##  [# ARK's Assets Surge, Bond ETFs Bleed](/sections/weekly-etf-flows/arks-assets-surge-bond-etfs-bleed) 

 

# ARK's Assets Surge, Bond ETFs Bleed

 

 

Year-to-date ETF inflows topped $129 billion during the 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)

 Feb 19, 2021

 Edited by: Sumit Roy 

 

 

 [ + Follow ](/etf/login) 

     Share  <a class="a2a a2a_button_email"> Email </a><a class="a2a a2a_button_linkedin"> LinkedIn </a><a class="a2a a2a_button_facebook"> Facebook </a><a class="a2a a2a_button_x"> X (Twitter) </a> 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  
            googletag.cmd.push(function() {
                googletag.display('js-dfp-tag-article_page_302x26');
            });
    
    

 

 

  

 



 

 

  Loading 

 

 



 

 

Demand for ETFs steadied at a healthy level this week as stocks continued their march into record territory. On net, $11.5 billion flowed into U.S.-listed ETFs during the week ending Thursday, Feb. 18, pushing year-to-date inflows up to $129.3 billion, ahead of the $98.3 billion seen at this same time a year ago. The weekly inflows went primarily into U.S. and international equity ETFs, which picked up $4.7 billion and $6.1 billion in new money, respectively.

Fixed income products didn’t fare nearly as well—inflows were negligible—with investors turned off by a swift sell-off in Treasuries and investment-grade corporate bonds. The 10-year Treasury bond yield touched a one-year high above 1.36% during the week (bond prices and yields move inversely) amid rising economic growth and inflation expectations.

**ARK Assets Keep Piling Up**

In terms of individual ETFs, the low-cost index fund mainstays and a handful of hot ARK ETFs continued to dominate the flows charts.

The [**Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF (VOO)**](https://www.etf.com/VOO), the [**SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)**](https://www.etf.com/spy) and the [**Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO)**](https://www.etf.com/vwo) took the top three positions on the weekly inflows list.

At the same time, the [**ARK Fintech Innovation ETF (ARKF)**](https://www.etf.com/arkf), the [**ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK)**](https://www.etf.com/arkk) and the [**ARK Next Generation Internet ETF (ARKW)**](https://www.etf.com/arkw) each picked up between $522 million and $746 million in new cash.

ARK is currently the [seventh-largest ETF](https://www.etf.com/sections/etf-league-tables/etf-league-table-2021-02-18) issuer, with just under $60 billion in total assets under management.

Its high-flying suite of ETFs sold off modestly this week, but each of the company’s funds is up substantially on a year-to-date basis.

**Fixed Income Outflows**

While equity ETFs generally remained well-supported this week, fixed income ETFs faced pressure, prompting some investors to lighten up their exposure to the asset class.

Several bond, gold and utility ETFs (considered a bond proxy by some) registered steep outflows during the week.

The [**iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD)**](https://www.etf.com/LQD), the [**iShares 20+Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)**](https://www.etf.com/tlt) and the [**Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLU)**](https://www.etf.com/xlu) took the top three positions on the weekly outflows list, with redemptions ranging from $782 million to $1.91 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[VOO](https://www.etf.com/VOO)[Vanguard S&amp;P 500 ETF](https://www.etf.com/VOO)1,358.32199,295.620.68%[SPY](https://www.etf.com/SPY)[SPDR S&amp;P 500 ETF Trust](https://www.etf.com/SPY)1,071.67340,294.660.31%[VWO](https://www.etf.com/VWO)[Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF](https://www.etf.com/VWO)919.8581,990.801.12%[VTI](https://www.etf.com/VTI)[Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF](https://www.etf.com/VTI)839.15219,219.030.38%[IEF](https://www.etf.com/IEF)[iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/IEF)834.1114,265.555.85%[ARKF](https://www.etf.com/ARKF)[ARK Fintech Innovation ETF](https://www.etf.com/ARKF)745.674,913.2515.18%[ARKK](https://www.etf.com/ARKK)[ARK Innovation ETF](https://www.etf.com/ARKK)556.0927,634.252.01%[ARKW](https://www.etf.com/ARKW)[ARK Next Generation Internet ETF](https://www.etf.com/ARKW)522.069,391.445.56%[BNDX](https://www.etf.com/BNDX)[Vanguard Total International Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/BNDX)511.0839,124.741.31%[VEA](https://www.etf.com/VEA)[Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF](https://www.etf.com/VEA)497.5493,534.760.53%Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)

TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[LQD](https://www.etf.com/LQD)[iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/LQD)-1,910.5547,552.87-4.02%[TLT](https://www.etf.com/TLT)[iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/TLT)-1,151.0014,425.09-7.98%[XLU](https://www.etf.com/XLU)[Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLU)-782.5711,517.34-6.79%[HYG](https://www.etf.com/HYG)[iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/HYG)-735.5721,831.20-3.37%[EMB](https://www.etf.com/EMB)[iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/EMB)-691.1318,328.40-3.77%[IWM](https://www.etf.com/IWM)[iShares Russell 2000 ETF](https://www.etf.com/IWM)-664.5667,372.13-0.99%[GLD](https://www.etf.com/GLD)[SPDR Gold Trust](https://www.etf.com/GLD)-542.1564,846.86-0.84%[PFF](https://www.etf.com/PFF)[iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF](https://www.etf.com/PFF)-499.1118,198.27-2.74%[VYM](https://www.etf.com/VYM)[Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF](https://www.etf.com/VYM)-435.0932,769.11-1.33%[QQQ](https://www.etf.com/QQQ)[Invesco QQQ Trust](https://www.etf.com/QQQ)-267.30159,866.00-0.17%ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class

 Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUM**U.S. Equity**4,694.353,343,132.570.14%**International Equity**6,130.001,196,852.210.51%**U.S. Fixed Income**117.51981,190.470.01%**International Fixed Income**252.40129,480.450.19%**Commodities**-415.49141,270.71-0.29%**Currency**-33.661,987.10-1.69%**Leveraged**141.8553,107.930.27%**Inverse**156.9811,684.181.34%**Asset Allocation**55.5914,257.440.39%**Alternatives**393.636,417.986.13%**Total:****11,493.15****5,879,381.06****0.20%**Asset Classes (Year-to-Date)

 Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUM**U.S. Equity**41,432.623,343,132.571.24%**International Equity**56,389.561,196,852.214.71%**U.S. Fixed Income**20,234.56981,190.472.06%**International Fixed Income**7,197.41129,480.455.56%**Commodities**826.76141,270.710.59%**Currency**80.911,987.104.07%**Leveraged**-794.0953,107.93-1.50%**Inverse**2,280.7711,684.1819.52%**Asset Allocation**574.4014,257.444.03%**Alternatives**1,119.046,417.9817.44%**Total:****129,341.93****5,879,381.06****2.20%**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  [Fixed Income](http://www.etf.com/topics/fixed-income) 

 [Equity](http://www.etf.com/topics/equity) 

 [Active Management](http://www.etf.com/topics/active-management) 

 [Alpha-Seeking](http://www.etf.com/topics/alpha-seeking) 

 [ARK](http://www.etf.com/topics/ark)