QQQ Attracts $572M in Assets as Markets Start June Higher
- QQQ led ETF inflows on Friday despite global trade tensions.
- SPY and VGT experienced outflows as markets saw a slight gain.
The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) pulled in $571.5 million, increasing its total assets to just over $334 billion, according to data provided by FactSet. The inflows came as markets climbed on the first trading day of June, with the S&P 500 rising 0.4% despite escalating tensions between the U.S. and both China and the European Union.
The SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) attracted $302.1 million as investors sought safe havens amid trade uncertainty. The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) gained $240.3 million, while the Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) pulled in just under $238 million.
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) experienced the largest outflows of $2.7 billion despite the broader market advance. The Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) and the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) both saw outflows of $1.1 billion.
U.S. equity ETFs saw outflows of $5.3 billion, while U.S. fixed income lost $2.1 billion. International fixed income collected $781 million, and commodities ETFs gained $456.9 million. Overall, ETFs experienced outflows of $6.9 billion as investors awaited potential talks between Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping this week.
Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| QQQ | Invesco QQQ Trust Series I | 571.51 | 334,125.18 | 0.17% |
| GLD | SPDR Gold Shares | 302.06 | 98,290.97 | 0.31% |
| SPLG | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF | 246.38 | 67,769.20 | 0.36% |
| XLP | Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund | 240.33 | 16,634.01 | 1.44% |
| VGK | Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF | 237.98 | 25,306.95 | 0.94% |
| PWB | Invesco Large Cap Growth ETF | 230.69 | 1,355.44 | 17.02% |
| HYG | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 190.38 | 16,134.40 | 1.18% |
| XLC | Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund | 187.69 | 22,102.00 | 0.85% |
| AGG | iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | 186.17 | 124,511.70 | 0.15% |
| XLI | Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund | 157.19 | 21,417.83 | 0.73% |
Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | -2,684.70 | 600,832.27 | -0.45% |
| VGT | Vanguard Information Technology ETF | -1,107.36 | 85,574.38 | -1.29% |
| TLT | iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | -1,060.90 | 49,836.24 | -2.13% |
| BIL | SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF | -789.00 | 43,215.70 | -1.83% |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | -533.91 | 61,574.41 | -0.87% |
| VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | -487.47 | 656,853.52 | -0.07% |
| IBIT | iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF | -430.81 | 69,213.48 | -0.62% |
| SGOV | iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF | -397.82 | 46,812.41 | -0.85% |
| SHLD | Global X Defense Tech ETF | -296.86 | 2,275.34 | -13.05% |
| NULG | Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Growth ETF | -278.85 | 1,562.44 | -17.85% |
ETF Daily Flows By Asset Class
| Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
| Alternatives | -17.71 | 9,986.25 | -0.18% |
| Asset Allocation | -53.62 | 24,735.96 | -0.22% |
| Commodities ETFs | 456.90 | 209,569.41 | 0.22% |
| Currency | -533.21 | 141,983.35 | -0.38% |
| International Equity | 72.02 | 1,787,557.61 | 0.00% |
| International Fixed Income | 781.00 | 291,703.25 | 0.27% |
| Inverse | -102.08 | 14,674.58 | -0.70% |
| Leveraged | -138.74 | 118,632.54 | -0.12% |
| US Equity | -5,246.31 | 6,778,231.59 | -0.08% |
| US Fixed Income | -2,071.86 | 1,664,551.06 | -0.12% |
| Total: | -6,853.60 | 11,041,625.60 | -0.06% |
Disclaimer: All data as of 6 a.m. Eastern time 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.
