Broad ETFs Top Weekly Inflows List
Investors favored broad, market-cap-weighted ETFs last week as they added $10 billion to U.S.-listed ETFs.
The fund flows win streak continued last week as investors plowed $10.2 billion into U.S.-listed ETFs. All the major categories, from equities to fixed income to commodity ETFs saw inflows in the week ending Thursday, Aug. 11.
U.S. equity ETFs garnered $5.9 billion worth of inflows, followed by U.S. fixed-income ETFs with $2.9 billion, international equity ETFs with $1.9 billion, international fixed-income ETFs with $436 million and commodity ETFs with $104 million.
Broad ETFs In Favor
In terms of individual ETFs, the giant, broad ETFs were strongly in favor. Those include the iShares Russell 2000 (IWM) at the No.1 position with inflows of $1.7 billion and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) with inflows of $890 million at the No. 2 position.
A trio of fixed-income ETFs also made the cut. The iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) had creations of $701 million; the SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (JNK) had creations of $450 million; and the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) had creations of $430 million.
Meanwhile, the popularity of emerging market ETFs was evident again last week. The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) and the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) both made the top 10 creations list, with inflows of $632 million and $340 million, respectively.
For a full list of last week's top inflows and outflows, see the table below:
Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 1,672.29 | 28,840.75 | 6.16% |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 890.01 | 198,126.29 | 0.45% |
| HYG | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 700.52 | 16,506.17 | 4.43% |
| EEM | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | 631.61 | 29,751.05 | 2.17% |
| JNK | SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond ETF | 450.50 | 12,129.84 | 3.86% |
| LQD | iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 429.10 | 32,292.08 | 1.35% |
| XLI | Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund | 428.23 | 7,505.90 | 6.05% |
| IWD | iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF | 365.99 | 29,787.40 | 1.24% |
| IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 361.26 | 78,402.19 | 0.46% |
| VWO | Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF | 339.69 | 41,947.44 | 0.82% |
Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| XLY | Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund | -413.54 | 9,879.77 | -4.02% |
| DXJ | WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund | -281.76 | 7,229.54 | -3.75% |
| SHY | iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF | -221.16 | 10,229.72 | -2.12% |
| IWF | iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF | -199.96 | 30,411.54 | -0.65% |
| DBEF | Deutsche X-trackers MSCI EAFE Hedged Equity ETF | -197.94 | 10,118.10 | -1.92% |
| IBB | iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF | -190.54 | 7,508.45 | -2.47% |
| IVE | iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | -153.25 | 10,531.78 | -1.43% |
| DIA | SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust | -138.87 | 12,466.25 | -1.10% |
| IEF | iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF | -134.82 | 9,260.24 | -1.44% |
| HEDJ | WisdomTree Europe Hedged Equity Fund | -129.16 | 9,794.05 | -1.32% |
ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class
| Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
| U.S. Equity | 5,925.59 | 1,319,878.32 | 0.45% |
| International Equity | 1,902.05 | 500,737.54 | 0.38% |
| U.S. Fixed Income | 2,880.34 | 397,466.55 | 0.72% |
| International Fixed Income | 435.93 | 40,026.93 | 1.09% |
| Commodities | 103.90 | 76,002.41 | 0.14% |
| Currency | -54.32 | 1,485.72 | -3.66% |
| Leveraged | 48.63 | 25,154.74 | 0.19% |
| Inverse | 10.33 | 19,494.32 | 0.05% |
| Asset Allocation | 12.90 | 6,333.59 | 0.20% |
| Alternatives | 146.46 | 3,636.36 | -28.84% |
| Total: | 11,411.81 | 2,390,216.50 | 0.43% |
Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM
| Ticker | Name | Average Volume (30 Day) | 1 Week Average Volume | % of Average |
| GEX | VanEck Vectors Global Alternative Energy ETF | 5,636 | 13,650 | 242.22% |
