Investors Add $15B To ETFs This Week

May 07, 2021

It was steady as she goes for ETF flows, as investors put $15.3 billion to work in the space. That brought year-to-date inflows for all U.S.-listed ETFs up to $335.7 billion, ahead of the $115.8 billion seen at this same time a year ago.

The S&P 500 hit fresh record highs this week, shrugging off a steep pullback in high-growth stocks. U.S. equity ETFs picked up $7.5 billion in fresh cash during the period, ahead of the $2.2 billion that went into international equity ETFs and the $2.6 billion that went into U.S. fixed income ETFs.

Outflows From ‘ARKK’

Taking a look at the list of individual ETF winners, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) topped the inflows list with creations of $2.2 billion. It was followed by the Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) and the iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA), with inflows of more than $815 million each.

On the flip side, the Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ), the SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY) and the ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK) topped the weekly outflows list.

ARKK was hammered during the week as the ETF plunged along with its high-growth holdings. ARKK registered weekly outflows of $761 million, but is still showing inflows of $6.8 billion for the year as a whole.

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 2,223.46 361,785.43 0.61%
XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund 837.90 42,661.52 1.96%
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF 819.49 92,684.19 0.88%
IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF 780.65 277,686.39 0.28%
XLV Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund 742.15 26,757.35 2.77%
VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF 735.73 238,987.92 0.31%
IUSB iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF 524.91 13,195.90 3.98%
VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock ETF 491.05 45,592.06 1.08%
VTV Vanguard Value ETF 478.40 79,339.73 0.60%
BND Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF 477.15 74,426.02 0.64%

 

Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)

Ticker Name Net Flows ($,mm) AUM ($, mm) AUM % Change
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust -2,021.02 156,227.98 -1.29%
SDY SPDR S&P Dividend ETF -1,440.72 19,824.30 -7.27%
ARKK ARK Innovation ETF -760.91 21,013.76 -3.62%
IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF -574.20 5,823.35 -9.86%
SCHP Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF -458.48 16,824.53 -2.73%
IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF -342.25 13,596.75 -2.52%
SPSB SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF -328.55 7,619.76 -4.31%
LQD iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF -327.29 41,422.66 -0.79%
EWY iShares MSCI South Korea ETF -309.73 6,843.04 -4.53%
BUG Global X Cybersecurity ETF -304.87 345.13 -88.34%

 

ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class

  Net Flows ($, mm) AUM ($, mm) % of AUM
U.S. Equity 7,533.63 3,620,806.00 0.21%
International Equity 2,228.54 1,223,352.94 0.18%
U.S. Fixed Income 2,576.54 1,008,749.66 0.26%
International Fixed Income 1,154.61 135,912.62 0.85%
Commodities 984.61 136,117.97 0.72%
Currency 2.32 1,771.08 0.13%
Leveraged 552.44 55,668.57 0.99%
Inverse 386.13 11,440.61 3.38%
Asset Allocation -146.37 15,397.27 -0.95%
Alternatives 54.97 6,418.15 0.86%
Total: 15,327.43 6,215,634.86 0.25%

 

Asset Classes (Year-to-Date)

  Net Flows ($, mm) AUM ($, mm) % of AUM
U.S. Equity 159,148.26 3,620,806.00 4.40%
International Equity 102,270.72 1,223,352.94 8.36%
U.S. Fixed Income 56,836.46 1,008,749.66 5.63%
International Fixed Income 15,230.57 135,912.62 11.21%
Commodities -5,606.59 136,117.97 -4.12%
Currency -126.97 1,771.08 -7.17%
Leveraged 2,078.72 55,668.57 3.73%
Inverse 2,727.02 11,440.61 23.84%
Asset Allocation 1,394.29 15,397.27 9.06%
Alternatives 1,796.22 6,418.15 27.99%
Total: 335,748.71 6,215,634.86 5.40%

 

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

Ticker Name Weekly Performance Weekly Volume AUM ($, mm)
IEZ iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF 11.70% 3,819,711 150.53
XES SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF 11.03% 597,079 163.56
URNM North Shore Global Uranium Mining ETF 10.19% 714,045 264.69
PXJ Invesco Dynamic Oil & Gas Services ETF 10.09% 823,610 61.57
XME SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF 9.81% 22,873,596 2,261.27
PSCE Invesco S&P SmallCap Energy ETF 9.64% 2,362,306 144.59
GSCE GS Connect S&P GSCI Enhanced Commodity TR Strategy Index ETN 9.62% 3,633 144.59
URA Global X Uranium ETF 8.47% 4,048,207 654.54
PXI Invesco DWA Energy Momentum ETF 8.34% 281,495 150.98
BDRY Breakwave Dry Bulk Shipping ETF 7.98% 3,511,675 115.27

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.

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