Investors bought bonds last week, as geopolitical issues took their toll on equity prices.
Investors added $1.8 billion to the ETF market in the past week ended Thursday, July 17, but tensions between Israel and Palestine and the downing of a commercial airliner in Ukraine yanked stock prices lower, pulling U.S.-listed ETF assets downward too.
The majority of new assets flowed into fixed-income funds, specifically U.S. fixed income. They gathered more than $1 billion. U.S. equities shed $637 million, while international equity funds collected $744 million.
Total ETF assets stood at more than $1.835 trillion as of Thursday, July 17, according to data compiled by ETF.com’s data screener. The S&P 500 Index’s 0.33 percent decrease pulled assets lower from $1.862 trillion at the end of the prior week.
Markets were hit hard in the previous session, fueled by new geopolitical tensions surrounding Russia and the missile attack on a Malaysian commercial airliner that killed 295 people on board.
Last week’s most popular fund was the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond (IEF | A-51), which pulled in $1.6 billion, while the week’s least popular fund was another iShares product, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM | A-80), which redeemed about $2 billion.
Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| IEF | iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond | 1,561.09 | 6,146.14 | 34.05% |
| IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 | 1,363.59 | 58,256.84 | 2.40% |
| MDY | SPDR S&P MidCap 400 | 877.96 | 15,865.74 | 5.86% |
| VNQI | Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate | 500.74 | 2,043.65 | 32.45% |
| EEM | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets | 356.95 | 41,243.40 | 0.87% |
| SSO | ProShares Ultra S&P 500 | 346.95 | 2,125.65 | 19.51% |
| UST | ProShares Ultra 7-10 Year Treasury | 339.21 | 366.32 | 1,251.27% |
| QQQ | PowerShares QQQ | 314.12 | 45,554.63 | 0.69% |
| IYR | iShares U.S. Real Estate | 272.32 | 4,821.84 | 5.99% |
| FLOT | iShares Floating Rate Bond | 218.22 | 3,801.18 | 6.09% |
Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 | -2,021.54 | 23,255.82 | -8.00% |
| IJH | iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap | -1,394.06 | 22,803.41 | -5.76% |
| HYG | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond | -705.95 | 12,753.09 | -5.25% |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 | -598.45 | 171,720.81 | -0.35% |
| HYS | PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond | -570.25 | 4,549.64 | -11.14% |
| DXJ | WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity | -569.92 | 10,094.07 | -5.34% |
| XLE | Energy Select SPDR | -471.15 | 11,897.73 | -3.81% |
| MVV | ProShares Ultra MidCap 400 | -433.61 | 832.50 | -34.25% |
| IBB | iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology | -326.04 | 4,595.72 | -6.62% |
| UWM | ProShares Ultra Russell 2000 | -307.86 | 904.28 | -25.40% |
ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class
| Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
| U.S. Equity | -637.18 | 1,007,328.26 | -0.06% |
| International Equity | 744.16 | 450,648.44 | 0.17% |
| U.S. Fixed Income | 1,049.84 | 254,292.02 | 0.41% |
| International Fixed Income | 121.88 | 24,950.87 | 0.49% |
| Commodities | 309.58 | 67,628.10 | 0.46% |
| Currency | -25.73 | 1,667.47 | -1.54% |
| Leveraged | 183.88 | 21,725.87 | 0.85% |
| Inverse | 59.14 | 20,665.18 | 0.29% |
| Asset Allocation | 22.84 | 4,918.26 | 0.46% |
| Alternatives | 7.07 | 3,030.35 | 0.23% |
| Total: | 1,835.48 | 1,856,854.81 | 0.10% |
Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM
| Ticker | Name | Average Volume (30 Day) |
1 Week Average Volume |
% of Average |
| PWC | PowerShares Dynamic Market | 75,405 | 2,052,469 | 544.38% |
| IWL | iShares Russell Top 200 | 12,932 | 276,774 | 428.03% |
| VTWG | Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth | 17,306 | 357,166 | 412.76% |
| XAR | SPDR Aerospace & Defense | 6,164 | 114,871 | 372.69% |
