ETFs Gain $50B In Weekly Flows

Mar 21, 2022

Reviewed by: Dan Mika

Edited by: Dan Mika

U.S.-listed ETFs set a new record for weekly inflows in 2022 last week amid the S&P 500’s best performance year-to-date, adding just over $50.5 billion in the period.

The U.S. ETF industry has generated net flows of $183.2 billion year-to-date and has $6.9 trillion in assets overall, according to ETF.com data provider FactSet.

Equities Break Out

U.S. equity funds accounted for $40.8 billion in net flows last week, dwarfing all other asset classes.

Broad large cap ETFs led the period’s top inflow charts, with the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) bringing in just short of $4.3 billion, while the Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI) brought in $3.6 billion.

The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) took in $2.2 billion, and the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) brought in $1.8 billion. Investors also liked the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF (RSP), which added a little more than $2 billion.

The rest of the capitalization range took in assets as well. The Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (VO) added $1.6 billion, while the Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) took in $1.3 billion.

Investors also allocated to two dividend funds in droves, with the iShares Select Dividend ETF (DVY) adding $2.3 billion and the Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF (VIG) taking in $2.3 billion.

EAFE Struggles

While the First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF (FV) saw the largest loss among all ETFs last week with $1.1 billion in outflows, that was the second leg of a heartbeat trade and left the fund with a net gain of $43 million on the month.

The iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF (EFG) was the largest nonheartbeat trade loss on the week, with a $1 billion loss, while the iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF (EFV) had outflows of $671.4 million.

Other funds with international exposure struggled last week, with the iShares Global Financials ETF (IXG) and the Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF (ASHR) losing $857.8 million and $700 million, respectively.

Finally, two energy equity funds saw outflows last week, likely due to a combination of profit-taking and a dip in oil prices midweek to the $95 per barrel level. The SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) saw outflows of $451.5 million, while the First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF (FTXN) lost $335.8 million.

For a full list of last 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	4,292.36	324,846.42	1.32%
VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF	3,670.29	285,625.12	1.29%
DVY	iShares Select Dividend ETF	2,351.09	23,454.60	10.02%
VIG	Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF	2,349.26	67,601.33	3.48%
SPY	SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	2,204.47	401,693.08	0.55%
RSP	Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF	2,013.60	35,104.82	5.74%
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	1,868.29	283,277.49	0.66%
VO	Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF	1,617.94	55,192.46	2.93%
VB	Vanguard Small-Cap ETF	1,356.15	48,830.86	2.78%
QQQ	Invesco QQQ Trust	1,282.27	184,508.83	0.69%

Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)

Ticker	Name	Net Flows ($,mm)	AUM ($, mm)	AUM % Change
FV	First Trust Dorsey Wright Focus 5 ETF	-1,137.77	2,762.54	-41.19%
EFG	iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF	-1,083.85	9,689.39	-11.19%
IXG	iShares Global Financials ETF	-857.82	1,293.41	-66.32%
FTXR	First Trust Nasdaq Transportation ETF	-817.52	320.84	-254.81%
ASHR	Xtrackers Harvest CSI 300 China A-Shares ETF	-700.37	2,202.29	-31.80%
EFV	iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF	-671.43	15,582.72	-4.31%
XOP	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF	-451.52	5,487.06	-8.23%
FTXN	First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF	-335.85	1,311.01	-25.62%
SCHD	Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	-328.93	34,812.44	-0.94%
SOXL	Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares	-259.76	5,164.67	-5.03%

ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class

	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	% of AUM
U.S. Equity	40,807.99	4,178,242.79	0.98%
International Equity	2,257.22	1,250,654.64	0.18%
U.S. Fixed Income	4,974.40	1,068,193.86	0.47%
International Fixed Income	719.46	157,861.95	0.46%
Commodities	1,681.89	168,460.36	1.00%
Currency	81.56	3,307.29	2.47%
Leveraged	-225.76	62,249.34	-0.36%
Inverse	129.63	15,864.65	0.82%
Asset Allocation	80.91	19,633.78	0.41%
Alternatives	31.23	7,175.32	0.44%
Total:	50,538.52	6,931,643.96	0.73%

Asset Classes (Year-to-Date)

	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	% of AUM
U.S. Equity	97,471.85	4,178,242.79	2.33%
International Equity	42,631.21	1,250,654.64	3.41%
U.S. Fixed Income	8,134.11	1,068,193.86	0.76%
International Fixed Income	7,082.83	157,861.95	4.49%
Commodities	17,278.66	168,460.36	10.26%
Currency	277.51	3,307.29	8.39%
Leveraged	6,953.43	62,249.34	11.17%
Inverse	2,703.23	15,864.65	17.04%
Asset Allocation	536.53	19,633.78	2.73%
Alternatives	111.39	7,175.32	1.55%
Total:	183,180.75	6,931,643.96	2.64%

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

Ticker	Name	Weekly Performance	Weekly Volume	AUM ($, mm)
KWEB	KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF	34.45%	254,023,991	5,770.19
PGJ	Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF	33.24%	2,944,545	199.32
FDNI	First Trust Dow Jones International Internet ETF	25.43%	95,868	40.47
CHIQ	Global X MSCI China Consumer Discretionary ETF	25.14%	1,855,262	300.80
EWEB	Global X Emerging Markets Internet & E-commerce ETF	24.59%	27,201	2.76
KTEC	KraneShares Hang Seng TECH Index ETF	23.90%	181,613	4.90
EMQQ	Emerging Markets Internet & Ecommerce ETF	23.26%	2,684,964	720.43
ARKF	ARK Fintech Innovation ETF	21.98%	7,648,948	1,462.13
ARKK	ARK Innovation ETF	20.35%	122,103,202	12,197.56
GIGE	SoFi Gig Economy ETF	20.34%	30,675	15.75

Top 10 YTD Performers

Ticker	Name	YTD Performance	Weekly Performance	AUM ($, mm)
GLDM	SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust	107.70%		5,018.25
OIH	VanEck Oil Services ETF	45.80%	-1.70%	3,719.34
XES	SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF	44.71%	-0.01%	308.65
RJN	Elements Rogers International Commodity Index-Energy TR ETN	43.94%	4.11%	13.22
IEZ	iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF	42.98%	-2.28%	264.59
JJN	iPath Series B Bloomberg Nickel Subindex Total Return ETN	42.53%	-1.09%	99.88
JJE	iPath Series B Bloomberg Energy Subindex Total Return ETN	41.30%	3.21%	6.28
VXX	iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN	41.12%	-9.23%	774.07
BNO	United States Brent Oil Fund LP	40.94%	0.55%	302.29
UNG	United States Natural Gas Fund LP	39.07%	5.46%	383.77

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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ETFs Gain $50B In Weekly Flows

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