fund. On the other side of the bond curve, the [iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)](https://www.etf.com/TLT), had the second-most redemptions by percent, 8.3%, for that $10 billion fund.
For a full list of this week’s top inflows and outflows, see the tables below.
Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)
TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[XLE](https://www.etf.com/XLE)[Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLE)1,163.3114,660.247.94%[BSV](https://www.etf.com/BSV)[Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/BSV)669.5823,282.442.88%[SHY](https://www.etf.com/SHY)[iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/SHY)643.0319,726.463.26%[IVV](https://www.etf.com/IVV)[iShares Core S&P 500 ETF](https://www.etf.com/IVV)617.37159,601.540.39%[VNQ](https://www.etf.com/VNQ)[Vanguard Real Estate ETF](https://www.etf.com/VNQ)455.0533,046.151.38%[IEFA](https://www.etf.com/IEFA)[iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF](https://www.etf.com/IEFA)350.1457,664.370.61%[ASHR](https://www.etf.com/ASHR)[Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF](https://www.etf.com/ASHR)294.202,035.2014.46%[VTI](https://www.etf.com/VTI)[Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF](https://www.etf.com/VTI)270.89107,395.870.25%[JNK](https://www.etf.com/JNK)[SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/JNK)266.318,386.223.18%[USFR](https://www.etf.com/USFR)[WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund](https://www.etf.com/USFR)193.112,263.208.53%Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)
TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[SPY](https://www.etf.com/SPY)[SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust](https://www.etf.com/SPY)-2,077.95257,507.03-0.81%[IWM](https://www.etf.com/IWM)[iShares Russell 2000 ETF](https://www.etf.com/IWM)-1,378.5341,243.19-3.34%[TLT](https://www.etf.com/TLT)[iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/TLT)-862.5810,369.78-8.32%[HYG](https://www.etf.com/HYG)[iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/HYG)-793.9614,540.93-5.46%[GLD](https://www.etf.com/GLD)[SPDR Gold Trust](https://www.etf.com/GLD)-746.3931,679.12-2.36%[VGSH](https://www.etf.com/VGSH)[Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF](https://www.etf.com/VGSH)-694.744,785.27-14.52%[QQQ](https://www.etf.com/QQQ)[Invesco QQQ Trust](https://www.etf.com/QQQ)-686.4867,877.27-1.01%[XLY](https://www.etf.com/XLY)[Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLY)-596.3612,216.01-4.88%[XLI](https://www.etf.com/XLI)[Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLI)-577.7510,125.93-5.71%[EFA](https://www.etf.com/EFA)[iShares MSCI EAFE ETF](https://www.etf.com/EFA)-386.5964,998.82-0.59%ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class
Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUM**U.S. Equity**-1,100.272,094,758.00-0.05%**International Equity**244.74812,651.820.03%**U.S. Fixed Income**-990.02616,081.95-0.16%**International Fixed Income**64.2173,980.310.09%**Commodities** -799.8563,586.01-1.26%**Currency**-204.441,494.37-13.68%**Leveraged**23.7836,443.400.07%**Inverse**144.1612,063.891.20%**Asset Allocation**-4.689,357.30-0.05%**Alternatives**46.474,605.191.01%**Total:****-2,575.90****3,725,022.24****-0.07%**Asset Classes (Year-to-Date)
Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUM**U.S. Equity**-12,329.092,094,758.00-0.59%**International Equity**6,308.08812,651.820.78%**U.S. Fixed Income**16,974.66616,081.952.76%**International Fixed Income**7,018.5273,980.319.49%**Commodities** -476.1963,586.01-0.75%**Currency**-302.821,494.37-20.26%**Leveraged**-1,391.2036,443.40-3.82%**Inverse**2,528.9612,063.8920.96%**Asset Allocation**-551.119,357.30-5.89%**Alternatives**467.514,605.1910.15%**Total:****18,247.32****3,725,022.24****0.49%**Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM
TickerNameAverage Volume
(30 Day)1 Week Average
Volume% of Average[DIVC](https://www.etf.com/DIVC)[C-Tracks ETN - Miller/Howard Strategic Dividend Reinvestor](https://www.etf.com/DIVC)21150713.11%[IQIN](https://www.etf.com/IQIN)[IQ 500 International ETF](https://www.etf.com/IQIN)5,92541,354697.99%[GBF](https://www.etf.com/GBF)[iShares Government/Credit Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/GBF)27,183176,613649.73%[PEJ](https://www.etf.com/PEJ)[Invesco Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment ETF](https://www.etf.com/PEJ)23,752141,810597.04%[USHY](https://www.etf.com/USHY)
[iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/USHY)
76,538
362,568
473.71%
[TDTF](https://www.etf.com/TDTF)[FlexShares iBoxx 5-Year Target Duration TIPS Index Fund](https://www.etf.com/TDTF)292,7401,294,601442.24%[HFXI](https://www.etf.com/HFXI)
[IQ 50 Percent Hedged FTSE International ETF](https://www.etf.com/HFXI)
125,182
543,322
434.03%
[WPS](https://www.etf.com/WPS)[iShares International Developed Property ETF](https://www.etf.com/WPS)371,5911,596,996429.77%[BKF](https://www.etf.com/BKF)[iShares MSCI BRIC ETF](https://www.etf.com/BKF)389,7381,506,983386.67%[CNYA](https://www.etf.com/CNYA)[iShares MSCI China A ETF](https://www.etf.com/CNYA)49,135182,645371.72%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.
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