| GRI | Cohen & Steers Global Realty Majors | 8,226 | 130,547 | 317.40% |
| EWK | iShares MSCI Belgium Capped | 213,951 | 3,070,944 | 287.07% |
| IGN | iShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking | 37,903 | 494,704 | 261.04% |
| EMCB | WisdomTree Emerging Markets Corporate Bond | 9,109 | 115,094 | 252.70% |
| IDOG | ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs | 49,435 | 548,323 | 221.84% |
| RYJ | Guggenheim Raymond James SB-1 Equity | 72,345 | 801,796 | 221.66% |
Top 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | Weekly Performance | Weekly Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| VXX | iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN | 4.72% | 185,027,024 | 1,097.34 |
| VIXY | ProShares VIX Short-Term | 4.61% | 4,704,287 | 108.22 |
| UAE | iShares MSCI UAE Capped | 4.55% | 113,433 | 57.13 |
| VIIX | VelocityShares VIX Short Term ETN | 4.47% | 287,808 | 7.54 |
| FOIL | iPath Pure Beta Aluminum ETN | 3.67% | 6,684 | 3.02 |
| QAT | iShares MSCI Qatar Capped | 3.59% | 369,812 | 34.64 |
| CHII | Global X China Industrials | 3.18% | 3,436 | 3.08 |
| CHXF | WisdomTree China Dividend ex-Financials | 3.09% | 11,838 | 18.92 |
| CHXX | EGShares China Infrastructure | 3.04% | 44,379 | 8.26 |
| EDV | Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury | 3.04% | 194,238 | 229.43 |
Bottom 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | Weekly Performance | Weekly Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| RSX | Market Vectors Russia | -7.59% | 39,779,686 | 1,577.90 |
| XBI | SPDR S&P Biotech | -7.58% | 3,654,274 | 976.58 |
| ERUS | iShares MSCI Russia Capped | -7.24% | 2,260,412 | 321.27 |
| GRWN | iPath Pure Beta Softs ETN | -6.87% | 1,044 | 0.87 |
| RBL | SPDR S&P Russia | -6.78% | 64,659 | 24.91 |
| GAZ | iPath Dow Jones-UBS Natural Gas Total Return ETN | -5.60% | 164,666 | 25.07 |
| ESR | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Eastern Europe | -5.36% | 53,469 | 140.30 |
| RSXJ | Market Vectors Russia Small-Cap | -5.07% | 431,832 | 55.78 |
| BBH | Market Vectors Biotech | -5.06% | 474,927 | 486.06 |
| IBB | iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology | -4.86% | 9,101,745 | 4,595.72 |
Top 10 YTD Performers
| Ticker | Name | YTD Performance | Weekly Performance | AUM ($, mm) |
| JNUG | Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Bull 3X | 97.25 | 2.09 | 262.83 |
| NUGT | Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 3X | 76.65 | 3.07 | 837.73 |
| DRN | Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3x | 64.26 | 1.12 | 93.36 |
| SOXL | Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X | 63.07 | -3.82 | 106.95 |
| INDL | Direxion Daily India Bull 3X | 55.78 | -3.00 | 70.87 |
| DDP | PowerShares DB Commodity Short ETN | 53.96 | 2.88 | 2.25 |
| AGA | PowerShares DB Agriculture Double Short ETN | 51.94 | 2.87 | 2.16 |
| USD | ProShares Ultra Semiconductors | 51.36 | 3.51 | 36.20 |
| SILJ | PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) | 51.19 | 1.44 | 9.07 |
| GLDX | Global X Gold Explorers | 50.91 | -0.84 | 54.04 |
Bottom 10 YTD Performers
| Ticker | Name | YTD Performance | Weekly Performance | AUM ($, mm) |
| JDST | Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Bear 3X | -85.49 | -10.98 | 66.70 |
| DUST | Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bear 3X | -65.61 | -5.31 | 237.25 |
| CVOL | C-Tracks Citi Volatility ETN | -61.47 | -0.76 | 5.24 |
| TVIX | VelocityShares Daily 2X VIX Short Term ETN | -57.87 | 6.40 | 168.42 |
| UVXY | ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures | -57.11 | 8.03 | 290.09 |
| DGAZ | VelocityShares 3X Inverse Natural Gas ETN | -52.26 | 9.90 | 335.49 |
| SOXS | Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X | -46.91 | 3.21 | 21.91 |
| RUSL | Direxion Daily Russia Bull 3X | -46.45 | -21.33 | 59.50 |
| DRV | Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3x | -43.88 | -1.90 | 9.40 |
| BRZS | Direxion Daily Brazil Bear 3x | -39.31 | -0.74 | 4.47 |
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.
