2019 ETF Inflows Near $200B

Despite a flat week for flows, U.S.-listed ETFs have attracted a healthy wave of new assets this year.

Drew Voros

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Sep 27, 2019

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ETF flows for the week ending Thursday, Sept. 26, reflected the choppiness of markets in the wake of President Trump’s impeachment proceedings that seem to be building speed.

While Tuesday and Wednesday saw daily inflows of nearly $7 billion, that wasn’t enough to push weekly new assets into positive territory. U.S.-listed ETFs saw net outflows a scant $92 million. However, there have only been a few times this year where were flows were negative.

For the year, ETFs have attracted nearly $197 billion so far in new assets, roughly the same amount as last year, which registered a record year for new ETF assets. Also for the year, U.S. fixed income ETFs have widened their lead over U.S. equity ETFs for inflows, $97 billion to $82 billion, respectively.

No Standouts In Weekly Flows

Top inflows were spread out among equity, fixed income and gold ETFs. The Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX) topped the leader board, with $2.3 billion, followed by the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), with $2.1 billion. The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) continued to see demand, adding $2 billion on to its $45.5 billion in assets under management.

Outflows also showed no real standouts or trends. Vanguard and Schwab equity ETFs dominated the outflows, as some investors seem more skittish about equities going forward.

For a full list of this week’s top inflows and outflows, see the tables below:

Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)

Ticker	Name	Net Flows ($,mm)	AUM ($, mm)	AUM % Change
BNDX	Vanguard Total International Bond ETF	2,289.91	22,918.27	9.99%
SPY	SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	2,110.59	276,281.26	0.76%
IEF	iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	2,095.94	18,612.63	11.26%
GLD	SPDR Gold Trust	2,005.70	45,449.45	4.41%
TLT	iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	1,383.29	18,498.55	7.48%
IEI	iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF	1,074.72	8,935.00	12.03%
QQQ	Invesco QQQ Trust	958.70	76,070.81	1.26%
USMV	iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol U.S.A. ETF	596.61	34,811.67	1.71%
FLCB	Franklin Liberty U.S. Core Bond ETF	437.74	537.14	81.49%
XLI	Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund	315.84	10,184.91	3.10%

Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)

Ticker	Name	Net Flows ($,mm)	AUM ($, mm)	AUM % Change
SHV	iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF	-2,255.13	21,404.03	-10.54%
VO	Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF	-1,991.81	27,252.92	-7.31%
VUG	Vanguard Growth ETF	-1,462.92	42,012.31	-3.48%
DIA	SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust	-1,053.11	21,589.19	-4.88%
BSV	Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF	-969.31	21,736.19	-4.46%
VB	Vanguard Small-Cap ETF	-922.59	25,262.41	-3.65%
IVV	iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	-844.65	186,800.73	-0.45%
SCHA	Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF	-777.72	8,302.53	-9.37%
SCHM	Schwab U.S. Mid-Cap ETF	-728.44	6,361.00	-11.45%
SCHG	Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF	-701.97	8,162.93	-8.60%

ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class

	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	% of AUM
U.S. Equity	-9,612.74	2,318,810.31	-0.41%
International Equity	-396.69	800,275.71	-0.05%
U.S. Fixed Income	4,788.75	726,383.78	0.66%
International Fixed Income	2,539.85	84,058.21	3.02%
Commodities	2,265.77	82,643.02	2.74%
Currency	17.51	1,486.36	1.18%
Leveraged	209.07	35,564.67	0.59%
Inverse	6.72	12,405.01	0.05%
Asset Allocation	37.11	10,177.01	0.36%
Alternatives	51.73	4,758.69	1.09%
Total:	-92.92	4,076,562.78	-0.00%

Asset Classes (Year-to-Date)

	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	% of AUM
U.S. Equity	81,879.96	2,318,810.31	3.53%
International Equity	-3,644.87	800,275.71	-0.46%
U.S. Fixed Income	97,525.19	726,383.78	13.43%
International Fixed Income	14,000.14	84,058.21	16.66%
Commodities	8,762.07	82,643.02	10.60%
Currency	-303.19	1,486.36	-20.40%
Leveraged	-7,349.90	35,564.67	-20.67%
Inverse	4,915.56	12,405.01	39.63%
Asset Allocation	262.52	10,177.01	2.58%
Alternatives	829.09	4,758.69	17.42%
Total:	196,876.57	4,076,562.78	4.83%

Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM

Ticker	Name	Average Volume (30 Day)	1 Week Average Volume	% of Average
SPMB	SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF	386,910	2,741,023	708.44%
ARCM	Arrow Reserve Capital Management ETF	1,623	10,401	640.80%
DEEF	Xtrackers FTSE Developed ex U.S. Comprehensive Factor ETF	13,799	59,474	431.01%
IXJ	iShares Global Healthcare ETF	195,931	659,537	336.62%
IFGL	iShares International Developed Real Estate ETF	56,828	181,315	319.06%
JKK	iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF	4,472	13,711	306.61%
UCON	First Trust TCW Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF	93,752	243,673	259.91%
IQLT	iShares Edge MSCI Intl Quality Factor ETF	184,084	492,890	267.75%
IPO	Renaissance IPO ETF	49,039	151,137	308.20%
LEMB	iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF	202,046	390,470	193.26%

Top 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded

Ticker	Name	Weekly Performance	Weekly Volume	AUM ($, mm)
SGG	iPath Series B Bloomberg Sugar Subindex Total Return ETN	5.11%	19,159	19.97
COW	iPath Series B Bloomberg Livestock Subindex Total Return ETN	4.79%	11,077	8.34
TUR	iShares MSCI Turkey ETF	4.25%	1,663,781	327.73
CANE	Teucrium Sugar Fund	4.22%	143,422	10.13
FUE	Elements MLCX Biofuels Index-Total Return ETN	4.15%	1,552	10.13
EVIX	VelocityShares 1X Long VSTOXX Futures ETN	3.99%	6,006	2.15
INR	Market Vectors-Indian Rupee/USD ETN	3.37%	37,291	1.03
INFR	Legg Mason Global Infrastructure ETF	3.31%	5,083	21.87
JO	iPath Series B Bloomberg Coffee Subindex Total Return ETN	3.04%	217,060	72.52
FLSA	Franklin FTSE Saudi Arabia ETF	1.95%	10,958	2.55

Top 10 YTD Performers

Ticker	Name	YTD Performance	Weekly Performance	AUM ($, mm)
INR	Market Vectors-Indian Rupee/USD ETN	110.42%	3.37%	1.03
TAN	Invesco Solar ETF	68.89%	-2.49%	464.37
JJN	iPath Series B Bloomberg Nickel Subindex Total Return ETN	63.66%	-0.52%	8.85
PBW	Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF	44.06%	-2.14%	206.31
XSD	SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF	43.87%	0.56%	342.67
RING	iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF	43.34%	-0.04%	329.24
ITB	iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF	43.31%	0.97%	1,298.38
GOAU	U.S. Global GO Gold and Precious Metal Miners ETF	42.93%	-0.38%	35.09
CNRG	SPDR S&P Kensho Clean Power ETF	42.21%	-1.54%	9.09
ACES	ALPS Clean Energy ETF	40.48%	-1.20%	89.38

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.

Drew Voros

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Drew Voros has nearly 30 years' experience in financial journalism. He was a longtime business editor for the Oakland Tribune and sister papers of the Bay Area News Group, and finance writer for the Hollywood trade publication Variety. Voros' past roles have also included editor-in-chief at etf.com and ETF Report.

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