ETFs Cross $800B Inflow Mark

Another healthy week in flows keeps sending the year’s tally higher.

Dan Mika

Dec 10, 2021

Reviewed by: Dan Mika

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U.S.-listed ETFs fell off slightly in inflows compared to the previous week, but still maintained a healthy inflow of about $18.1 billion in new assets between Dec. 3 and Dec. 9.

The U.S. ETF industry has now garnered $816.3 billion in net inflows year-to-date, according to ETF.com data provider FactSet. That figure does not include approximately $36 billion in mutual fund assets converted into ETFs this year. U.S.-listed ETFs now hold just shy of $7.1 trillion in assets under management.

Mix Of Risk-On, Risk-Off Inflows

The top of the flows board featured the stalwarts SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) and iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV), at $2.9 billion and $1.8 billion in inflows, respectively.

However, the rest of the leaderboard was split between defensive and growth-oriented tilts.

Bond funds accounted for plenty of inflows on the defensive side, with the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) leading the asset class, with approximately $1.7 billion in new assets. The iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (IEF), iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF (HYG) and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF (VGSH) added a combined $2.6 billion. On the equity side, the Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) increased by $634.6 million.

But there were some bullish plays in the top inflows, with the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) signaling some confidence in the economic recovery. The ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ) gained $984.8 million as some investors tried to get a levered ride on a recovery in the Nasdaq-100 since Monday.

Other Broad Equities Flounder

While SPY and IVV took in heavy flows, investors pulled almost $3.5 billion from other big-name broad equity funds.

The Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) saw the largest outflows, with a $2.5 billion loss during the period, followed by the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), with $1.0 billion. The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) lost $945 million in the week.

Some factor funds also took losses in the week, with the iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (MTUM) seeing $641 million in outflows after a rebalancing event before the start of the period. The Vanguard Value ETF (VTV) and SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF (MDYG) also saw outflows, with $614.5 million and $547.3 million in losses, respectively.

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
SPY	SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	2,963.49	429,933.89	0.69%
IVV	iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	1,805.70	330,690.33	0.55%
TLT	iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	1,736.56	19,451.94	8.93%
XLF	Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund	1,458.33	43,665.29	3.34%
VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF	1,142.44	294,280.04	0.39%
TQQQ	ProShares UltraPro QQQ	984.84	20,445.10	4.82%
IEF	iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	982.66	17,164.66	5.72%
HYG	iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	980.05	19,698.14	4.98%
VGSH	Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index ETF	640.85	13,925.78	4.60%
XLP	Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund	634.60	12,610.75	5.03%

Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)

Ticker	Name	Net Flows ($,mm)	AUM ($, mm)	AUM % Change
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	-2,461.62	276,918.50	-0.89%
QQQ	Invesco QQQ Trust	-1,042.35	210,640.27	-0.49%
IWM	iShares Russell 2000 ETF	-945.00	69,611.00	-1.36%
VCSH	Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF	-854.28	41,621.03	-2.05%
MTUM	iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF	-640.94	15,271.68	-4.20%
VTV	Vanguard Value ETF	-614.58	89,384.64	-0.69%
CWB	SPDR Bloomberg Convertible Securities ETF	-566.20	6,484.39	-8.73%
MDYG	SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF	-547.28	1,778.31	-30.78%
IYR	iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF	-436.04	6,315.10	-6.90%
XLB	Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund	-431.43	7,942.68	-5.43%

ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class

	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	% of AUM
U.S. Equity	9,390.08	4,288,571.40	0.22%
International Equity	1,517.77	1,303,769.73	0.12%
U.S. Fixed Income	5,490.22	1,108,621.62	0.50%
International Fixed Income	911.61	151,820.11	0.60%
Commodities	-253.08	136,151.90	-0.19%
Currency	48.46	3,258.09	1.49%
Leveraged	922.68	76,321.74	1.21%
Inverse	105.10	11,947.58	0.88%
Asset Allocation	254.26	20,353.78	1.25%
Alternatives	-260.07	6,835.42	-3.80%
Total:	18,127.03	7,107,651.37	0.26%

Asset Classes (Year-to-Date)

	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	% of AUM
U.S. Equity	409,777.16	4,288,571.40	9.56%
International Equity	195,652.15	1,303,769.73	15.01%
U.S. Fixed Income	161,307.00	1,108,621.62	14.55%
International Fixed Income	32,389.66	151,820.11	21.33%
Commodities	-3,024.49	136,151.90	-2.22%
Currency	1,933.84	3,258.09	59.36%
Leveraged	3,732.88	76,321.74	4.89%
Inverse	6,167.96	11,947.58	51.63%
Asset Allocation	5,475.78	20,353.78	26.90%
Alternatives	2,902.72	6,835.42	42.47%
Total:	816,314.66	7,107,651.37	11.49%

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

Ticker	Name	Weekly Performance	Weekly Volume	AUM ($, mm)
GRN	iPath Series B Carbon ETN	15.26%	578,743	140.07
KEUA	KraneShares European Carbon Allowance Strategy ETF	15.21%	29,778	103.03
KCCA	KraneShares California Carbon Allowance Strategy ETF	14.40%	969,781	10.22
KRBN	KraneShares Global Carbon Strategy ETF	14.26%	4,061,088	1,621.18
MLPO	Credit Suisse S&P MLP Index ETN	11.80%	1,162	22.98
EATZ	AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF	11.58%	24,707	4.73
ARKG	ARK Genomic Revolution ETF	11.51%	22,294,268	5,667.25
POTX	Global X Cannabis ETF	10.96%	1,025,341	111.17
UGA	United States Gasoline Fund LP	10.43%	173,771	78.97
ARKK	ARK Innovation ETF	10.36%	62,709,269	17,784.12

Top 10 YTD Performers

Ticker	Name	YTD Performance	Weekly Performance	AUM ($, mm)
BDRY	Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF	295.32%	-3.82%	75.50
GRN	iPath Series B Carbon ETN	162.13%	15.26%	140.07
JJT	iPath Series B Bloomberg Tin Subindex Total Return ETN	117.99%	0.16%	19.37
KRBN	KraneShares Global Carbon Strategy ETF	110.52%	14.26%	1,621.18
FCG	First Trust Natural Gas ETF	105.14%	7.33%	472.92
PXE	Invesco Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production ETF	101.84%	6.54%	138.90
URNM	North Shore Global Uranium Mining ETF	92.68%	6.63%	822.40
PXI	Invesco DWA Energy Momentum ETF	82.69%	8.03%	168.22
IEO	iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF	80.23%	5.20%	322.80
JO	iPath Series B Bloomberg Coffee Subindex Total Return ETN	77.23%	0.38%	113.52

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.

Dan Mika

Dan Mika is a reporter for etf.com. He has previously covered business for the Ames Tribune and Cedar Rapids Gazette in Iowa, and BizWest Media in Fort Collins, Colorado. Dan holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from Truman State University.

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