Strong ETF Inflows For 1st Week Of 2020

Inflows for U.S.-listed ETFs were $15.1 billion this week.

Sumit Roy

Senior ETF Analyst

Jan 10, 2020

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ETFs kicked off 2020 with strong inflows, continuing where they left off in 2019. After registered net inflows of $326.3 billion last year—the second-largest annual haul ever—ETF picked up $15.1 billion during the first full week of the new year.

After six trading sessions, year-to-date inflows now stand at $21.7 billion, compared to $12.7 billion at the same time last year.

US Equities Leading

Unlike last year, when U.S. fixed income ETFs managed to attract more assets than U.S. equity ETFs, stocks are in the lead early in 2020. U.S. equities had net inflows of $5.3 billion this week and $11.2 billion year-to-date.

But U.S. fixed income ETFs aren’t slouching. They had respectable inflows of $5.2 billion for the week and $5.8 billion for the year.

A solid start to the year for U.S. stocks, with the S&P 500 up about 1.3% so far, is keeping investors interested in equities. At the same time, geopolitical factors have given safe-haven bonds a bid. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield dipped from 1.92% to 1.82% since the start of the year (bond yields and prices move inversely).

Sector ETFs In Vogue

Looking at individual ETFs, a handful of sector ETFs topped the weekly inflows list. The Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI), the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) and the Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY) each made the weekly top 10.

On the other hand, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) and the SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) topped the weekly outflows list.

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
XLI	Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund	1,774.31	12,447.15	14.25%
VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF	1,476.55	140,523.39	1.05%
XLF	Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund	983.87	25,347.46	3.88%
EEM	iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	979.07	30,845.65	3.17%
XLY	Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund	885.08	15,320.77	5.78%
QQQ	Invesco QQQ Trust	735.36	89,767.03	0.82%
MBB	iShares MBS ETF	670.94	21,815.86	3.08%
SMH	VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF	660.77	2,066.18	31.98%
XLC	Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund	574.63	7,546.19	7.61%
BND	Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF	563.16	49,142.95	1.15%

Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)

Ticker	Name	Net Flows ($,mm)	AUM ($, mm)	AUM % Change
SPY	SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	-1,105.28	313,105.58	-0.35%
TLT	iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	-812.52	16,571.00	-4.90%
GLD	SPDR Gold Trust	-665.44	44,564.01	-1.49%
IWM	iShares Russell 2000 ETF	-644.33	47,646.61	-1.35%
SPYV	SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Value ETF	-541.19	4,450.88	-12.16%
IJR	iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	-503.40	48,125.91	-1.05%
IVV	iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	-437.13	202,334.24	-0.22%
IWD	iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF	-422.59	42,082.33	-1.00%
LQD	iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	-411.19	34,595.29	-1.19%
IEF	iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	-387.89	17,318.09	-2.24%

ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class

	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	% of AUM
U.S. Equity	5,322.44	2,556,258.22	0.21%
International Equity	4,106.41	897,307.01	0.46%
U.S. Fixed Income	5,193.88	764,324.07	0.68%
International Fixed Income	689.39	91,330.54	0.75%
Commodities ETFs	-196.59	83,952.16	-0.23%
Currency	18.63	1,370.86	1.36%
Leveraged	48.62	40,427.59	0.12%
Inverse	-108.23	11,335.63	-0.95%
Asset Allocation	24.46	10,768.39	0.23%
Alternatives	34.95	4,557.90	0.77%
Total:	15,133.95	4,461,632.36	0.34%

Asset Classes (Year-to-Date)

	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	% of AUM
U.S. Equity	11,234.68	2,556,258.22	0.44%
International Equity	4,107.43	897,307.01	0.46%
U.S. Fixed Income	5,768.79	764,324.07	0.75%
International Fixed Income	806.63	91,330.54	0.88%
Commodities ETFs	-131.60	83,952.16	-0.16%
Currency	5.93	1,370.86	0.43%
Leveraged	-56.86	40,427.59	-0.14%
Inverse	-97.56	11,335.63	-0.86%
Asset Allocation	31.15	10,768.39	0.29%
Alternatives	34.03	4,557.90	0.75%
Total:	21,702.63	4,461,632.36	0.49%

Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM

Ticker	Name	Average Volume (30 Day)	1 Week Average Volume	% of Average
SSPY	Syntax Stratified LargeCap ETF	63,389	382,156	602.87%
DVEM	WisdomTree Emerging Markets Dividend	21,560	87,553	406.09%
COMT	iShares Commodities Select Strategy ETF	336,789	1,298,260	385.48%
AADR	AdvisorShares Dorsey Wright ADR ETF	17,287	70,068	405.32%
PEZ	Invesco DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum ETF	20,727	116,748	563.26%
VNQI	Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF	525,185	1,543,326	293.86%
DGRS	WisdomTree U.S. Smallcap Quality Dividend Growth Fund	14,376	33,191	230.88%
EEB	Invesco BRIC ETF	6,517	15,712	241.10%
NRGU	MicroSectors U.S. Big Oil Index 3X Leveraged ETN	80	458	574.51%
HFXI	IQ 50 Percent Hedged FTSE International ETF	130,395	285,700	219.10%

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	6.80%	225,848	43.80
PALL	Aberdeen Standard Physical Palladium Shares ETF	6.07%	218,965	331.67
BDRY	Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF	4.64%	22,846	1.36
ARKK	ARK Innovation ETF	4.31%	1,162,932	1,951.20
ARKW	ARK Next Generation Internet ETF	4.08%	946,111	451.14
CNCR	Loncar Cancer Immunotherapy ETF	3.94%	68,370	39.79
BUG	Global X Cybersecurity ETF	3.72%	71,003	2.61
ARKG	ARK Genomic Revolution ETF	3.52%	617,675	484.05
FNGS	MicroSectors FANG+ ETN	3.39%	16,604	57.88
WCLD	WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund	3.14%	26,725	15.49

Top 10 YTD Performers

Ticker	Name	YTD Performance	Weekly Performance	AUM ($, mm)
NGE	Global X MSCI Nigeria ETF	9.72%	6.80%	43.80
PALL	Aberdeen Standard Physical Palladium Shares ETF	8.62%	6.07%	331.67
KWEB	KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF	8.59%	2.09%	2,128.76
CHIC	Global X MSCI China Communication Services ETF	8.47%	2.12%	23.36
PGJ	Invesco Golden Dragon China ETF	7.60%	1.36%	205.94
CQQQ	Invesco China Technology ETF	7.55%	1.96%	607.16
OGIG	O’Shares Global Internet Giants ETF	6.86%	2.84%	48.17
XITK	SPDR FactSet Innovative Technology ETF	6.65%	3.00%	65.80
WCLD	WisdomTree Cloud Computing Fund	6.54%	3.14%	15.49
ARKW	ARK Next Generation Internet ETF	6.41%	4.08%	451.14

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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