International ETFs Take Flight as Domestic Inflows Drop

January 30, 2023

International bond and equity exchange-traded funds took center stage last week as investors shirked domestic product offerings.  

ETFs brought in $8.2 billion in the week ending Friday, Jan. 27, 19.6% shy of the $10.2 billion that the investment vehicle pulled in the week prior.  

Most of the inflows stemmed from international equity funds, which lured in $7.6 billion, the largest haul the asset class has seen thus far this year. International fixed income products took second place, posting $1.5 billion in inflows during the same period.  

Funds that gained the most traction last week included the JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF (BBEU), the iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF (IDEV) and the Vanguard Total International Bond ETF (BNDX), which collectively attracted nearly $4 billion in assets, according to ETF.com data.  

On the other side of the ledger, U.S equity funds bled nearly $2 billion, compared with the $382 million in outflows the asset class reported the week prior.  

Meanwhile, U.S. fixed income funds shed $468 million last week, compared with the $4.5 billion that flocked into domestic bond funds in the week ending Jan. 20. This is the first time U.S. fixed income products have posted net losses since the week ending Sept. 23, 2022, according to ETF.com data.  

Funds that lost the greatest assets last week included the SPDR S&P Biotech ETF (XBI), the iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF (DGRO) and the iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF), whose collective losses totaled $3.3 billion, ETF.com data shows. 

 

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
BBEU JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF 2,478.59 6,734.56 36.80%
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust 1,590.55 379,700.41 0.42%
LQD iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF 937.37 40,753.62 2.30%
JEPI JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF 894.19 19,603.43 4.56%
SQQQ ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ 857.77 4,787.63 17.92%
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF 787.02 10,413.96 7.56%
XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund 725.12 44,227.10 1.64%
BNDX Vanguard Total International Bond ETF 700.92 47,132.43 1.49%
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF 635.53 15,152.56 4.19%
IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF 593.61 24,711.59 2.40%

 

Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)

Ticker Name Net Flows ($,mm) AUM ($, mm) AUM % Change
XBI SPDR S&P Biotech ETF -1,151.18 8,220.20 -14.00%
DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF -1,086.82 24,029.97 -4.52%
IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF -1,067.56 60,646.27 -1.76%
BIL SPDR Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF -1,035.65 25,258.82 -4.10%
QQQ Invesco QQQ Trust -931.43 155,004.40 -0.60%
IWD iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF -858.82 53,922.88 -1.59%
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF -806.71 54,554.99 -1.48%
MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF -561.50 32,611.06 -1.72%
XLV Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund -496.19 41,003.48 -1.21%
PKW Invesco BuyBack Achievers ETF -480.14 1,097.36 -43.75%

 

ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class

  Net Flows ($, mm) AUM ($, mm) % of AUM
U.S. Equity -1,970.20 4,065,932.91 -0.05%
International Equity 7,559.68 1,271,775.43 0.59%
U.S. Fixed Income -468.91 1,206,407.79 -0.04%
International Fixed Income 1,458.05 147,816.81 0.99%
Commodities 776.02 137,300.87 0.57%
Currency -19.66 3,879.46 -0.51%
Leveraged 227.18 53,877.64 0.42%
Inverse 1,077.58 23,647.58 4.56%
Asset Allocation -342.64 16,410.67 -2.09%
Alternatives -53.47 8,896.88 -0.60%
Total: 8,243.63 6,935,946.04 0.12%

 

Asset Classes (Year-to-Date)

  Net Flows ($, mm) AUM ($, mm) % of AUM
U.S. Equity -5,392.97 4,065,932.91 -0.13%
International Equity 18,799.81 1,271,775.43 1.48%
U.S. Fixed Income 21,269.41 1,206,407.79 1.76%
International Fixed Income 5,036.58 147,816.81 3.41%
Commodities 635.08 137,300.87 0.46%
Currency -51.49 3,879.46 -1.33%
Leveraged -865.46 53,877.64 -1.61%
Inverse 4,027.16 23,647.58 17.03%
Asset Allocation -1,301.85 16,410.67 -7.93%
Alternatives 105.18 8,896.88 1.18%
Total: 42,261.46 6,935,946.04 0.61%

 

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

Ticker Name Weekly Performance Weekly Volume AUM ($, mm)
JJT iPath Series B Bloomberg Tin Subindex Total Return ETN 10.28% 2,264 12.35
GREI Goldman Sachs Future Real Estate and Infrastructure Equity ETF 8.87% 18,806 24.80
LD iPath Bloomberg Lead Subindex Total Return ETN 8.26% 3,575 1.30
KEUA KraneShares European Carbon Allowance Strategy ETF 6.39% 146,436 18.27
GRN iPath Series B Carbon ETN 5.88% 49,178 48.95
EWZS iShares MSCI Brazil Small-Cap ETF 5.30% 165,164 83.66
SGG iPath Series B Bloomberg Sugar Subindex Total Return ETN 5.29% 3,006 30.02
JO iPath Series B Bloomberg Coffee Subindex Total Return ETN 5.18% 129,374 58.19
SLX VanEck Steel ETF 5.11% 112,929 121.91
FBZ First Trust Brazil AlphaDEX Fund 4.88% 10,159 7.43

 

Top 10 YTD Performers

Ticker Name YTD Performance Weekly Performance AUM ($, mm)
WGMI Valkyrie Bitcoin Miners ETF 85.46% 1.69% 4.02
DAM VanEck Digital Assets Mining ETF 70.81% -2.07% 1.05
DAPP VanEck Digital Transformation ETF 63.30% -3.75% 28.94
BITQ Bitwise Crypto Industry Innovators ETF 58.70% -3.36% 54.20
IBLC iShares Blockchain and Tech ETF 52.62% -2.71% 6.16
SATO Invesco Alerian Galaxy Crypto Economy ETF 52.13% -2.40% 2.76
GFOF Grayscale Future of Finance ETF 46.69% -3.68% 5.03
BITS Global X Blockchain and Bitcoin Strategy ETF 45.90% -0.82% 10.02
FDIG Fidelity Crypto Industry and Digital Payments ETF 41.63% -1.24% 24.10
NFTZ Defiance Digital Revolution ETF 36.58% -1.20% 5.35

 

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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