ETFs Step Closer To New Asset Record
Investors added $10.9 billion to U.S.-listed ETFs this week.
ETF inflows continued on a record pace during the first week of December, as soaring stocks gave investors the confidence to put their money to work in the markets.
On net, investors added $10.9 billion to U.S.-listed ETFs during the week ending Thursday, Dec. 3. The week included three days in December and two days in November, a month that saw a record $91 billion of new money enter ETFs.
The early data from December suggests that investors remain bullish, putting 2020 on track to be the greatest year for ETF inflows. As of Dec. 3, year-to-date inflows stood at $441.6 billion. That compares to $280.2 billion at this same time a year ago and $476.1 billion at the end of 2017, the year that saw the most inflows ever.
Int'l Equity ETFs Lead
During this latest week, U.S. equity ETFs continued to see interest as the S&P 500 hit multiple record highs. U.S. equity ETFs picked up $1.7 billion of fresh cash during the period, led by a $1.1 billion inflow for the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ).
That said, international equity ETFs, with inflows of $6.2 billion, were the most popular funds of the week. U.S. fixed income ETFs, with weekly inflows of $3.5 billion, also saw interest.
After the aforementioned QQQ, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM), the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) and the iShares TIPS Bond ETF (TIP) were the most sought after ETFs of the week.
On the other hand, the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) registered a sizable weekly outflow of $6.8 billion. Still, despite this week's selling, VOO holds the second-largest inflows for 2020 as a whole, equal to $19.3 billion.
Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)
Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
QQQ | Invesco QQQ Trust | 1,113.73 | 146,942.74 | 0.76% |
IWM | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 988.06 | 51,889.11 | 1.90% |
TLT | iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | 653.42 | 18,323.22 | 3.57% |
TIP | iShares TIPS Bond ETF | 591.79 | 24,980.11 | 2.37% |
VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | 585.90 | 191,462.00 | 0.31% |
AGG | iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | 530.94 | 83,220.98 | 0.64% |
XLF | Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund | 469.18 | 23,023.43 | 2.04% |
IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 448.32 | 238,142.03 | 0.19% |
IEFA | iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | 442.51 | 81,159.00 | 0.55% |
VCIT | Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF | 434.55 | 41,760.99 | 1.04% |
Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)
Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | -6,820.31 | 172,422.96 | -3.96% |
JNK | SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF | -753.07 | 12,610.09 | -5.97% |
IEF | iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF | -609.68 | 15,625.36 | -3.90% |
TQQQ | ProShares UltraPro QQQ | -552.84 | 9,492.76 | -5.82% |
HYLB | Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | -334.62 | 6,833.49 | -4.90% |
SPHB | Invesco S&P 500 High Beta ETF | -316.15 | 429.92 | -73.54% |
IAU | iShares Gold Trust | -306.15 | 30,678.31 | -1.00% |
GLD | SPDR Gold Trust | -283.92 | 69,695.52 | -0.41% |
XLP | Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund | -282.45 | 13,620.73 | -2.07% |
OEF | iShares S&P 100 ETF | -277.57 | 7,230.03 | -3.84% |
ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class
Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
U.S. Equity | 1,661.50 | 2,994,170.89 | 0.06% |
International Equity | 6,220.90 | 997,718.76 | 0.62% |
U.S. Fixed Income | 3,504.33 | 956,955.82 | 0.37% |
International Fixed Income | 621.87 | 118,705.79 | 0.52% |
Commodities | -990.65 | 138,135.58 | -0.72% |
Currency | 12.78 | 1,853.85 | 0.69% |
Leveraged | -395.92 | 42,990.00 | -0.92% |
Inverse | 153.47 | 11,703.83 | 1.31% |
Asset Allocation | 83.51 | 12,965.31 | 0.64% |
Alternatives | 11.21 | 5,153.33 | 0.22% |
Total: | 10,883.01 | 5,280,353.18 | 0.21% |
Asset Classes (Year-to-Date)
Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
U.S. Equity | 143,851.69 | 2,994,170.89 | 4.80% |
International Equity | 45,104.79 | 997,718.76 | 4.52% |
U.S. Fixed Income | 173,719.57 | 956,955.82 | 18.15% |
International Fixed Income | 21,251.80 | 118,705.79 | 17.90% |
Commodities | 39,972.90 | 138,135.58 | 28.94% |
Currency | 516.13 | 1,853.85 | 27.84% |
Leveraged | 765.47 | 42,990.00 | 1.78% |
Inverse | 13,487.12 | 11,703.83 | 115.24% |
Asset Allocation | 2,710.85 | 12,965.31 | 20.91% |
Alternatives | 222.62 | 5,153.33 | 4.32% |
Total: | 441,602.96 | 5,280,353.18 | 8.36% |
Top 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
Ticker | Name | Weekly Performance | Weekly Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
SGDJ | Sprott Junior Gold Miners ETF | 7.60% | 178,775 | 115.22 |
SILJ | ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF | 7.14% | 4,988,294 | 500.14 |
GOEX | Global X Gold Explorers ETF | 7.04% | 50,485 | 61.78 |
SLVP | iShares MSCI Global Silver and Metals Miners ETF | 7.02% | 533,412 | 215.72 |
DBS | Invesco DB Silver Fund | 6.83% | 11,190 | 23.73 |
SIL | Global X Silver Miners ETF | 6.81% | 2,187,632 | 994.61 |
SBUG | iPath Silver ETN | 6.48% | 2,827 | 13.91 |
GREK | Global X MSCI Greece ETF | 6.22% | 391,220 | 153.12 |
SIVR | Aberdeen Standard Physical Silver Shares ETF | 6.12% | 2,361,206 | 782.16 |
SLV | iShares Silver Trust | 6.08% | 85,484,542 | 13,144.41 |
Top 10 YTD Performers
Ticker | Name | YTD Performance | Weekly Performance | AUM ($, mm) |
TAN | Invesco Solar ETF | 166.62% | -3.86% | 2,709.80 |
PBW | Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF | 158.71% | -7.57% | 1,603.38 |
QCLN | First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund | 147.91% | -5.64% | 1,489.27 |
ARKG | ARK Genomic Revolution ETF | 147.23% | 4.09% | 4,314.76 |
ARKW | ARK Next Generation Internet ETF | 133.79% | 0.02% | 4,168.01 |
ARKK | ARK Innovation ETF | 124.46% | 0.50% | 13,397.04 |
KGRN | KraneShares MSCI China Environment Index ETF | 113.36% | -1.89% | 51.16 |
PBD | Invesco Global Clean Energy ETF | 108.65% | -2.62% | 219.99 |
IBUY | Amplify Online Retail ETF | 105.39% | -1.20% | 1,200.88 |
ACES | ALPS Clean Energy ETF | 104.12% | -4.50% | 596.14 |
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.