'SLV' Powers Weekly Inflows

Senior ETF Analyst

Feb 05, 2021

Reviewed by: Sumit Roy

Edited by: Sumit Roy

Nearly $15.6 billion flowed into U.S.-listed ETFs this week thanks to strong interest in the Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), the iShares Silver Trust (SLV) and the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK).

In particular, SLV became the target of another Reddit-fueled pump earlier this week, but though the ETF saw hefty inflows, the price of the fund hardly budged. SLV took the No. 2 position on the weekly inflows list, with creations of $2.6 billion.

At the asset class level, international equity ETFs continued to be the hottest part of the ETF market. Those funds picked up $5.7 billion of new money collectively during the week. U.S. fixed income ETFs followed closely behind, with a pick up of $5.3 billion.

Investors continued adding to their fixed income positions despite an uptick in Treasury yields (bond prices and yields move inversely). The 30-year Treasury reached 1.99% on Friday, the highest level in about a year.

On the other hand, there wasn't a whole lot of demand for U.S. equity ETFs this week, even with the S&P 500 notching a fresh record high. That group registered inflows of $214 million during the period.

Year-to-date, U.S.-listed ETF inflows now stand at $81.1 billion, compared to $73.1 billion at this same time a year ago.

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
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	8,476.41	191,976.95	4.42%
SLV	iShares Silver Trust	2,575.85	17,670.29	14.58%
HYG	iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	2,472.26	23,664.48	10.45%
IYR	iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF	937.92	4,847.00	19.35%
ARKK	ARK Innovation ETF	814.46	24,845.98	3.28%
BBAX	JPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia ex-Japan ETF	763.83	3,497.50	21.84%
IJJ	iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Value ETF	739.32	6,912.41	10.70%
BND	Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF	610.78	70,419.80	0.87%
BBEU	JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF	562.47	4,166.38	13.50%
JPHY	JPMorgan High Yield Research Enhanced ETF	522.40	1,550.61	33.69%

Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)

Ticker	Name	Net Flows ($,mm)	AUM ($, mm)	AUM % Change
SPY	SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	-4,033.07	324,689.27	-1.24%
IWM	iShares Russell 2000 ETF	-1,579.84	62,828.93	-2.51%
SDY	SPDR S&P Dividend ETF	-1,365.32	17,046.53	-8.01%
LQD	iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	-1,124.37	50,517.21	-2.23%
IVV	iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	-1,026.86	240,571.55	-0.43%
XLV	Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund	-882.94	25,010.39	-3.53%
QQQ	Invesco QQQ Trust	-829.43	155,660.63	-0.53%
IJR	iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	-801.96	61,679.53	-1.30%
XLP	Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund	-682.41	11,405.61	-5.98%
IJH	iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF	-595.13	55,447.09	-1.07%

ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class

	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	% of AUM
U.S. Equity	213.69	3,209,353.40	0.01%
International Equity	5,656.93	1,143,519.47	0.49%
U.S. Fixed Income	5,259.00	982,569.88	0.54%
International Fixed Income	1,359.15	128,090.52	1.06%
Commodities	2,404.09	144,939.78	1.66%
Currency	42.23	2,032.60	2.08%
Leveraged	442.52	49,006.97	0.90%
Inverse	299.99	11,721.33	2.56%
Asset Allocation	61.28	13,896.33	0.44%
Alternatives	-162.09	5,892.59	-2.75%
Total:	15,576.79	5,691,022.86	0.27%

Asset Classes (Year-to-Date)

	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	% of AUM
U.S. Equity	11,959.03	3,209,353.40	0.37%
International Equity	40,315.17	1,143,519.47	3.53%
U.S. Fixed Income	19,043.51	982,569.88	1.94%
International Fixed Income	5,201.28	128,090.52	4.06%
Commodities	2,663.74	144,939.78	1.84%
Currency	129.38	2,032.60	6.37%
Leveraged	-850.77	49,006.97	-1.74%
Inverse	1,785.29	11,721.33	15.23%
Asset Allocation	430.65	13,896.33	3.10%
Alternatives	459.05	5,892.59	7.79%
Total:	81,136.32	5,691,022.86	1.43%

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

Ticker	Name	Weekly Performance	Weekly Volume	AUM ($, mm)
POTX	Global X Cannabis ETF	25.86%	2,366,116	115.43
CNBS	Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF	22.44%	936,782	72.98
THCX	The Cannabis ETF	22.34%	1,285,661	111.99
MJ	ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF	22.31%	13,573,636	1,763.40
YOLO	AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF	19.46%	3,177,647	335.85
TOKE	Cambria Cannabis ETF	18.33%	131,610	31.49
MSOS	AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF	12.85%	4,621,066	711.91
FUE	ELEMENTS Linked to the ICE BofAML Commodity Index eXtra Biofuels - Total Return ETN	12.43%	9,912	0.63
URNM	North Shore Global Uranium Mining ETF	11.38%	240,488	63.45
INDF	Nifty India Financials ETF	11.27%	37,469	3.33

Top 10 YTD Performers

Ticker	Name	YTD Performance	Weekly Performance	AUM ($, mm)
VFIN	Simplify Volt Fintech Disruption ETF	7,130.97%	3.36%	3.65
POTX	Global X Cannabis ETF	84.34%	25.86%	115.43
CNBS	Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF	64.18%	22.44%	72.98
THCX	The Cannabis ETF	63.84%	22.34%	111.99
MJ	ETFMG Alternative Harvest ETF	62.37%	22.31%	1,763.40
YOLO	AdvisorShares Pure Cannabis ETF	48.06%	19.46%	335.85
TOKE	Cambria Cannabis ETF	44.58%	18.33%	31.49
FUE	ELEMENTS Linked to the ICE BofAML Commodity Index eXtra Biofuels - Total Return ETN	43.92%	12.43%	0.63
PRNT	3D Printing ETF	37.91%	9.29%	369.40
MOON	Direxion Moonshot Innovators ETF	34.76%	8.36%	78.03

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 has worked for 13 years. He creates a variety of content for the platform, including news articles, analysis pieces, videos and podcasts.

Before joining etf.com, Sumit was the managing editor and commodities analyst for Hard Assets Investor. In those roles, he was responsible for most of the operations of HAI, a website dedicated to education about commodities investing.

Though he still closely follows the commodities beat, Sumit covers a much broader assortment of topics for etf.com, with a particular focus on stock and bond exchange-traded funds.

He is the host of etf.com’s Talk ETFs, a popular video series that features weekly interviews with thought leaders in the ETF industry. Sumit is also co-host of Exchange Traded Fridays, etf.com’s weekly podcast series.

He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he enjoys climbing the city’s steep hills, playing chess and snowboarding in Lake Tahoe.

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