Weekly ETF Flows See $25B Gain

Sep 19, 2022

Reviewed by: Shubham Saharan

Edited by: Shubham Saharan

As Wall Street stocks continued to plummet at the end of last week, investors flocked to equity-focused exchange-traded funds.

U.S.-listed ETFs brought in nearly $25 billion in the week ending Sept. 16, ETF.com data shows. The net inflows mark a stark reversal from the prior two weeks, when funds shed $4.2 billion and $5.3 billion, respectively.

Most of the intakes stemmed from U.S.-listed equity funds, which alone brought in $20.2 billion, at a time when the S&P dropped 4.8% during the week, while the Nasdaq recorded a 5.4% weekly decline. Meanwhile, U.S. fixed income funds saw $3.6 billion in gains last week, up 33% from the week prior.

Top performers focused primarily on small and midcap ETFs, including the Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF (VO), the Vanguard Small-Cap ETF (VB) and the Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF (SCHA). The Russell Small-Cap and the Russell Mid-Cap indices were up nearly 0.2% during the trading day.

On the other side of the ledger, funds that incurred the largest losses included the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), the IShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF (IGV) and the iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF (IGM).

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

Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)

Ticker	Name	Net Flows ($,mm)	AUM ($, mm)	AUM % Change
VTI	Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF	2,880.12	261,902.17	1.10%
VOO	Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	2,097.16	263,621.43	0.80%
VXF	Vanguard Extended Market ETF	1,654.93	15,257.83	10.85%
VO	Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF	1,529.69	51,387.90	2.98%
VB	Vanguard Small-Cap ETF	1,194.83	42,622.08	2.80%
SCHA	Schwab U.S. Small-Cap ETF	936.19	14,359.18	6.52%
VTV	Vanguard Value ETF	879.07	98,566.93	0.89%
VBR	Vanguard Small-Cap Value ETF	843.94	23,750.91	3.55%
VUG	Vanguard Growth ETF	761.52	73,418.15	1.04%
XLI	Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund	679.89	13,202.14	5.15%

Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)

Ticker	Name	Net Flows ($,mm)	AUM ($, mm)	AUM % Change
SPY	SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	-2,149.96	351,793.87	-0.61%
XLF	Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund	-933.83	31,436.53	-2.97%
JNK	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	-512.16	6,144.36	-8.34%
IWM	iShares Russell 2000 ETF	-443.11	51,902.45	-0.85%
ACWI	iShares MSCI ACWI ETF	-418.29	15,698.94	-2.66%
HYG	iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	-323.71	12,041.57	-2.69%
GLD	SPDR Gold Trust	-318.95	52,171.29	-0.61%
XLC	Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund	-304.77	8,768.15	-3.48%
IGV	iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF	-250.62	3,614.04	-6.93%
IGM	iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF	-224.05	3,066.05	-7.31%

ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class

	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	% of AUM
U.S. Equity	20,155.69	3,807,248.12	0.53%
International Equity	20.43	1,084,071.75	0.00%
U.S. Fixed Income	3,610.91	1,101,675.51	0.33%
International Fixed Income	70.80	137,956.24	0.05%
Commodities	-420.56	134,707.46	-0.31%
Currency	148.79	4,158.52	3.58%
Leveraged	34.15	45,354.52	0.08%
Inverse	1,260.82	26,894.10	4.69%
Asset Allocation	-22.64	16,501.73	-0.14%
Alternatives	113.59	8,456.33	1.34%
Total:	24,971.98	6,367,024.27	0.39%

Asset Classes (Year-to-Date)

	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	% of AUM
U.S. Equity	187,719.22	3,807,248.12	4.93%
International Equity	63,988.86	1,084,071.75	5.90%
U.S. Fixed Income	112,513.17	1,101,675.51	10.21%
International Fixed Income	6,084.67	137,956.24	4.41%
Commodities	4,354.31	134,707.46	3.23%
Currency	1,672.79	4,158.52	40.23%
Leveraged	18,229.12	45,354.52	40.19%
Inverse	12,571.08	26,894.10	46.74%
Asset Allocation	296.09	16,501.73	1.79%
Alternatives	1,931.52	8,456.33	22.84%
Total:	409,360.82	6,367,024.27	6.43%

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

Ticker	Name	Weekly Performance	Weekly Volume	AUM ($, mm)
CYA	Simplify Tail Risk Strategy ETF	10.90%	544,935	74.25
GAZ	iPath Series B Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex Total Return ETN	9.13%	49,264	30.78
VIXY	ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF	8.47%	65,335,630	467.52
SPKX	ConvexityShares 1x SPIKES Futures ETF	8.43%	1,878	2.80
UNG	United States Natural Gas Fund LP	8.41%	21,681,736	564.09
UNL	United States 12 Month Natural Gas Fund LP	7.94%	395,840	45.87
VXX	iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN	5.18%	7,910,942	490.20
VIXM	ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF	3.94%	361,585	102.12
VXZ	iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN	3.81%	226,239	50.63
KSET	KraneShares Global Carbon Offset Strategy ETF	3.74%	6,231	8.36

Top 10 YTD Performers

Ticker	Name	YTD Performance	Weekly Performance	AUM ($, mm)
UNG	United States Natural Gas Fund LP	151.80%	8.41%	564.09
GAZ	iPath Series B Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex Total Return ETN	150.26%	9.13%	30.78
UNL	United States 12 Month Natural Gas Fund LP	135.40%	7.94%	45.87
JJE	iPath Series B Bloomberg Energy Subindex Total Return ETN	74.45%	3.14%	7.95
PBUG	Pacer iPath Gold Trendpilot ETN	69.63%	4.60%	22.32
PXE	Invesco Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production ETF	65.99%	0.89%	285.51
RJN	Elements Rogers International Commodity Index-Energy TR ETN	61.74%	2.40%	8.56
PFIX	Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF	60.52%	-3.53%	326.35
FCG	First Trust Natural Gas ETF	60.43%	1.72%	972.57
IEO	iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF	58.74%	1.44%	1,016.15

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.

Shubham Saharan

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Shubham Saharan is a markets reporter at etf.com. Before joining the company, she reported for Bloomberg and the Financial Times. Saharan is a graduate of Barnard College of Columbia University.

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