## [# Muted Weekly ETF Inflows Of $4B](/sections/weekly-etf-flows/muted-weekly-etf-inflows-4b) # Muted Weekly ETF Inflows Of $4B Fears over a diverted (for now) U.S. default left net ETF flows basically flat. [![DanMika200x200.jpg](/sites/default/files/styles/author_image_icon/public/2023-02/DanMika200x200.jpg?itok=W3yFiWn- "DanMika200x200.jpg")](/contributors/dan-mika) [By Dan Mika](/contributors/dan-mika) Oct 08, 2021 Edited by: Dan Mika Share Email LinkedIn Facebook X (Twitter) googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('js-dfp-tag-article_page_302x26'); }); Loading Angst over whether or not the Senate could come to an agreement over avoiding a first-ever default of the U.S. government left net flows paralyzed for much of the week. U.S.-listed ETFs generated just more than $4.3 billion in net inflows between Oct. 1 and Oct. 7, according to ETF.com data provider FactSet. The space has gained a net $652.3 billion in assets so far this year, and now has more than $6.64 trillion in assets under management. **International Equities Lead** Senators passed a stopgap increase to the debt ceiling that will keep the federal government from default until early December. The House, which passed a debt ceiling bill of its own in September, is expected to take up the temporary extension early next week and avert a critical shock to the global economy and its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. International equity ETFs led all asset classes on the week with a net inflow of $2.8 billion versus U.S. equities, which brought in $557.8 million, marking a third time in 30 days where international stock ETFs outperformed their domestic U.S. counterparts. The [**iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA)**](https://www.etf.com/IEFA) led ETFs in inflows this week with a gain of $1.4 billion, and is the only international equity ETF to appear in the top 10 gainers. U.S. broad market funds also saw gains, with the [**Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)**](https://www.etf.com/VOO) adding almost $1.1 billion in assets, while the [**Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI)**](https://www.etf.com/VTI) and [**iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM)**](https://www.etf.com/IWM) added $630.2 million and $609.2 million, respectively. At the same time, the [**SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)**](https://www.etf.com/SPY) lost just over $3.9 billion. **Treasuries Shorten** U.S. fixed income ETFs lost $85.8 million on a particularly mixed week of trading that trended shorter. The [**iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT)**](https://www.etf.com/TLT) lost $2.1 billion and nearly 14% of its assets to outflows in the period as the spread between 20-year and 30-year Treasury bonds flattened to 5 basis points, with inflation worries weighing down long-term debt. Leading inflows for bond ETFs was the [**iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY)**](https://www.etf.com/SHY), with a gain of $1.1 billion, taking advantage of yields that were driven up by the risk of default. However, the [**Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF (SCHO)**](https://www.etf.com/SCHO) saw outflows of $363.5 million in the same period. The two leading corporate debt ETFs both saw outflows on the week, with the [**iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD)**](https://www.etf.com/LQD) losing $1.5 billion, while the [**SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (JNK)**](https://www.etf.com/JNK) lost almost $479.4 million. **Buying The Tech Dip** Rising bond yields and sell-offs in broad equities left some investors eyeing cheap tech stocks for a quick profit. That aggressive mentality was on display as the [**ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ)**](https://www.etf.com/TQQQ) took in $839.5 million in net inflows compared to its sister fund, the [**Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ)**](https://www.etf.com/QQQ), which pulled in $663.2 million. Retail may be the most likely source of that tech buying. According to [estimates](https://www.etf.com/sections/features-and-news/retail-traders-etf-moves-sept) of ETF flows by retail traders from VandaTrack, QQQ had net inflows of $1.5 billion in September from self-led accounts versus $854 million in net flows overall. *For a full list of this week’s top inflows and outflows, see the tables below:* Top 10 Creations (All ETFs) TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[IEFA](https://www.etf.com/IEFA)[iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF](https://www.etf.com/IEFA)1,372.2698,576.801.39%[SHY](https://www.etf.com/SHY)[iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/SHY)1,128.3720,344.635.55%[VOO](https://www.etf.com/VOO)[Vanguard S&P 500 ETF](https://www.etf.com/VOO)1,096.02251,164.390.44%[TQQQ](https://www.etf.com/TQQQ)[ProShares UltraPro QQQ](https://www.etf.com/TQQQ)839.4815,748.595.33%[IEF](https://www.etf.com/IEF)[iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/IEF)670.3014,379.034.66%[QQQ](https://www.etf.com/QQQ)[Invesco QQQ Trust](https://www.etf.com/QQQ)663.22184,117.560.36%[VTI](https://www.etf.com/VTI)[Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF](https://www.etf.com/VTI)630.23266,615.620.24%[IWM](https://www.etf.com/IWM)[iShares Russell 2000 ETF](https://www.etf.com/IWM)609.2667,638.990.90%[BND](https://www.etf.com/BND)[Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF](https://www.etf.com/BND)538.3782,410.740.65%[XLC](https://www.etf.com/XLC)[Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLC)527.1715,835.123.33%Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs) TickerNameNet