Weekly ETF Flows: Stocks Back In Favor

Feb 14, 2014

Reviewed by: etf.com Staff

Edited by: etf.com Staff

Close to $11 billion flowed back into equity ETFs last week, amid promises from the Fed’s new chairman to keep tapering in place.

Investors plowed close to $11 billion into equities-focused ETFs last week, $9.24 billion of it to U.S. equities strategies, as markets surged in the wake of Federal Reserve Chairman Janet Yellen’s promises to stay the course on reducing the central bank’s economic stimulus.

Fixed-income ETFs experienced total inflows of $2.6 billion, which paled in comparison with last week’s $11.26 billion in fixed-income inflows, but investors showed continued optimism about the market nonetheless.

Overall, investors piled $14.0 billion into ETFs in the week ended Thursday, Feb. 13, pulling total U.S.-listed ETF assets up by 3.4 percent to $1.683 trillion, according to data compiled by ETF.com.

The dramatic pivot in ETF flows followed Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen’s promise Tuesday to stay on course to pare the Fed’s economic stimulus program despite a recent slowdown in job growth.

Markets rallied around Yellen’s statements before the House Financial Services Committee to “be very careful not to jump to conclusions" about recent weak job gains, citing arctic winter conditions that adversely affected the economy and job market.

So, investors are rewarding equities and buying bond funds spanning the yield curve and credit quality.

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY | A-97) led all equity funds, raking in $5.3 billion last week, bringing its total assets up to $154.0 billion. The Pimco 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond (HYS) led all bond inflows, pulling in $504.7 million.

On the contrary, the iShares U.S. Industrials (IYJ | A-93) was the least popular ETF last week, redeeming $636.6 million, bringing its assets down to $1.28 billion.

Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)

Ticker	Name	Net Flows ($,mm)	AUM ($, mm)	AUM % Change
SPY	SPDR S&P 500	5,302.16	154,044.55	3.56%
IWM	iShares Russell 2000	1,423.28	25,449.50	5.92%
IVV	iShares Core S&P 500	559.84	49,281.53	1.15%
HYS	PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond	504.74	4,242.43	13.50%
IYH	iShares U.S. Healthcare	414.72	2,758.73	17.69%
EFA	iShares MSCI EAFE	395.16	52,674.83	0.76%
VNQ	Vanguard REIT	392.36	19,494.71	2.05%
GLD	SPDR Gold	386.47	33,581.18	1.16%
XLF	Financial Select SPDR	359.51	16,764.84	2.19%
XLB	Materials Select SPDR	355.35	5,004.57	7.64%

Top 9 Redemptions (All ETFs)

Ticker	Name	Net Flows ($,mm)	AUM ($, mm)	AUM % Change
IYJ	iShares U.S. Industrials	-636.59	1,281.53	-33.19%
IYE	iShares U.S. Energy	-635.80	1,218.82	-34.28%
VIG	Vanguard Dividend Appreciation	-618.55	18,272.87	-3.27%
XLE	Energy Select SPDR	-287.84	7,455.92	-3.72%
FXN	First Trust Energy AlphaDEX	-268.39	151.09	-63.98%
FXR	First Trust Industrials/Producer Durables AlphaDEX	-266.24	735.08	-26.59%
IYR	iShares U.S. Real Estate	-252.27	3,948.84	-6.00%
MOO	Market Vectors Agribusiness	-222.49	3,802.18	-5.53%
MDY	SPDR S&P MidCap 400	-220.41	14,805.24	-1.47%

ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class

	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	% of AUM
U.S. Equity	9,239.22	905,280.11	1.02%
International Equity	1,714.55	394,572.91	0.43%
U.S. Fixed Income	2,476.93	245,748.78	1.01%
International Fixed Income	105.47	20,792.88	0.51%
Commodities	324.55	66,116.71	0.49%
Currency	-44.83	1,994.76	-2.25%
Leveraged	-76.59	21,229.98	-0.36%
Inverse	37.40	20,488.83	0.18%
Asset Allocation	49.47	3,987.04	1.24%
Alternatives	179.73	3,424.88	5.25%
Total:	14,005.91	1,683,636.87	0.83%

Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM

Ticker	Name	Average Volume (30 Day)	1 Week Average Volume	% of Average
FTGC	First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy	77,199	2,076,928	538.07%
FXN	First Trust Energy AlphaDEX	692,771	12,605,309	363.91%
RYE	Guggenheim S&P Equal Weight Energy	12,388	207,239	334.58%
IYE	iShares U.S. Energy	1,234,716	20,127,084	326.02%
IYJ	iShares U.S. Industrials	594,306	9,464,729	318.51%
DBB	PowerShares DB Base Metals	444,853	6,641,257	298.58%
RIGS	RiverFront Strategic Income	98,287	1,455,298	296.13%
VCLT	Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond	173,024	2,428,229	280.68%
TUZ	PIMCO 1-3 Year U.S. Treasury	25,649	353,877	275.94%
MBG	SPDR Barclays Mortgage Backed Bond	23,087	316,892	274.53%

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

Ticker	Name	Weekly Performance	Weekly Volume	AUM ($, mm)
GDXJ	Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners	14.39%	23,802,632	1,899.64
GLDX	Global X Gold Explorers	13.67%	620,370	39.32
SIL	Global X Silver Miners	13.36%	2,917,562	252.72
SLVP	iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners	12.38%	106,399	10.38
SILJ	PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers)	12.11%	154,912	2.61
GGGG	Global X PURE Gold Miners	12.04%	33,007	3.60
PSAU	PowerShares Global Gold and Precious Metals	9.06%	99,250	26.41
GDX	Market Vectors Gold Miners	8.74%	265,626,575	7,988.71
JUNR	Global X Junior Miners	8.71%	110,042	5.59
RING	iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners	8.00%	383,877	55.05

Bottom 8 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded

Ticker	Name	Weekly Performance	Weekly Volume	AUM ($, mm)
VIXY	ProShares VIX Short-Term	-17.81%	4,139,258	111.49
VIIX	VelocityShares VIX Short Term ETN	-17.70%	442,683	9.76
VXX	iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN	-17.70%	181,516,567	907.16


VIXM	ProShares VIX Mid-term	-9.44%	383,910	56.34
VIIZ	VelocityShares VIX Mid Term ETN	-9.43%	59,772	1.92
VXZ	iPath S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN	-9.43%	3,546,049	93.02
XVZ	iPath S&P Dynamic VIX ETN	-8.31%	314,788	64.66
SGG	iPath Dow Jones-UBS Sugar Total Return ETN	-3.99%	117,414	30.11

Top 10 YTD Performers

Ticker	Name	YTD Performance	Weekly Performance	AUM ($, mm)
JNUG	Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Bull 3X	121.93	46.45	52.26
NUGT	Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 3X	71.12	27.15	821.20
GLDX	Global X Gold Explorers	35.89	13.67	39.32
SILJ	PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers)	35.33	12.11	2.61
GDXJ	Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners	34.25	14.39	1,899.64
GRN	iPath Global Carbon ETN	31.58	7.67	2.54
RUSS	Direxion Daily Russia Bear 3X	28.11	-13.00	7.93
UGAZ	VelocityShares 3X Long Natural Gas ETN	26.60	-30.45	107.72
JO	iPath Dow Jones-UBS Coffee Total Return ETN	25.85	0.72	169.27
BRZS	Direxion Daily Brazil Bear 3x	25.11	-12.27	3.21

Bottom 10 YTD Performers

Ticker	Name	YTD Performance	Weekly Performance	AUM ($, mm)
JDST	Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Bear 3X	-66.88	-35.98	10.75
DGAZ	VelocityShares 3X Inverse Natural Gas ETN	-55.76	32.17	257.97
DUST	Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bear 3X	-49.21	-24.07	204.56
KOLD	ProShares UltraShort DJ- UBS Natural Gas	-37.24	21.74	55.29
RUSL	Direxion Daily Russia Bull 3X	-26.91	14.02	19.13
BRZU	Direxion Daily Brazil Bull 3x	-26.26	12.05	7.34
YINN	Direxion Daily FTSE China Bull 3X	-23.76	10.81	94.55
BIS	ProShares UltraShort NASDAQ Biotech	-23.29	-11.09	11.89
LBJ	Direxion Daily Latin America Bull 3X	-23.08	12.17	18.50
KORU	Direxion Daily South Korea Bull 3x	-22.24	10.33	2.18

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.

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