Weekly Inflows Nearly $16B Amid Stock Records

Feb 14, 2020

Reviewed by: Sumit Roy

Edited by: Sumit Roy

Fresh cash kept rolling into ETFs this week as stock markets touched record highs. On net, $16 billion flowed into U.S.-listed ETFs during the week ending Thursday, Feb. 13. That brought year-to-date inflows up to $89.1 billion, far ahead of last year's $9.2 billion pace.

This week's inflows touched all of the key asset classes. U.S. equity ETFs pulled in $4.6 billion; international equity ETFs took in $2.2 billion; and U.S. fixed income ETFs gathered $7.3 billion.

The S&P 500 topped 3,380 for the first time ever this week, bringing its year-to-date gains to 4.7%. At the same time, the U.S. 10-year Treasury bond yield traded little changed around 1.58%, down 30 basis points from where it started the year.

In terms of individual ETFs, the SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Bond ETF (SPMB) and the iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF (LDEM) were among the top flows winners, while the Invesco Russell 1000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF (OMFL) and the iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF (IBB) were among the top flows losers of the week.

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	1,627.04	323,445.98	0.50%
QQQ	Invesco QQQ Trust	901.29	97,245.80	0.93%
AGG	iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	765.25	73,666.80	1.04%
SPMB	SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF	754.00	1,602.22	47.06%
XLU	Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund	648.66	12,412.13	5.23%
LDEM	iShares ESG MSCI EM Leaders ETF	627.18	649.97	96.49%
HYG	iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	563.16	18,590.05	3.03%
IEFA	iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF	559.95	77,296.77	0.72%
VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF	555.15	148,236.73	0.37%
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	484.95	144,942.27	0.33%

Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)

Ticker	Name	Net Flows ($,mm)	AUM ($, mm)	AUM % Change
OMFL	Invesco Russell 1000 Dynamic Multifactor ETF	-920.58	1,220.04	-75.46%
IBB	iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF	-618.69	6,967.17	-8.88%
BBJP	JPMorgan BetaBuilders Japan ETF	-373.94	4,034.40	-9.27%
XLY	Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund	-361.85	15,556.36	-2.33%
XLF	Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund	-361.63	25,357.06	-1.43%
XLK	Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund	-317.18	28,690.18	-1.11%
LQD	iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	-223.20	35,672.44	-0.63%
IWF	iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF	-215.95	52,947.36	-0.41%
EWW	iShares MSCI Mexico ETF	-180.21	769.26	-23.43%
XLI	Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund	-141.12	12,126.25	-1.16%

ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class

	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	% of AUM
U.S. Equity	4,590.66	2,673,126.58	0.17%
International Equity	2,154.83	913,458.59	0.24%
U.S. Fixed Income	7,266.51	794,797.96	0.91%
International Fixed Income	796.03	95,075.98	0.84%
Commodities ETFs	689.34	85,944.87	0.80%
Currency	16.35	1,421.26	1.15%
Leveraged	447.12	44,061.79	1.01%
Inverse	-85.42	11,297.00	-0.76%
Asset Allocation	71.90	11,076.17	0.65%
Alternatives	34.34	4,863.34	0.71%
Total:	15,981.66	4,635,123.52	0.34%

Asset Classes (Year-to-Date)

	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	% of AUM
U.S. Equity	35,432.03	2,673,126.58	1.33%
International Equity	15,950.75	913,458.59	1.75%
U.S. Fixed Income	28,011.26	794,797.96	3.52%
International Fixed Income	3,748.82	95,075.98	3.94%
Commodities ETFs	3,376.85	85,944.87	3.93%
Currency	66.48	1,421.26	4.68%
Leveraged	1,512.04	44,061.79	3.43%
Inverse	372.90	11,297.00	3.30%
Asset Allocation	228.76	11,076.17	2.07%
Alternatives	421.21	4,863.34	8.66%
Total:	89,121.10	4,635,123.52	1.92%

Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM

Ticker	Name	Average Volume (30 Day)	1 Week Average Volume	% of Average
KOMP	SPDR S&P Kensho New Economies Composite ETF	212,854	1,345,272	632.02%
YLD	Principal Active Income ETF	25,397	107,727	424.17%
CSM	ProShares Large Cap Core Plus	45,667	187,350	410.26%
NANR	SPDR S&P North American Natural Resources ETF	131,593	708,029	538.04%
SPMB	SPDR Portfolio Mortgage Backed Bond ETF	1,224,737	7,330,210	598.51%
FLBL	Franklin Liberty Senior Loan ETF	1,397	3,751	268.46%
MFUS	PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor U.S. Equity ETF	4,898	12,914	263.66%
UOCT	Innovator S&P 500 Ultra Buffer ETF - October	44,735	114,649	256.28%
XT	iShares Exponential Technologies ETF	243,530	857,713	352.20%
DALI	First Trust Dorsey Wright DALI 1 ETF	20,456	52,791	258.07%

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

Ticker	Name	Weekly Performance	Weekly Volume	AUM ($, mm)
TAN	Invesco Solar ETF	10.20%	2,496,313	620.41
REMX	VanEck Vectors Rare Earth/Strategic Metals ETF	9.97%	615,500	188.36
GSC	GS Connect S&P GSCI Enhanced Commodity TR Strategy ETN	9.79%	2,009	188.36
BATT	Amplify Advanced Battery Metals and Materials ETF	9.30%	72,813	5.74
CHIM	Global X MSCI China Materials ETF	8.12%	1,627	1.62
PBW	Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF	8.04%	513,880	327.88
CNRG	SPDR S&P Kensho Clean Power ETF	7.32%	59,668	23.91
CHIR	Global X MSCI China Real Estate ETF	7.00%	72,417	12.78
LIT	Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF	6.53%	2,377,016	613.24
COPX	Global X Copper Miners ETF	6.06%	244,050	79.78

Top 10 YTD Performers

Ticker	Name	YTD Performance	Weekly Performance	AUM ($, mm)
PALL	Aberdeen Standard Physical Palladium Shares ETF	25.51%	3.90%	374.82
TAN	Invesco Solar ETF	22.31%	10.20%	620.41
ARKW	ARK Next Generation Internet ETF	21.39%	3.58%	548.12
PBW	Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF	20.16%	8.04%	327.88
FNGS	MicroSectors FANG+ ETN	19.76%	3.08%	39.23
ACES	ALPS Clean Energy ETF	19.76%	4.47%	169.43
NIB	iPath Bloomberg Cocoa Subindex Total Return ETN	18.57%	0.43%	21.06
LIT	Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF	17.85%	6.53%	613.24
ARKK	ARK Innovation ETF	17.40%	4.46%	2,335.72
QCLN	First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund	17.32%	4.84%	222.05

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's worked for 12 years. Before joining the company, Roy was the managing editor and commodities analyst for Hard Assets Investor. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he enjoys climbing the city’s steep hills, playing pickleball and snowboarding.

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