Weekly ETF Inflows At Record Despite Monday Selling

The week ended on a high note for exchange-traded fund flows. On Monday, U.S.-listed ETFs witnessed a bulky $8.9 billion outflow, but between Tuesday and Thursday, they recouped all that and more. On Tuesday, inflows were $8.6 billion; on Wednesday, inflows were $7.4 billion; and on Thursday, inflows were $1.1 billion. 

The final data for the week from FactSet showed that ETFs gathered $7 billion in new money during the week ending Thursday, Sept. 21. That pushed year-to-date inflows to a new annual record of $329.3 billion.

This week's inflows were relatively evenly distributed between the various asset classes. U.S. equity ETFs took in $1.8 billion; international equity ETFs took in $2.3 billion; U.S. fixed-income ETFs took in $2.5 billion; and commodity ETFs took in $440 million.

The stock market fluctuated in a narrow range during the week. The S&P 500 hit a fresh record high just below 2,509 on Wednesday before paring gains amid concerns about the Federal Reserve's plan to shrink its balance sheet. 

Interest rates got a lift from those same Fed plans. The 10-year Treasury bond yield reached as high as 2.29% during the week, the highest level in more than a month. Last week, the yield briefly traded close to 2%.

'TLT' Continues To Sizzle
This week's top 10 inflows list included many familiar names. The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) and the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) were the only funds to garner net inflows of more than $1 billion during the period.

The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) also made an appearance on the list, with inflows of $575 million. At the same time, the iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF (TLT) continued to rake in money, collecting $532 million of fresh assets this week. 

On the outflows side, the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) took the top spot. This year's top inflows winner hit a roadbump, as investors pulled $1.6 billion from the fund.

Other notable flows losers this week included the ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (SVXY), the VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short-Term ETN (XIV), the iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB) and the iShares MSCI Canada ETF (EWC).

For a full list of this week's top inflows and outflows, see the tables below:

Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)

Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)

ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class

Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM

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.