Int’l Stock ETFs Lead Weekly Inflows
Investors added $11.1 billion to U.S.-listed ETFs during the week ending Thursday, June 3.
Investors added $11.1 billion to U.S.-listed ETFs this week, adding to their strong haul from May. Inflows for the week—which was shortened due to the Memorial Day holiday—included $1 billion of creations for U.S. equity ETFs, $5.7 billion for international equity ETFs and $2.8 billion for U.S. fixed income ETFs.
Year-to-date net inflows for all U.S.-listed ETFs now stand at $403 billion, well ahead of the $160.1 billion seen at this same time a year ago.
Int’l Stock Funds Popular
Taking a look at the top weekly inflows list, the iShares Global Financials ETF (IXG) and the iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF (COMT) took the lead, each with inflows of more than $1.1 billion. Both funds more than doubled their assets during the week.
Meanwhile, the Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO), the Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) and the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) also saw strong interest among investors looking for international stock exposure.
On the outflows side of the ledger, the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) topped the list, with redemptions of $1.6 billion, followed by the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) and the iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD), each with more than $1 billion of redemptions.
Tech and growth stocks edged slightly higher this week, continuing their recovery from their lows in May.
For a full list of this week’s top inflows and outflows, see the tables below:
Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)
Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
IXG | iShares Global Financials ETF | 1,632.85 | 2,822.27 | 57.86% |
COMT | iShares GSCI Commodity Dynamic Roll Strategy ETF | 1,189.79 | 2,226.20 | 53.44% |
VONV | Vanguard Russell 1000 Value ETF | 938.37 | 5,832.13 | 16.09% |
VWO | Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF | 900.33 | 84,269.91 | 1.07% |
XLF | Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund | 745.37 | 45,598.26 | 1.63% |
VXUS | Vanguard Total International Stock ETF | 702.13 | 48,928.18 | 1.44% |
VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | 641.84 | 244,735.67 | 0.26% |
IYR | iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF | 589.18 | 5,468.61 | 10.77% |
IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 526.72 | 280,369.50 | 0.19% |
IEMG | iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | 525.45 | 84,086.10 | 0.62% |
Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)
Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
QQQ | Invesco QQQ Trust | -1,565.04 | 160,136.20 | -0.98% |
IWF | iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF | -1,112.88 | 64,400.56 | -1.73% |
LQD | iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | -1,093.86 | 39,838.44 | -2.75% |
QUAL | iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF | -1,029.61 | 20,795.98 | -4.95% |
SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | -991.61 | 359,617.66 | -0.28% |
IXN | iShares Global Tech ETF | -845.44 | 4,507.24 | -18.76% |
VLUE | iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF | -698.96 | 16,611.31 | -4.21% |
AGG | iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | -526.34 | 87,429.01 | -0.60% |
IHI | iShares U.S. Medical Devices ETF | -478.07 | 7,358.07 | -6.50% |
SCHO | Schwab Short-Term U.S. Treasury ETF | -413.14 | 9,049.32 | -4.57% |
ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class
Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
U.S. Equity | 1,033.15 | 3,698,856.01 | 0.03% |
International Equity | 5,700.44 | 1,288,463.70 | 0.44% |
U.S. Fixed Income | 2,774.41 | 1,022,926.28 | 0.27% |
International Fixed Income | 827.46 | 139,513.93 | 0.59% |
Commodities | 1,295.36 | 149,200.13 | 0.87% |
Currency | 52.27 | 1,855.70 | 2.82% |
Leveraged | -754.85 | 58,780.02 | -1.28% |
Inverse | 162.41 | 11,739.32 | 1.38% |
Asset Allocation | 106.28 | 15,960.86 | 0.67% |
Alternatives | -77.81 | 6,342.80 | -1.23% |
Total: | 11,119.13 | 6,393,638.75 | 0.17% |
Asset Classes (Year-to-Date)
Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
U.S. Equity | 184,050.51 | 3,698,856.01 | 4.98% |
International Equity | 121,721.54 | 1,288,463.70 | 9.45% |
U.S. Fixed Income | 70,869.07 | 1,022,926.28 | 6.93% |
International Fixed Income | 18,423.32 | 139,513.93 | 13.21% |
Commodities | -507.54 | 149,200.13 | -0.34% |
Currency | -50.64 | 1,855.70 | -2.73% |
Leveraged | 1,855.88 | 58,780.02 | 3.16% |
Inverse | 3,246.22 | 11,739.32 | 27.65% |
Asset Allocation | 1,602.99 | 15,960.86 | 10.04% |
Alternatives | 1,831.52 | 6,342.80 | 28.88% |
Total: | 403,042.87 | 6,393,638.75 | 6.30% |
Top 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
Ticker | Name | Weekly Performance | Weekly Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
SFYF | SoFi Social 50 ETF | 20.72% | 143,290 | 21.83 |
XES | SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF | 13.65% | 402,752 | 187.82 |
PEJ | Invesco Dynamic Leisure and Entertainment ETF | 12.66% | 4,706,116 | 1,874.75 |
IEZ | iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF | 12.37% | 1,171,409 | 144.72 |
PSCE | Invesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF | 12.18% | 4,182,469 | 186.07 |
PXJ | Invesco Dynamic Oil & Gas Services ETF | 11.67% | 771,814 | 47.61 |
PXI | Invesco DWA Energy Momentum ETF | 10.40% | 184,421 | 194.45 |
DSPC | The De-SPAC ETF | 8.94% | 5,870 | 2.93 |
FCG | First Trust Natural Gas ETF | 8.93% | 5,899,896 | 246.36 |
FTXN | First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF | 8.29% | 59,308 | 61.73 |
Top 10 YTD Performers
Ticker | Name | YTD Performance | Weekly Performance | AUM ($, mm) |
BDRY | Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF | 193.25% | -1.83% | 93.31 |
ILCV | iShares Morningstar Value ETF | 134.01% | 0.32% | 728.04 |
PSCE | Invesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF | 82.55% | 12.18% | 186.07 |
FCG | First Trust Natural Gas ETF | 80.34% | 8.93% | 246.36 |
PXE | Invesco Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production ETF | 79.46% | 7.01% | 78.89 |
PXI | Invesco DWA Energy Momentum ETF | 70.85% | 10.40% | 194.45 |
MLPO | Credit Suisse S&P MLP Index ETN | 70.83% | 5.77% | 24.44 |
FRAK | VanEck Vectors Unconventional Oil & Gas ETF | 69.73% | 0.00% | 18.89 |
JJT | iPath Series B Bloomberg Tin Subindex Total Return ETN | 68.49% | 0.46% | 8.97 |
XOP | SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF | 65.42% | 8.17% | 4,471.70 |
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.