SPYD Attracts $759M in Assets as Fed Keeps Rates Unchanged
- SPYD saw inflows as the Fed held rates steady amid tariff concerns.
- SPY and QQQ gained, while IWM and SOXL saw outflows.
The SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF (SPYD) attracted $758.7 million Wednesday, bringing its assets under management to $7.8 billion, according to data provided by FactSet. The dividend-focused fund's inflows came as the S&P 500 slipped 0.1% after Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell indicated the central bank isn't ready to cut rates while assessing tariff impacts on inflation.
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) pulled in $1.3 billion, while the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) collected $1.1 billion as tech stocks helped lift the Nasdaq-100 0.2%. The Invesco Buyback Achievers ETF (PKW) gained $448.4 million, and the Schwab Short-Term US Treasury ETF (SCHO) attracted $420.6 million.
The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) saw outflows of $935.1 million, while the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares (SOXL) lost $309.9 million. The iShares MSCI ACWI ETF (ACWI) experienced outflows of $445.8 million, and the Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT) shed $546.8 million.
U.S. equity ETFs attracted $5.1 billion for the day, while U.S. fixed-income funds gained $2.7 billion. Leveraged ETFs posted outflows of $356.4 million as Powell's comments poured cold water on September rate-cut expectations. Overall, ETFs collected $7.9 billion for the day.
Track real-time ETF inflows and outflows for all tickers using etf.com's ETF Fund Flows tool.
Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 1,333.62 | 658,543.64 | 0.20% |
| QQQ | Invesco QQQ Trust Series I | 1,077.58 | 362,236.15 | 0.30% |
| SPYD | SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF | 758.67 | 7,755.06 | 9.78% |
| VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 476.20 | 713,260.09 | 0.07% |
| PKW | Invesco Buyback Achievers ETF | 448.40 | 1,834.04 | 24.45% |
| SCHO | Schwab Short-Term US Treasury ETF | 420.56 | 11,374.65 | 3.70% |
| SCHR | Schwab Intermediate-Term US Treasury ETF | 383.46 | 11,376.81 | 3.37% |
| LQD | iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 317.35 | 27,139.06 | 1.17% |
| MUB | iShares National Muni Bond ETF | 290.05 | 38,369.46 | 0.76% |
| TLT | iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | 279.36 | 48,808.63 | 0.57% |
Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | -935.08 | 63,674.80 | -1.47% |
| VCIT | Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF | -546.78 | 53,710.56 | -1.02% |
| ACWI | iShares MSCI ACWI ETF | -445.80 | 22,237.54 | -2.00% |
| SOXL | Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares | -309.91 | 13,629.09 | -2.27% |
| EMXC | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF | -171.79 | 13,539.29 | -1.27% |
| MTUM | iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF | -168.48 | 17,521.89 | -0.96% |
| RSP | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF | -139.85 | 73,780.01 | -0.19% |
| HYG | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | -128.71 | 16,692.42 | -0.77% |
| TSLQ | Tradr 2X Short TSLA Daily ETF Tradr 2X Short TSLA Daily ETF | -126.62 | 395.08 | -32.05% |
| EMB | iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF | -120.59 | 13,497.03 | -0.89% |
ETF Daily Flows By Asset Class
| Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
| Alternatives | 14.93 | 10,482.90 | 0.14% |
| Asset Allocation | 46.13 | 25,919.79 | 0.18% |
| Commodities ETFs | -133.46 | 224,304.84 | -0.06% |
| Currency | 368.51 | 181,502.17 | 0.20% |
| International Equity | 202.01 | 1,920,723.06 | 0.01% |
| International Fixed Income | -29.86 | 310,599.20 | -0.01% |
| Inverse | -44.04 | 14,461.90 | -0.30% |
| Leveraged | -356.36 | 149,239.85 | -0.24% |
| US Equity | 5,103.25 | 7,357,474.53 | 0.07% |
| US Fixed Income | 2,720.42 | 1,722,374.22 | 0.16% |
| Total: | 7,891.51 | 11,917,082.46 | 0.07% |
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.
