FV Attracts Big Bucks as Market Drops on Inflation Concerns
The First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (FV) pulled in $701.9 million Friday. Here are the daily ETF fund flows for March 31, 2025.
The First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (FV) pulled in $701.9 million Friday, expanding its assets by 16.2% to $4.3 billion, according to etf.com daily fund flows data.
The SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF (SPLG) attracted $1.6 billion, while the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF) gained $377.6 million as investors sought fixed-income exposure amid the Dow's 715-point plunge on inflation concerns. The Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares (SOXL) collected $249.5 million despite broader technology weakness.
On the outflows side, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) experienced outflows of $1.2 billion while remaining the largest ETF with $602.3 billion in assets. The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) saw outflows of $760.6 million as small-caps struggled, while the VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) lost $221.9 million as the market faced pressure from President Donald Trump's auto tariff announcements.
U.S. equity ETFs led overall inflows with $3.16 billion, while leveraged products added $546.1 million. The ETF industry collected a total of $5.6 billion in net inflows.
Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1,686.16 | 591,270.65 | 0.29% |
| SPLG | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF | 1,554.00 | 60,589.25 | 2.56% |
| FV | First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF | 701.85 | 4,324.76 | 16.23% |
| VGK | Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF | 391.42 | 22,014.57 | 1.78% |
| IEF | iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF | 377.60 | 34,371.48 | 1.10% |
| SGOV | iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF | 256.58 | 39,150.75 | 0.66% |
| SOXL | Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares | 249.52 | 7,883.37 | 3.17% |
| GLDM | SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust | 244.72 | 12,758.52 | 1.92% |
| SPHY | SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF | 244.43 | 8,747.93 | 2.79% |
| DFAC | Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF | 228.44 | 32,084.83 | 0.71% |
Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | -1,232.03 | 602,330.87 | -0.20% |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | -760.56 | 66,147.87 | -1.15% |
| SMH | VanEck Semiconductor ETF | -221.92 | 20,182.17 | -1.10% |
| AGG | iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | -196.53 | 124,464.60 | -0.16% |
| JAAA | Janus Detroit Street Trust Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF | -192.24 | 21,217.45 | -0.91% |
| BIL | SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF | -169.62 | 41,087.60 | -0.41% |
| ARKK | ARK Innovation ETF | -165.25 | 5,450.81 | -3.03% |
| DIA | SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust | -148.55 | 36,836.54 | -0.40% |
| XLV | Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund | -144.72 | 38,006.27 | -0.38% |
| VV | Vanguard Large-Cap ETF | -144.46 | 39,724.72 | -0.36% |
ETF Daily Flows By Asset Class
| Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
| Alternatives | -38.02 | 9,747.36 | -0.39% |
| Asset Allocation | 10.73 | 23,457.98 | 0.05% |
| Commodities ETFs | 225.28 | 196,950.67 | 0.11% |
| Currency | 112.17 | 110,097.98 | 0.10% |
| International Equity | 837.24 | 1,662,937.42 | 0.05% |
| International Fixed Income | -94.82 | 280,229.43 | -0.03% |
| Inverse | 11.03 | 13,411.94 | 0.08% |
| Leveraged | 546.07 | 107,821.07 | 0.51% |
| US Equity | 3,156.03 | 6,516,277.50 | 0.05% |
| US Fixed Income | 874.15 | 1,627,883.90 | 0.05% |
| Total: | 5,639.85 | 10,548,815.25 | 0.05% |
Disclaimer: All data as of 6 a.m. ET the date the article is published. Data are believed to be accurate; however, transient market data are often subject to subsequent revision and correction by the exchanges.
