VWO pulled in $740.9 million on Monday, Feb. 6, as net inflows lifted total U.S.-listed ETF assets to a record $1.176 trillion.
Investors poured $740.9 million into the Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEArca: VWO), making it the No. 1 fund on IndexUniverse’s “Top 10 Creations” list and helping boost total assets to a record. Stocks closed lower on new concerns about Greece and disappointing corporate earnings.
Net flows were $2.49 billion and total assets under management rose to a record of $1.176 trillion from the previous record of $1.175 trillion set on Friday, Feb. 3, according to data compiled by IndexUniverse.
The Dow Jones industrial average fell 17.10 points, or 0.13 percent, to close at 12,845.13. After reaching their highest level since May 2008, stocks were down on Monday in response to concerns that Greece may default on its sovereign debt. Lackluster corporate earnings held back stocks as well.
The No. 2 fund on IndexUniverse’s creations list was the SPDR Financial Select Sector Fund (NYSEArca: XLF), which pulled in $330.6 million. The No. 3 fund on the list was the PowerShares QQQ Trust (NasdaqGM: QQQ), which added $319.4 million in fresh assets.
Redemptions
The No. 1 fund on IndexUniverse’s “Top 10 Redemptions” list was the iShares Barclays Intermediate Credit Bond Fund (NYSEArca: CIU), which had outflows of $195.1 million.
The No. 2 fund on IndexUniverse’s redemptions list was the iShares MSCI EAFE Index Fund (NYSEArca: EFA), which had outflows of $192.8 million. No. 3 on the list was the SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average Trust ETF (NYSEArca: DIA), which had outflows of $147.4 million.
Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| VWO | Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets | 740.86 | 52,753.59 | 1% |
| XLF | Financial Select SPDR | 330.58 | 7,447.28 | 5% |
| QQQ | PowerShares QQQ | 319.40 | 32,566.70 | 1% |
| LQD | iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond | 219.56 | 18,882.50 | 1% |
| MDY | SPDR S&P MidCap 400 | 167.57 | 10,897.37 | 2% |
| XLE | Energy Select SPDR | 147.26 | 7,795.21 | 2% |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 | 144.69 | 17,722.46 | 1% |
| XLI | Industrial Select SPDR | 141.21 | 3,804.44 | 4% |
| BKF | iShares MSCI BRIC | 134.57 | 939.84 | 17% |
| XHB | SPDR S&P Homebuilders | 103.17 | 1,250.21 | 9% |
Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| CIU | iShares Barclays Intermediate Credit Bond | -195.12 | 4,249.28 | -4% |
| EFA | iShares MSCI EAFE | -192.78 | 39,005.82 | -0% |
| DIA | SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average Trust | -147.42 | 11,785.79 | -1% |
| GDX | Market Vectors Gold Miners | -137.81 | 9,236.25 | -1% |
| CSJ | iShares Barclays 1-3 Year Credit Bond | -115.04 | 9,098.46 | -1% |
| IWD | iShares Russell 1000 Value | -101.55 | 11,735.80 | -1% |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 | -100.88 | 99,326.22 | -0% |
| CLY | iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond | -70.13 | 227.92 | -24% |
| XLU | Utilities Select SPDR | -62.44 | 6,709.74 | -1% |
| SSO | ProShares Ultra S&P 500 | -60.01 | 1,561.43 | -4% |
ETF Daily Flows By Asset Class
| Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
| U.S. Equity | 1,592.35 | 529,559.01 | 0.30% |
| International Equity | 846.58 | 287,891.95 | 0.29% |
| U.S. Fixed Income | -4.78 | 186,861.15 | -0.00% |
| International Fixed Income | 31.64 | 13,325.31 | 0.24% |
| Commodities | 26.33 | 116,537.65 | 0.02% |
| Currency | 24.67 | 4,077.54 | 0.61% |
| Leveraged | -63.72 | 13,770.86 | -0.46% |
| Inverse | -35.41 | 20,076.96 | -0.18% |
| Asset Allocation | 0.21 | 1,044.46 | 0.02% |
| Alternatives | 78.18 | 3,060.11 | 2.55% |
| Total: | 2,496.07 | 1,176,205.01 | 0.21% |
Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM
| Ticker | Name | Average Volume (30 Day) |
1-Day Volume | % of Average |
| EBND | SPDR Barclays Capital Emerging Markets Local Bond | 100,767 | 2,416,018 | 2398% |
| VCLT | Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond | 141,621 | 2,619,078 | 1849% |
| VCIT | Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond | 347,258 | 5,260,965 | 1515% |
| BKF | iShares MSCI BRIC | 253,040 | 3,287,228 | 1299% |
| BSJC | Guggenheim BulletShares 2012 High Yield Corporate Bond | 58,784 | 638,004 | 1085% |
| EPS | WisdomTree Earnings 500 | 5,484 | 51,152 | 933% |
| CLY | iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond | 191,285 | 1,437,285 | 751% |
| SLYG | SPDR S&P SmallCap 600 Growth | 8,221 | 60,008 | 730% |
| BSCC | Guggenheim BulletShares 2012 Corporate Bond | 19,749 | 139,410 | 706% |
| CIU | iShares Barclays Intermediate Credit Bond | 428,928 | 2,791,091 | 651% |
Top 10 1-Day Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | 1-Day Performance | 1-Day Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| GAZ | iPath Dow Jones-UBS Natural Gas Total Return ETN | 3.79% | 1,122,011 | 47.03 |
| GREK | Global X FTSE Greece 20 | 3.50% | 20,433 | 0.90 |
| DBJP | db-X MSCI Japan Currency-Hedged Equity | 3.27% | 1,200 | 4.64 |
| TZW | iShares S&P Target Date 2045 | 3.11% | 1,435 | 4.02 |
| JJE | iPath Dow Jones-UBS Energy Total Return ETN | 2.71% | 2,688 | 17.63 |
| SGG | iPath Dow Jones-UBS Sugar Total Return ETN | 2.52% | 18,245 | 34.36 |
| UHN | United States Heating Oil | 2.52% | 4,500 | 10.70 |
| CVRT | PowerShares Convertible Securities Portfolio | 2.41% | 1,627 | 9.55 |
| UNG | United States Natural Gas | 2.35% | 20,091,687 | 951.75 |
| FBT | First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology | 2.34% | 159,387 | 233.64 |
Bottom 10 1-Day Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | 1-Day Performance | 1-Day Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| TSXV | Global X S&P TSX Venture 30 Canada | -7.68% | 6,889 | 3.11 |
| PEK | Market Vectors China | -4.29% | 1,500 | 16.13 |
| NIB | iPath Dow Jones-UBS Cocoa Total Return ETN | -3.07% | 18,932 | 18.47 |
| SKOR | IQ South Korea Small Cap | -2.73% | 3,000 | 9.67 |
| FAA | Guggenheim Airline | -2.69% | 13,176 | 17.87 |
| DBEF | db-X MSCI EAFE Currency-Hedged Equity | -2.34% | 5,386 | 33.28 |
| QQQC | Global X NASDAQ China Technology ETF | -2.27% | 1,982 | 4.51 |
| EGPT | Market Vectors Egypt | -2.13% | 47,947 | 45.51 |
| EIDO | iShares MSCI Indonesia Investable Market | -2.12% | 241,949 | 348.90 |
| CQQQ | Guggenheim China Technology | -2.10% | 6,143 | 24.52 |
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.
