Investors Add $15B To ETFs This Week
Year-to-date inflows climbed to $336 billion, despite outflows from ‘ARKK.’
It was steady as she goes for ETF flows, as investors put $15.3 billion to work in the space. That brought year-to-date inflows for all U.S.-listed ETFs up to $335.7 billion, ahead of the $115.8 billion seen at this same time a year ago.
The S&P 500 hit fresh record highs this week, shrugging off a steep pullback in high-growth stocks. U.S. equity ETFs picked up $7.5 billion in fresh cash during the period, ahead of the $2.2 billion that went into international equity ETFs and the $2.6 billion that went into U.S. fixed income ETFs.
Outflows From ‘ARKK’
Taking a look at the list of individual ETF winners, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) topped the inflows list with creations of $2.2 billion. It was followed by the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) and the iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA), with inflows of more than $815 million each.
On the flip side, the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), the SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY) and the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) topped the weekly outflows list.
ARKK was hammered during the week as the ETF plunged along with its high-growth holdings. ARKK registered weekly outflows of $761 million, but is still showing inflows of $6.8 billion for the year as a whole.
For a full list of this week’s top inflows and outflows, see the tables below:
Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 2,223.46 | 361,785.43 | 0.61% |
| XLF | Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund | 837.90 | 42,661.52 | 1.96% |
| IEFA | iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | 819.49 | 92,684.19 | 0.88% |
| IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 780.65 | 277,686.39 | 0.28% |
| XLV | Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund | 742.15 | 26,757.35 | 2.77% |
| VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | 735.73 | 238,987.92 | 0.31% |
| IUSB | iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF | 524.91 | 13,195.90 | 3.98% |
| VXUS | Vanguard Total International Stock ETF | 491.05 | 45,592.06 | 1.08% |
| VTV | Vanguard Value ETF | 478.40 | 79,339.73 | 0.60% |
| BND | Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | 477.15 | 74,426.02 | 0.64% |
Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| QQQ | Invesco QQQ Trust | -2,021.02 | 156,227.98 | -1.29% |
| SDY | SPDR S&P Dividend ETF | -1,440.72 | 19,824.30 | -7.27% |
| ARKK | ARK Innovation ETF | -760.91 | 21,013.76 | -3.62% |
| IYR | iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF | -574.20 | 5,823.35 | -9.86% |
| SCHP | Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF | -458.48 | 16,824.53 | -2.73% |
| IEF | iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF | -342.25 | 13,596.75 | -2.52% |
| SPSB | SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF | -328.55 | 7,619.76 | -4.31% |
| LQD | iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | -327.29 | 41,422.66 | -0.79% |
| EWY | iShares MSCI South Korea ETF | -309.73 | 6,843.04 | -4.53% |
| BUG | Global X Cybersecurity ETF | -304.87 | 345.13 | -88.34% |
ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class
| Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
| U.S. Equity | 7,533.63 | 3,620,806.00 | 0.21% |
| International Equity | 2,228.54 | 1,223,352.94 | 0.18% |
| U.S. Fixed Income | 2,576.54 | 1,008,749.66 | 0.26% |
| International Fixed Income | 1,154.61 | 135,912.62 | 0.85% |
| Commodities | 984.61 | 136,117.97 | 0.72% |
| Currency | 2.32 | 1,771.08 | 0.13% |
| Leveraged | 552.44 | 55,668.57 | 0.99% |
| Inverse | 386.13 | 11,440.61 | 3.38% |
| Asset Allocation | -146.37 | 15,397.27 | -0.95% |
| Alternatives | 54.97 | 6,418.15 | 0.86% |
| Total: | 15,327.43 | 6,215,634.86 | 0.25% |
Asset Classes (Year-to-Date)
| Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
| U.S. Equity | 159,148.26 | 3,620,806.00 | 4.40% |
| International Equity | 102,270.72 | 1,223,352.94 | 8.36% |
| U.S. Fixed Income | 56,836.46 | 1,008,749.66 | 5.63% |
| International Fixed Income | 15,230.57 | 135,912.62 | 11.21% |
| Commodities | -5,606.59 | 136,117.97 | -4.12% |
| Currency | -126.97 | 1,771.08 | -7.17% |
| Leveraged | 2,078.72 | 55,668.57 | 3.73% |
| Inverse | 2,727.02 | 11,440.61 | 23.84% |
| Asset Allocation | 1,394.29 | 15,397.27 | 9.06% |
| Alternatives | 1,796.22 | 6,418.15 | 27.99% |
| Total: | 335,748.71 | 6,215,634.86 | 5.40% |
Top 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | Weekly Performance | Weekly Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| IEZ | iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF | 11.70% | 3,819,711 | 150.53 |
| XES | SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF | 11.03% | 597,079 | 163.56 |
| URNM | North Shore Global Uranium Mining ETF | 10.19% | 714,045 | 264.69 |
| PXJ | Invesco Dynamic Oil & Gas Services ETF | 10.09% | 823,610 | 61.57 |
| XME | SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF | 9.81% | 22,873,596 | 2,261.27 |
| PSCE | Invesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF | 9.64% | 2,362,306 | 144.59 |
| GSCE | GS Connect S&P GSCI Enhanced Commodity TR Strategy Index ETN | 9.62% | 3,633 | 144.59 |
| URA | Global X Uranium ETF | 8.47% | 4,048,207 | 654.54 |
| PXI | Invesco DWA Energy Momentum ETF | 8.34% | 281,495 | 150.98 |
| BDRY | Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF | 7.98% | 3,511,675 | 115.27 |
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.
