ETF Inflows Top $117B
Strong interest in everything from IVV to ARKK bolstered weekly inflows.
Stock markets kept rolling to the upside this week as investors continued pouring money into ETFs. On net, $36.3 billion flowed into U.S.-listed ETFs during the week ending Thursday, Feb. 11. That was enough to push year-to-date inflows up to $117.4 billion, above the $89.1 billion seen at this same time a year ago.
U.S. equity ETFs were the top destination for new money during the week ($24.7 billion of inflows), but international equity ETFs also saw strong demand ($9.8 billion of inflows), maintaining their lead on a year-to-date basis ($50.1 billion versus $36.7 billion).
That’s been the nature of this year’s rally—almost everything is performing well and seeing strong interest. And that’s reflected in this week’s flows data as well.
Everything from the passive iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV), with weekly inflows of $7.3 billion, to the actively managed ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK), with inflows of $1.2 billion, is gathering money.
Ark Invest Enters Issuer Top 7
Ark Invest is worth discussing a bit more. A few weeks back, I wrote about how the firm broke into the top 10 issuer list; this week, ARK broke into the top seven.
According to the latest ETF.com League Table, ARK has $57.6 billion in assets under management, ahead of VanEck, J.P. Morgan and ProShares, each of which have $52 billion to $56 billion.
The next big leap for Ark may be harder to come by. First Trust, with $120.8 billion in assets, is next on the League Table, followed by Schwab and Invesco, with AUM of $213.2 billion and $313.1 billion, respectively.
Nevertheless, it’s hard to overstate just how impressive Ark’s run during the past year has been. At the start of 2021, the firm had ETF assets under management of $34.1 billion, while at the beginning of 2020, it had just $3.2 billion.
The firm has done a phenomenal job of capturing investors’ imaginations through its investments in futuristic themes, which have delivered eye-popping returns. The flagship ARKK is already up 25% so far this year, adding to 2020’s 152.8% gain.
For a full list of this week’s top inflows and outflows, see the tables below:
Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 7,225.97 | 252,980.71 | 2.86% |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 5,608.86 | 337,191.14 | 1.66% |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 2,359.09 | 68,799.89 | 3.43% |
| ARKK | ARK Innovation ETF | 1,241.75 | 27,282.58 | 4.55% |
| QQQ | Invesco QQQ Trust | 904.72 | 159,562.29 | 0.57% |
| UVXY | ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF | 863.69 | 2,595.30 | 33.28% |
| ARKW | ARK Next Generation Internet ETF | 815.11 | 8,757.55 | 9.31% |
| VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 694.03 | 196,752.36 | 0.35% |
| ARKF | ARK Fintech Innovation ETF | 688.41 | 3,986.20 | 17.27% |
| XLE | Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund | 680.42 | 18,589.10 | 3.66% |
Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| HYG | iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | -1,199.64 | 22,579.75 | -5.31% |
| GLD | SPDR Gold Trust | -1,007.51 | 67,661.08 | -1.49% |
| LQD | iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | -824.37 | 49,914.95 | -1.65% |
| SLV | iShares Silver Trust | -767.15 | 17,165.59 | -4.47% |
| XLP | Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund | -699.85 | 10,914.10 | -6.41% |
| JNK | SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF | -678.60 | 10,617.79 | -6.39% |
| XLV | Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund | -514.19 | 24,755.40 | -2.08% |
| TQQQ | ProShares UltraPro QQQ | -490.08 | 10,869.89 | -4.51% |
| SDY | SPDR S&P Dividend ETF | -463.76 | 17,163.66 | -2.70% |
| XLB | Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund | -447.44 | 6,159.43 | -7.26% |
ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class
| Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
| U.S. Equity | 24,717.12 | 3,325,763.33 | 0.74% |
| International Equity | 9,789.93 | 1,181,532.31 | 0.83% |
| U.S. Fixed Income | 1,051.67 | 985,731.05 | 0.11% |
| International Fixed Income | 1,743.73 | 129,983.29 | 1.34% |
| Commodities | -1,421.49 | 144,944.96 | -0.98% |
| Currency | -14.82 | 2,027.73 | -0.73% |
| Leveraged | -124.84 | 69,772.93 | -0.18% |
| Inverse | 338.50 | 11,519.74 | 2.94% |
| Asset Allocation | 88.16 | 14,196.20 | 0.62% |
| Alternatives | 111.68 | 6,146.82 | 1.82% |
| Total: | 36,279.64 | 5,871,618.37 | 0.62% |
Asset Classes (Year-to-Date)
| Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
| U.S. Equity | 36,676.15 | 3,325,763.33 | 1.10% |
| International Equity | 50,093.46 | 1,181,532.31 | 4.24% |
| U.S. Fixed Income | 20,095.17 | 985,731.05 | 2.04% |
| International Fixed Income | 6,945.00 | 129,983.29 | 5.34% |
| Commodities | 1,242.25 | 144,944.96 | 0.86% |
| Currency | 114.57 | 2,027.73 | 5.65% |
| Leveraged | -975.61 | 69,772.93 | -1.40% |
| Inverse | 2,123.79 | 11,519.74 | 18.44% |
| Asset Allocation | 518.81 | 14,196.20 | 3.65% |
| Alternatives | 569.00 | 6,146.82 | 9.26% |
| Total: | 117,402.60 | 5,871,618.37 | 2.00% |
Top 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | Weekly Performance | Weekly Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| KALL | KraneShares MSCI All China Index ETF | 0.00% | 72,897 | 26.27 |
| AAA | AAF First Priority CLO Bond ETF | 0.00% | 1,779 | 10.04 |
| AAXJ | iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF | 0.00% | 1,200,685 | 7,007.43 |
| ABEQ | Absolute Core Strategy ETF | 0.00% | 5,953 | 38.91 |
| ACES | ALPS Clean Energy ETF | 0.00% | 138,454 | 1,208.11 |
| ACIO | Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF | 0.00% | 43,155 | 187.27 |
| ACTV | LeaderShares Activist Leaders ETF | 0.00% | 2,662 | 55.87 |
| ACVF | American Conservative Values ETF | 0.00% | 1,431 | 55.87 |
| ACWF | iShares MSCI Global Multifactor ETF | 0.00% | 20,458 | 93.99 |
| ACWI | iShares MSCI ACWI ETF | 0.00% | 3,500,608 | 15,098.51 |
Top 10 YTD Performers
| Ticker | Name | YTD Performance | Weekly Performance | AUM ($, mm) |
| VFIN | Simplify Volt Fintech Disruption ETF | 7,178.38% | 0.00% | 3.93 |
| POTX | Global X Cannabis ETF | 189.90% | 0.00% | 309.38 |
| THCX | The Cannabis ETF | 136.72% | 0.00% | 241.82 |
| MJ | ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF | 131.43% | 0.00% | 2,601.40 |
| CNBS | Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF | 128.65% | 0.00% | 153.35 |
| TOKE | Cambria Cannabis ETF | 83.59% | 0.00% | 40.25 |
| YOLO | AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF | 79.76% | 0.00% | 468.75 |
| MJJ | MicroSectors Cannabis Index ETN | 56.69% | 0.00% | 63.70 |
| PRNT | 3D Printing ETF | 52.05% | 0.00% | 713.34 |
| MSOS | AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF | 50.82% | 0.00% | 977.81 |
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.