| IBCC | iShares iBonds Mar 2018 Term Corporate ex-Financials ETF | 5,284 | 22,285 | 421.74% |
| MOO | VanEck Vectors Agribusiness ETF | 88,255 | 205,191 | 232.50% |
| IBCD | iShares iBonds Mar 2020 Term Corporate ex-Financials ETF | 7,639 | 27,167 | 355.65% |
| BIK | SPDR S&P BRIC 40 ETF | 14,591 | 35,422 | 242.77% |
| JKK | iShares Morningstar Small-Cap Growth ETF | 5,027 | 7,790 | 154.96% |
| SMLV | SPDR Russell 2000 Low Volatility ETF | 17,198 | 26,872 | 156.25% |
| DBB | PowerShares DB Base Metals Fund | 348,724 | 517,028 | 148.26% |
| JKG | iShares Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF | 15,627 | 28,866 | 184.72% |
| MDD | SPDR S&P International Mid Cap ETF | 6,234 | 18,483 | 296.47% |
Top 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | Weekly Performance | Weekly Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| VXZ | iPath S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN | 291.53% | 10,336,532 | 49.23 |
| BUNL | DB German Bund Futures ETN | 24.43% | 23,184 | 10.39 |
| XIVH | VelocityShares VIX Short Volatility Hedged ETN | 10.93% | 6,316 | 29.99 |
| XTH | SPDR S&P Technology Hardware ETF | 8.32% | 1,244 | 5.70 |
| GXG | Global X MSCI Colombia ETF | 8.26% | 237,138 | 87.24 |
| ICOL | iShares MSCI Colombia Capped ETF | 7.99% | 7,186 | 16.48 |
| UHN | United States Diesel-Heating Oil Fund LP | 7.86% | 35,297 | 3.40 |
| QQQC | Global X NASDAQ China Technology ETF | 7.46% | 12,066 | 13.20 |
| EWW | iShares MSCI Mexico Capped ETF | 6.79% | 15,234,284 | 1,176.66 |
| KWEB | KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF | 6.75% | 985,550 | 173.56 |
Bottom 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | Weekly Performance | Weekly Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| UNG | United States Natural Gas Fund LP | -9.95% | 28,722,341 | 472.35 |
| VXUP | AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Up Shares | -8.14% | 55,619 | 0.58 |
| GAZ | iPath Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex Total Return ETN | -8.07% | 247,931 | 4.15 |
| UNL | United States 12 Month Natural Gas Fund LP | -6.46% | 27,195 | 13.84 |
| BAL | iPath Bloomberg Cotton Subindex Total Return ETN | -5.27% | 264,759 | 18.73 |
| VIIX | VelocityShares Daily Long VIX Short-Term ETN | -5.26% | 786,275 | 13.24 |
| VIXY | ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF | -5.26% | 16,360,912 | 211.90 |
| VMAX | REX VolMAXX Long VIX Weekly Futures Strategy ETF | -5.12% | 55,245 | 3.59 |
| GRN | iPath Global Carbon ETN | -5.02% | 19,856 | 1.29 |
| CAFE | iPath Pure Beta Coffee ETN | -3.92% | 7,686 | 6.36 |
Top 10 YTD Performers
| Ticker | Name | YTD Performance | Weekly Performance | AUM ($, mm) |
| YMLP | VanEck Vectors High Income MLP ETF | 486.37% | 0.75% | 96.36 |
| SILJ | PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) ETF | 280.87% | 5.63% | 100.54 |
| VXZ | iPath S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN | 244.43% | 294.75% | 49.23 |
| SLVP | iShares MSCI Global Silver Miners ETF | 198.65% | 6.21% | 101.10 |
| SIL | Global X Silver Miners ETF | 187.84% | 5.42% | 531.21 |
| GLDX | Global X Gold Explorers ETF | 168.84% | 3.76% | 90.78 |
| GDXJ | VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF | 165.59% | 3.26% | 4,914.23 |
| SGDJ | Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF | 148.83% | 3.28% | 62.53 |
| RING | iShares MSCI Global Gold Miners ETF | 137.37% | 1.96% | 324.41 |
| VIXY | ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF | 132.48% | -2.02% | 211.90 |
Bottom 10 YTD Performers
| Ticker | Name | YTD Performance | Weekly Performance | AUM ($, mm) |
| VXUP | AccuShares Spot CBOE VIX Up Shares | -77.05% | -4.24% | 0.58 |
| VIIX | VelocityShares Daily Long VIX Short-Term ETN | -53.51% | -1.87% | 13.24 |
| GRN | iPath Global Carbon ETN | -48.09% | 4.95% | 1.29 |
| NGE | Global X MSCI Nigeria ETF | -36.83% | 0.68% | 19.21 |
| GAZ | iPath Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex Total Return ETN | -31.94% | -10.89% | 4.15 |
| KWT | VanEck Vectors Solar Energy ETF | -30.75% | -1.68% | 12.82 |
| BBC | BioShares Biotechnology Clinical Trials Fund | -30.22% | -3.75% | 20.02 |
| TAN | Guggenheim Solar ETF | -30.12% | -2.55% | 233.12 |
| DXJF | WisdomTree Japan Hedged Financials Fund | -25.50% | 3.81% | 9.47 |
| SBIO | ALPS Medical Breakthroughs | -20.97% | -1.95% | 137.06 |
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.
