Inflows Into Stock ETFs Pick Up Steam

Jun 20, 2023

Reviewed by: Lisa Barr

Edited by: Lisa Barr

A deluge of money poured into U.S. equity exchange-traded funds last week as investors chased the rally in U.S. stocks. On net, $28.8 billion flowed into U.S.-listed ETFs during the week ending Friday, June 16—the majority of which went into U.S. stock funds.

On a year-to-date basis, U.S. equity ETFs now have inflows of $59.8 billion, or 29% of this year’s $205.9 billion of aggregate inflows.

That’s up substantially from a month ago, when U.S. stock funds had net inflows of only $2.1 billion.

The catalyst is, of course, the stunning rally in U.S. stocks. The S&P 500 has returned 5% so far in June, bringing its 2023 gains up to 15%.

Those are the types of returns that most investors can’t ignore.

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
QQQ	Invesco QQQ Trust	2,198.73	202,749.89	1.08%
MOAT	VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF	1,736.43	11,092.45	15.65%
IVV	iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	1,723.33	331,764.60	0.52%
VOO	Vanguard 500 Index Fund	1,499.99	317,762.63	0.47%
SPHQ	Invesco S&P 500 Quality ETF	1,490.17	6,805.02	21.90%
VTV	Vanguard Value ETF	1,380.81	101,743.47	1.36%
VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF	1,268.69	309,543.17	0.41%
VXF	Vanguard Extended Market ETF	1,233.89	16,450.26	7.50%
XLK	Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund	1,197.03	51,369.94	2.33%
LQD	iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	1,060.00	35,991.87	2.95%

Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)

Ticker	Name	Net Flows ($,mm)	AUM ($, mm)	AUM % Change
SPY	SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	-8,916.65	411,463.03	-2.17%
VGT	Vanguard Information Technology ETF	-394.25	53,449.34	-0.74%
HYG	iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	-298.53	16,369.57	-1.82%
XLE	Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund	-294.14	34,254.80	-0.86%
SMH	VanEck Semiconductor ETF	-291.76	9,418.08	-3.10%
SOXL	Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares	-281.34	7,006.07	-4.02%
SPXL	Direxion Daily S&P 500 Bull 3X Shares	-239.66	2,834.96	-8.45%
TQQQ	ProShares UltraPro QQQ	-234.47	17,838.60	-1.31%
FJUN	FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF - June	-222.34	311.42	-71.39%
BIL	SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF	-215.21	28,828.17	-0.75%

ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class

	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	% of AUM
U.S. Equity	21,685.17	4,372,879.33	0.50%
International Equity	2,285.07	1,316,632.18	0.17%
U.S. Fixed Income	4,568.68	1,253,333.96	0.36%
International Fixed Income	808.71	150,114.30	0.54%
Commodities	-191.73	134,857.60	-0.14%
Currency	-34.69	2,875.81	-1.21%
Leveraged	-652.25	69,582.69	-0.94%
Inverse	294.16	20,075.43	1.47%
Asset Allocation	-8.65	16,036.54	-0.05%
Alternatives	59.64	7,212.48	0.83%
Total:	28,814.10	7,343,600.32	0.39%

Asset Classes (Year-to-Date)

	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	% of AUM
U.S. Equity	59,763.74	4,372,879.33	1.37%
International Equity	47,581.28	1,316,632.18	3.61%
U.S. Fixed Income	85,940.64	1,253,333.96	6.86%
International Fixed Income	10,123.71	150,114.30	6.74%
Commodities	-71.68	134,857.60	-0.05%
Currency	-1,057.63	2,875.81	-36.78%
Leveraged	15.55	69,582.69	0.02%
Inverse	5,891.85	20,075.43	29.35%
Asset Allocation	-2,428.45	16,036.54	-15.14%
Alternatives	111.48	7,212.48	1.55%
Total:	205,870.50	7,343,600.32	2.80%

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

Ticker	Name	Weekly Performance	Weekly Volume	AUM ($, mm)
NGE	Global X MSCI Nigeria ETF	14.47%	112,415	38.08
UNG	United States Natural Gas Fund LP	9.35%	54,382,124	1,201.71
KGRN	KraneShares MSCI China Clean Technology Index ETF	6.54%	47,835	88.02
EPOL	iShares MSCI Poland ETF	6.09%	1,626,339	248.02
EVXX	Defiance Pure Electric Vehicle ETF	5.72%	1,978	0.44
CHIQ	Global X MSCI China Consumer Discretionary ETF	5.31%	719,225	333.70
BWET	Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF	4.98%	19,680	4.25
BRF	VanEck Brazil Small-Cap ETF	4.88%	51,224	34.22
KTEC	KraneShares Hang Seng TECH Index ETF	4.87%	11,257	7.11
EWZS	iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF	4.76%	2,140,303	126.32

Top 10 YTD Performers

Ticker	Name	YTD Performance	Weekly Performance	AUM ($, mm)
WGMI	Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF	132.66%	-1.42%	9.86
DAPP	VanEck Digital Transformation ETF	107.60%	-1.37%	34.53
BITQ	Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF	98.23%	-0.44%	72.21
BKCH	Global X Blockchain ETF	89.91%		66.92
SATO	Invesco Alerian Galaxy Crypto Economy ETF	86.70%	0.14%	3.67
IBLC	iShares Blockchain and Tech ETF	76.77%	0.25%	6.93
FNGS	MicroSectors FANG+ ETN	75.94%	2.35%	101.07
BITS	Global X Blockchain and Bitcoin Strategy ETF	68.97%	-1.06%	10.93
SPRX	Spear Alpha ETF	59.77%	1.86%	8.12
FDIG	Fidelity Crypto Industry and Digital Payments ETF	56.75%	0.24%	31.15

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.

Sumit Roy

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Sumit Roy is the senior ETF analyst for etf.com, where he's worked for 12 years. Before joining the company, Roy was the managing editor and commodities analyst for Hard Assets Investor. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he enjoys climbing the city’s steep hills, playing pickleball and snowboarding.

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