ETFs Have Strong Weekly Inflows To End May
After four-straight weeks of outflows, U.S. equity ETFs finally climb back into favor.
U.S.-listed ETFs had solid weekly inflows of $13.6 billion, bolstering an already-strong month for creations. After four-straight weeks of outflows from U.S. equity ETFs, that segment finally registered a net inflow during the week ending Thursday, June 1, according to the latest data from FactSet. That was largely thanks to $6 billion worth of inflows for the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY).
Meanwhile, international equity ETFs continued to soak up investor dollars, just at a slower pace. Those funds had inflows of $3.5 billion during the week. The other big winners were U.S. fixed-income ETFs, with total inflows of $2.2 billion.
Year-to-date inflows now stand at $202.3 billion.
For a full list of this week's top inflows and outflows, see the tables below:
Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 6,041.63 | 237,373.39 | 2.61% |
| EFA | iShares MSCI EAFE ETF | 671.96 | 76,075.48 | 0.89% |
| XLU | Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund | 513.66 | 7,460.23 | 7.39% |
| QQQ | PowerShares QQQ Trust | 464.99 | 52,175.95 | 0.90% |
| IEI | iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF | 409.59 | 7,323.93 | 5.92% |
| LQD | iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 360.04 | 34,152.05 | 1.07% |
| IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 352.70 | 112,533.02 | 0.31% |
| VGK | Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF | 337.51 | 14,617.76 | 2.36% |
| VXF | Vanguard Extended Market ETF | 300.69 | 5,037.38 | 6.35% |
| VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 294.18 | 68,728.27 | 0.43% |
Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| XLK | Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund | -581.33 | 17,420.01 | -3.23% |
| IEF | iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF | -289.56 | 7,311.42 | -3.81% |
| XLE | Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund | -203.33 | 15,839.19 | -1.27% |
| XLP | Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund | -191.76 | 8,835.48 | -2.12% |
| XBI | SPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF | -174.83 | 2,937.45 | -5.62% |
| IVE | iShares S&P 500 Value ETF | -160.59 | 13,164.04 | -1.21% |
| MDY | SPDR S&P Midcap 400 ETF Trust | -148.43 | 18,339.62 | -0.80% |
| XOP | SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF | -130.38 | 1,789.15 | -6.79% |
| IBB | iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF | -128.47 | 7,647.31 | -1.65% |
| KRE | SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF | -116.86 | 3,253.33 | -3.47% |
ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class
| Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
| U.S. Equity | 7,291.42 | 1,639,925.62 | 0.44% |
| International Equity | 3,533.91 | 653,452.03 | 0.54% |
| U.S. Fixed Income | 2,155.73 | 466,597.22 | 0.46% |
| International Fixed Income | 442.70 | 49,850.94 | 0.89% |
| Commodities | -72.17 | 63,910.89 | -0.11% |
| Currency | -5.39 | 1,296.32 | -0.50% |
| Leveraged | 284.30 | 27,571.97 | 1.03% |
| Inverse | -142.47 | 17,031.22 | -0.84% |
| Asset Allocation | 13.21 | 7,058.44 | 0.19% |
| Alternatives | 64.37 | 3,783.68 | 1.70% |
| Total: | 13,558.17 | 2,930,340.57 | 0.46% |
Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM
| Ticker | Name | Average Volume (30 Day) | 1 Week Average Volume | % of Average |
| EUMV | iShares Edge MSCI Min Vol Europe ETF | 52,866 | 427,295 | 808.26% |
| RTM | Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF | 20,215 | 112,480 | 556.41% |
| IEI | iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF | 393,799 | 1,276,611 | 324.18% |
| RGI | Guggenheim S&P 500 Equal Weight Industrials ETF | 24,335 | 73,139 | 300.55% |
| LEMB | iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Currency Bond ETF | 62,969 | 152,336 | 241.92% |
| PHDG | Powershares S&P 500 Downside Hedged Portfolio | 4,199 | 12,701 | 302.46% |
| IGV | iShares North American Tech-Software ETF | 160,195 | 602,304 | 375.98% |
| GSG | iShares S&P GSCI Commodity Indexed Trust | 286,108 | 482,482 | 168.64% |
| EEMS | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small Cap ETF | 67,561 | 106,304 | 157.34% |
| PXE | PowerShares Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production Portfolio | 9,895 | 20,205 | 204.20% |
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.
