Commodities, Int'l ETFs Top Weekly Outflows

Apr 15, 2016

Reviewed by: etf.com Staff

Edited by: etf.com Staff

U.S.-listed exchange-traded funds only saw a modest net inflow of $847 million in the week ending Thursday, April 14. Inflows into U.S. equity ETFs and fixed-income ETFs were offset by outflows from international equity ETFs, commodity ETFs and leveraged ETFs.

At the top of the heap in terms of individual ETFs was the iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF (USMV | A-75), which had an inflow of $555 million. Other notable winners included the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD | A-77), the Vanguard Extended Market ETF (VXF | A-89) and the iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB | B-58).

On the other side of the ledger, the SPDR Dow Jones Indusrial Average Trust (DIA | A-84) topped the outflows list for the week, losing $538 million.

Other big losers included the iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ | B-95), the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD | A-100), the iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology ETF (IBB | A-67) and the VelocityShares 3X Long Crude Oil ETN (UWTI).

Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)

Ticker	Name	Net Flows ($,mm)	AUM ($, mm)	AUM % Change
USMV	iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility	555.22	12,115.65	4.80%
SPY	SPDR S&P 500	455.41	188,396.06	0.24%
IWM	iShares Russell 2000	449.84	26,159.48	1.75%
LQD	iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond	415.99	28,099.20	1.50%
VXF	Vanguard Extended Market	319.61	4,113.14	8.43%
EMB	iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond	299.04	6,227.01	5.04%
HYG	iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond	272.13	17,491.84	1.58%
JNK	SPDR Barclays High Yield Bond	191.26	12,882.80	1.51%
MDY	SPDR S&P MidCap 400	178.81	15,663.21	1.15%
TIP	iShares TIPS Bond	171.55	17,094.92	1.01%

Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)

Ticker	Name	Net Flows ($,mm)	AUM ($, mm)	AUM % Change
DIA	SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average Trust	-537.61	12,216.30	-4.22%
IVV	iShares Core S&P 500	-514.52	71,824.67	-0.71%
EWJ	iShares MSCI Japan	-514.20	17,048.90	-2.93%
GLD	SPDR Gold	-511.07	32,001.05	-1.57%
IBB	iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology	-332.66	6,786.08	-4.67%
BIL	SPDR Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill	-315.29	1,914.72	-14.14%
SHY	iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond	-289.08	10,672.66	-2.64%
DXJ	WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity	-272.93	9,462.49	-2.80%
UWTI	VelocityShares 3X Long Crude Oil ETN	-241.53	1,015.31	-19.22%
TLT	iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond	-209.83	9,468.14	-2.17%

ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class

	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	% of AUM
U.S. Equity	1,618.80	1,203,413.20	0.13%
International Equity	-891.29	475,314.29	-0.19%
U.S. Fixed Income	478.74	361,181.53	0.13%
International Fixed Income	393.34	31,462.59	1.25%
Commodities	-704.97	60,810.99	-1.16%
Currency	-18.70	1,308.70	-1.43%
Leveraged	-513.03	23,955.67	-2.14%
Inverse	596.13	19,395.68	3.07%
Asset Allocation	12.31	5,611.40	0.22%
Alternatives	-124.46	3,620.46	-3.44%
Total:	846.86	2,186,074.52	0.04%

Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM

Ticker	Name	Average Volume (30 Day)	1 Week Average Volume	% of Average
JPXN	iShares JPX-Nikkei 400	16,256	72,538	446.23%
EFO	ProShares Ultra MSCI EAFE	1,794	6,418	357.74%
OUNZ	Van Eck Merk Gold	64,407	220,255	341.98%
FXEU	PowerShares Europe Currency Hedged Low Volatility	123,238	788,919	640.16%
ONEV	SPDR Russell 1000 Low Volatility Focus	84	221	262.93%
FTGC	First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy	350,280	702,877	200.66%
INTF	iShares FactorSelect MSCI International	6,931	29,332	423.19%
INP	iPath MSCI India ETN	13,522	23,207	171.62%
GRI	Cohen & Steers Global Realty Majors	6,936	13,177	189.98%
SCIF	Market Vectors India Small-Cap	67,867	118,056	173.95%

Disclaimer: All data is from FactSet, 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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