Investors Pile Into Bond ETFs For Week
Investors bought bonds last week, as geopolitical issues took their toll on equity prices.
Investors bought bonds last week, as geopolitical issues took their toll on equity prices.
Investors bought bonds last week, as geopolitical issues took their toll on equity prices.
Investors added $1.8 billion to the ETF market in the past week ended Thursday, July 17, but tensions between Israel and Palestine and the downing of a commercial airliner in Ukraine yanked stock prices lower, pulling U.S.-listed ETF assets downward too.
The majority of new assets flowed into fixed-income funds, specifically U.S. fixed income. They gathered more than $1 billion. U.S. equities shed $637 million, while international equity funds collected $744 million.
Total ETF assets stood at more than $1.835 trillion as of Thursday, July 17, according to data compiled by ETF.com’s data screener. The S&P 500 Index’s 0.33 percent decrease pulled assets lower from $1.862 trillion at the end of the prior week.
Markets were hit hard in the previous session, fueled by new geopolitical tensions surrounding Russia and the missile attack on a Malaysian commercial airliner that killed 295 people on board.
Last week’s most popular fund was the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond (IEF | A-51), which pulled in $1.6 billion, while the week’s least popular fund was another iShares product, the iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM | A-80), which redeemed about $2 billion.
Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| IEF | iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond | 1,561.09 | 6,146.14 | 34.05% |
| IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 | 1,363.59 | 58,256.84 | 2.40% |
| MDY | SPDR S&P MidCap 400 | 877.96 | 15,865.74 | 5.86% |
| VNQI | Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate | 500.74 | 2,043.65 | 32.45% |
| EEM | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets | 356.95 | 41,243.40 | 0.87% |
| SSO | ProShares Ultra S&P 500 | 346.95 | 2,125.65 | 19.51% |
| UST | ProShares Ultra 7-10 Year Treasury | 339.21 | 366.32 | 1,251.27% |
| QQQ | PowerShares QQQ | 314.12 | 45,554.63 | 0.69% |
| IYR | iShares U.S. Real Estate | 272.32 | 4,821.84 | 5.99% |
| FLOT | iShares Floating Rate Bond | 218.22 | 3,801.18 | 6.09% |
Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 | -2,021.54 | 23,255.82 | -8.00% |
| IJH | iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap | -1,394.06 | 22,803.41 | -5.76% |
| HYG | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond | -705.95 | 12,753.09 | -5.25% |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 | -598.45 | 171,720.81 | -0.35% |
| HYS | PIMCO 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond | -570.25 | 4,549.64 | -11.14% |
| DXJ | WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity | -569.92 | 10,094.07 | -5.34% |
| XLE | Energy Select SPDR | -471.15 | 11,897.73 | -3.81% |
| MVV | ProShares Ultra MidCap 400 | -433.61 | 832.50 | -34.25% |
| IBB | iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology | -326.04 | 4,595.72 | -6.62% |
| UWM | ProShares Ultra Russell 2000 | -307.86 | 904.28 | -25.40% |
ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class
| Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
| U.S. Equity | -637.18 | 1,007,328.26 | -0.06% |
| International Equity | 744.16 | 450,648.44 | 0.17% |
| U.S. Fixed Income | 1,049.84 | 254,292.02 | 0.41% |
| International Fixed Income | 121.88 | 24,950.87 | 0.49% |
| Commodities | 309.58 | 67,628.10 | 0.46% |
| Currency | -25.73 | 1,667.47 | -1.54% |
| Leveraged | 183.88 | 21,725.87 | 0.85% |
| Inverse | 59.14 | 20,665.18 | 0.29% |
| Asset Allocation | 22.84 | 4,918.26 | 0.46% |
| Alternatives | 7.07 | 3,030.35 | 0.23% |
| Total: | 1,835.48 | 1,856,854.81 | 0.10% |
Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM
| Ticker | Name | Average Volume (30 Day) | 1 Week Average Volume | % of Average |
| PWC | PowerShares Dynamic Market | 75,405 | 2,052,469 | 544.38% |
| IWL | iShares Russell Top 200 | 12,932 | 276,774 | 428.03% |
