ETFs had outflows of $812 million on Thursday, May 15, as markets fell due to weak home builders and industrial data in the U.S., as well as disappointing economic data out of Europe.
Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| XLU | Utilities Select SPDR | 296.31 | 6,368.39 | 4.88% |
| EEM | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets | 248.86 | 37,596.85 | 0.67% |
| VGK | Vanguard FTSE Europe | 240.92 | 17,109.54 | 1.43% |
| XLE | Energy Select SPDR | 187.26 | 11,401.33 | 1.67% |
| GLD | SPDR Gold | 75.06 | 32,651.10 | 0.23% |
| IYR | iShares U.S. Real Estate | 74.38 | 4,632.94 | 1.63% |
| VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 | 68.67 | 18,152.39 | 0.38% |
| RSP | Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight | 65.58 | 7,480.83 | 0.88% |
| TBT | ProShares UltraShort 20+ Year Treasury | 55.09 | 4,064.96 | 1.37% |
| VNQ | Vanguard REIT | 44.35 | 22,430.21 | 0.20% |
Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 | -1,051.08 | 25,933.85 | -3.90% |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 | -580.82 | 156,123.34 | -0.37% |
| QQQ | PowerShares QQQ | -217.85 | 39,966.76 | -0.54% |
| IBB | iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology | -102.96 | 4,644.64 | -2.17% |
| EWJ | iShares MSCI Japan | -95.00 | 13,572.00 | -0.70% |
| HYG | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond | -84.90 | 12,762.85 | -0.66% |
| BIL | SPDR Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill | -73.23 | 1,002.36 | -6.81% |
| XLI | Industrial Select SPDR | -58.27 | 9,901.68 | -0.59% |
| XSD | SPDR S&P Semiconductor | -52.54 | 91.94 | -36.36% |
| USO | United States Oil | -51.86 | 503.74 | -9.33% |
ETF Daily Flows By Asset Class
| Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
| U.S. Equity | -1,237.72 | 944,720.68 | -0.13% |
| International Equity | 467.52 | 429,152.87 | 0.11% |
| U.S. Fixed Income | -48.19 | 251,558.47 | -0.02% |
| International Fixed Income | -20.23 | 22,991.26 | -0.09% |
| Commodities | -37.32 | 66,410.50 | -0.06% |
| Currency | 27.08 | 1,780.88 | 1.52% |
| Leveraged | 46.37 | 21,359.08 | 0.22% |
| Inverse | -23.80 | 20,542.31 | -0.12% |
| Asset Allocation | - | 4,515.92 | 0.00% |
| Alternatives | 14.54 | 3,110.46 | 0.47% |
| Total: | -811.76 | 1,766,142.41 | -0.05% |
Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM
| Ticker | Name | Average Volume (30 Day) |
1-Day Volume | % of Average |
| DBE | PowerShares DB Energy | 97,707 | 2,066,121 | 2,114.61% |
| DBB | PowerShares DB Base Metals | 196,330 | 3,682,998 | 1,875.92% |
| DOO | WisdomTree International Dividend ex-Financials | 41,656 | 700,601 | 1,681.89% |
| PSJ | PowerShares Dynamic Software | 16,424 | 233,225 | 1,420.05% |
| GBF | iShares Government/Credit Bond | 7,295 | 87,920 | 1,205.25% |
| PXJ | PowerShares Dynamic Oil & Gas Services | 37,704 | 411,389 | 1,091.11% |
| TBX | ProShares Short 7-10 Year Treasury | 15,617 | 138,035 | 883.85% |
| QABA | First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank | 42,635 | 370,465 | 868.93% |
| IYK | iShares U.S. Consumer Goods | 41,773 | 343,229 | 821.66% |
| CSM | ProShares Large Cap Core Plus | 23,709 | 179,160 | 755.65% |
Top 10 1-Day Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | 1-Day Performance | 1-Day Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| JO | iPath Dow Jones-UBS Coffee Total Return ETN | 5.64% | 373,278 | 100.47 |
| CAFE | iPath Pure Beta Coffee ETN | 5.60% | 42,392 | 8.86 |
| GAZ | iPath Dow Jones-UBS Natural Gas Total Return ETN | 3.85% | 79,019 | 30.27 |
| JJS | iPath Dow Jones-UBS Softs Total Return ETN | 3.23% | 36,834 | 8.12 |
| CVOL | C-Tracks Citi Volatility ETN | 2.69% | 51,901 | 9.16 |
| LTPZ | PIMCO 15+ Year U.S. TIPS | 1.60% | 13,836 | 75.99 |
| BABS | SPDR Nuveen Barclays Build America Bond | 1.49% | 7,068 | 48.13 |
| UNG | United States Natural Gas | 1.44% | 9,884,381 | 769.29 |
| ZROZ | PIMCO 25+ Year Zero Coupon U.S. Treasury | 1.31% | 38,705 | 72.30 |
| UNL | United States 12 Month Natural Gas | 1.29% | 13,044 | 18.72 |
Bottom 10 1-Day Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | 1-Day Performance | 1-Day Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| JJN | iPath Dow Jones-UBS Nickel Total Return ETN | -6.09% | 72,556 | 16.84 |
| NINI | iPath Pure Beta Nickel ETN | -5.11% | 8,064 | 8.00 |
| GREK | Global X FTSE Greece 20 | -4.47% | 699,467 | 188.37 |
| EIRL | iShares MSCI Ireland Capped | -3.58% | 316,099 | 170.10 |
| TAN | Guggenheim Solar | -3.42% | 519,515 | 426.84 |
| SILJ | PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) | -3.15% | 15,572 | 6.54 |
| EWI | iShares MSCI Italy Capped | -3.03% | 4,012,166 | 1,411.83 |
| PGAL | Global X FTSE Portugal 20 | -2.95% | 12,071 | 24.33 |
| BRXX | EGShares Brazil Infrastructure | -2.86% | 8,257 | 36.01 |
| EWUS | iShares MSCI United Kingdom Small-Cap | -2.67% | 35,051 | 41.02 |
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.