Flows ($,mm)AUM ($, mm)AUM % Change[SPY](https://www.etf.com/SPY)[SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust](https://www.etf.com/SPY)-3,917.48387,508.96-1.01%[TLT](https://www.etf.com/TLT)[iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/TLT)-2,060.8714,735.97-13.99%[LQD](https://www.etf.com/LQD)[iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/LQD)-1,467.6039,235.15-3.74%[XLV](https://www.etf.com/XLV)[Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLV)-992.7529,449.74-3.37%[PDP](https://www.etf.com/PDP)[Invesco DWA Momentum ETF](https://www.etf.com/PDP)-583.861,775.30-32.89%[XBI](https://www.etf.com/XBI)[SPDR S&P Biotech ETF](https://www.etf.com/XBI)-488.546,532.02-7.48%[JNK](https://www.etf.com/JNK)[SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/JNK)-479.478,500.01-5.64%[AGG](https://www.etf.com/AGG)[iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF](https://www.etf.com/AGG)-401.7188,913.49-0.45%[SCHO](https://www.etf.com/SCHO)[Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF](https://www.etf.com/SCHO)-363.519,138.96-3.98%[XLP](https://www.etf.com/XLP)[Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund](https://www.etf.com/XLP)-345.8111,608.85-2.98%ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUM**U.S. Equity**557.873,919,265.410.01%**International Equity**2,839.671,255,313.740.23%**U.S. Fixed Income**-85.891,081,759.25-0.01%**International Fixed Income**139.45148,512.270.09%**Commodities**-20.78135,847.06-0.02%**Currency**31.311,922.871.63%**Leveraged**869.9663,185.521.38%**Inverse**-122.5812,917.82-0.95%**Asset Allocation**135.3118,568.350.73%**Alternatives**-21.616,751.12-0.32%**Total:****4,322.73****6,644,043.42****0.07%**Asset Classes (Year-to-Date) Net Flows ($, mm)AUM ($, mm)% of AUM**U.S. Equity**306,996.633,919,265.417.83%**International Equity**174,129.391,255,313.7413.87%**U.S. Fixed Income**129,437.811,081,759.2511.97%**International Fixed Income**28,889.05148,512.2719.45%**Commodities**-4,098.70135,847.06-3.02%**Currency**49.071,922.872.55%**Leveraged**4,356.4463,185.526.89%**Inverse**5,566.3212,917.8243.09%**Asset Allocation**4,326.1418,568.3523.30%**Alternatives**2,658.926,751.1239.38%**Total:****652,311.06****6,644,043.42****9.82%**Top 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded TickerNameWeekly PerformanceWeekly VolumeAUM ($, mm)[BDRY](https://www.etf.com/BDRY)[Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF](https://www.etf.com/BDRY)12.49%1,382,889134.87[DAPP](https://www.etf.com/DAPP)[VanEck Digital Transformation ETF](https://www.etf.com/DAPP)7.47%179,40551.32[BITQ](https://www.etf.com/BITQ)[Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF](https://www.etf.com/BITQ)6.75%366,85277.69[BAL](https://www.etf.com/BAL)[iPath Series B Bloomberg Cotton Subindex Total Return ETN](https://www.etf.com/BAL)6.30%100,34419.27[BKCH](https://www.etf.com/BKCH)[Global X Blockchain ETF](https://www.etf.com/BKCH)5.89%305,62450.50[CRPT](https://www.etf.com/CRPT)[First Trust SkyBridge Crypto Industry and Digital Economy ETF](https://www.etf.com/CRPT)5.39%112,1007.01[SOGU](https://www.etf.com/SOGU)[The Short De-SPAC ETF](https://www.etf.com/SOGU)5.37%14,52120.96[RIGZ](https://www.etf.com/RIGZ)[Viridi Cleaner Energy Crypto-Mining & Semiconductor ETF](https://www.etf.com/RIGZ)5.34%35,06410.94[EIDO](https://www.etf.com/EIDO)[iShares MSCI Indonesia ETF](https://www.etf.com/EIDO)5.21%2,785,688376.39[SGDJ](https://www.etf.com/SGDJ)[Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF](https://www.etf.com/SGDJ)5.01%73,420113.90Top 10 YTD Performers TickerNameYTD PerformanceWeekly PerformanceAUM ($, mm)[BDRY](https://www.etf.com/BDRY)[Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF](https://www.etf.com/BDRY)439.09%12.49%134.87[UNG](https://www.etf.com/UNG)[United States Natural Gas Fund LP](https://www.etf.com/UNG)114.67%2.44%421.66[GAZ](https://www.etf.com/GAZ)[iPath Series B Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex Total Return ETN](https://www.etf.com/GAZ)106.38%1.99%14.52[FCG](https://www.etf.com/FCG)[First Trust Natural Gas ETF](https://www.etf.com/FCG)101.25%1.62%439.92[JJT](https://www.etf.com/JJT)[iPath Series B Bloomberg Tin Subindex Total Return ETN](https://www.etf.com/JJT)97.33%4.07%15.61[PXE](https://www.etf.com/PXE)[Invesco Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production ETF](https://www.etf.com/PXE)96.45%1.60%108.60[FRAK](https://www.etf.com/FRAK)[VanEck Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF](https://www.etf.com/FRAK)95.32%2.75%18.00[UNL](https://www.etf.com/UNL)[United States 12 Month Natural Gas Fund LP ](https://www.etf.com/UNL)90.50%2.11%17.16[GRN](https://www.etf.com/GRN)[iPath Series B Carbon ETN](https://www.etf.com/GRN)85.03%-5.05%83.92[PXI](https://www.etf.com/PXI)[Invesco DWA Energy Momentum ETF](https://www.etf.com/PXI)83.72%1.07%78.49Disclaimer: 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. [ Dan Mika ](/contributors/dan-mika) Dan Mika is a reporter for etf.com. He has previously covered business for the Ames Tribune and Cedar Rapids Gazette in Iowa, and BizWest Media in… [View Bio](/contributors/dan-mika) Related Topics [Technology](http://www.etf.com/topics/technology) [Fixed Income](http://www.etf.com/topics/fixed-income) [Equity](http://www.etf.com/topics/equity) [Blackrock](http://www.etf.com/topics/blackrock) [Bloomberg US Treasury 1-3 Year Index](http://www.etf.com/topics/bloomberg-us-treasury-1-3-year-index)