| VTWG | Vanguard Russell 2000 Growth | 17,306 | 357,166 | 412.76% |
| XAR | SPDR Aerospace & Defense | 6,164 | 114,871 | 372.69% |
| GRI | Cohen & Steers Global Realty Majors | 8,226 | 130,547 | 317.40% |
| EWK | iShares MSCI Belgium Capped | 213,951 | 3,070,944 | 287.07% |
| IGN | iShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking | 37,903 | 494,704 | 261.04% |
| EMCB | WisdomTree Emerging Markets Corporate Bond | 9,109 | 115,094 | 252.70% |
| IDOG | ALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs | 49,435 | 548,323 | 221.84% |
| RYJ | Guggenheim Raymond James SB-1 Equity | 72,345 | 801,796 | 221.66% |
Top 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | Weekly Performance | Weekly Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| VXX | iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN | 4.72% | 185,027,024 | 1,097.34 |
| VIXY | ProShares VIX Short-Term | 4.61% | 4,704,287 | 108.22 |
| UAE | iShares MSCI UAE Capped | 4.55% | 113,433 | 57.13 |
| VIIX | VelocityShares VIX Short Term ETN | 4.47% | 287,808 | 7.54 |
| FOIL | iPath Pure Beta Aluminum ETN | 3.67% | 6,684 | 3.02 |
| QAT | iShares MSCI Qatar Capped | 3.59% | 369,812 | 34.64 |
| CHII | Global X China Industrials | 3.18% | 3,436 | 3.08 |
| CHXF | WisdomTree China Dividend ex-Financials | 3.09% | 11,838 | 18.92 |
| CHXX | EGShares China Infrastructure | 3.04% | 44,379 | 8.26 |
| EDV | Vanguard Extended Duration Treasury | 3.04% | 194,238 | 229.43 |
Bottom 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | Weekly Performance | Weekly Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| RSX | Market Vectors Russia | -7.59% | 39,779,686 | 1,577.90 |
| XBI | SPDR S&P Biotech | -7.58% | 3,654,274 | 976.58 |
| ERUS | iShares MSCI Russia Capped | -7.24% | 2,260,412 | 321.27 |
| GRWN | iPath Pure Beta Softs ETN | -6.87% | 1,044 | 0.87 |
| RBL | SPDR S&P Russia | -6.78% | 64,659 | 24.91 |
| GAZ | iPath Dow Jones-UBS Natural Gas Total Return ETN | -5.60% | 164,666 | 25.07 |
| ESR | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Eastern Europe | -5.36% | 53,469 | 140.30 |
| RSXJ | Market Vectors Russia Small-Cap | -5.07% | 431,832 | 55.78 |
| BBH | Market Vectors Biotech | -5.06% | 474,927 | 486.06 |
| IBB | iShares Nasdaq Biotechnology | -4.86% | 9,101,745 | 4,595.72 |
Top 10 YTD Performers
| Ticker | Name | YTD Performance | Weekly Performance | AUM ($, mm) |
| JNUG | Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Bull 3X | 97.25 | 2.09 | 262.83 |
| NUGT | Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bull 3X | 76.65 | 3.07 | 837.73 |
| DRN | Direxion Daily Real Estate Bull 3x | 64.26 | 1.12 | 93.36 |
| SOXL | Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X | 63.07 | -3.82 | 106.95 |
| INDL | Direxion Daily India Bull 3X | 55.78 | -3.00 | 70.87 |
| DDP | PowerShares DB Commodity Short ETN | 53.96 | 2.88 | 2.25 |
| AGA | PowerShares DB Agriculture Double Short ETN | 51.94 | 2.87 | 2.16 |
| USD | ProShares Ultra Semiconductors | 51.36 | 3.51 | 36.20 |
| SILJ | PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) | 51.19 | 1.44 | 9.07 |
| GLDX | Global X Gold Explorers | 50.91 | -0.84 | 54.04 |
Bottom 10 YTD Performers
| Ticker | Name | YTD Performance | Weekly Performance | AUM ($, mm) |
| JDST | Direxion Daily Junior Gold Miners Bear 3X | -85.49 | -10.98 | 66.70 |
| DUST | Direxion Daily Gold Miners Bear 3X | -65.61 | -5.31 | 237.25 |
| CVOL | C-Tracks Citi Volatility ETN | -61.47 | -0.76 | 5.24 |
| TVIX | VelocityShares Daily 2X VIX Short Term ETN | -57.87 | 6.40 | 168.42 |
| UVXY | ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures | -57.11 | 8.03 | 290.09 |
| DGAZ | VelocityShares 3X Inverse Natural Gas ETN | -52.26 | 9.90 | 335.49 |
| SOXS | Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bear 3X | -46.91 | 3.21 | 21.91 |
| RUSL | Direxion Daily Russia Bull 3X | -46.45 | -21.33 | 59.50 |
| DRV | Direxion Daily Real Estate Bear 3x | -43.88 | -1.90 | 9.40 |
| BRZS | Direxion Daily Brazil Bear 3x | -39.31 | -0.74 | 4.47 |
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.
