Weekly ETF Flows Post $42B Gain

Oct 31, 2022

Reviewed by: Shubham Saharan

Edited by: Shubham Saharan

Exchange-traded fund inflows soared on rising markets, as $41.9 billion was pulled into the industry in the week ending Oct. 28, more than three times the $12.6 billion posted the week before.

While a slew of lackluster earnings results from big-tech companies sent markets into a midweek tizzy, U.S. stock markets remained resilient, notching their longest streak of weekly gains since August. Both the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq climbed more than 2% on Friday, rising on better-than-expected earnings results from tech behemoth Apple Inc.

A net $26.5 billion flowed into equity funds over the past week, over threefold the $8.3 billion the industry posted the week prior, as investors jumped back into asset class. Top performers of the week included the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY), the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) and the SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (SDY), which together saw more than $11.4 billion pulled, according to ETF.com data.

While equities lured investors at a greater rate last week, the asset class has brought in only $239.6 billion year to date, 32% lower than the $352.7 billion the asset class posted around this time last year, according to ETF.com data.

Meanwhile, U.S. fixed income brought in $13.4 billion, four times more than the $3.6 billion seen during the week ending Friday, Oct. 21. Corporate debt seemed to be an investor favorite, as funds flowed into the SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF (JNK), the iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) and the iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (HYG).

On the other side of the ledger, funds with the greatest outflows included the Shares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF (ESGU) and the iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF (FALN).

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

Top 9 Creations (All ETFs)

Ticker	Name	Net Flows ($,mm)	AUM ($, mm)	AUM % Change
SPY	SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	7,820.56	361,043.26	2.17%
IVV	iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	1,816.74	289,671.38	0.63%
SDY	SPDR S&P Dividend ETF	1,807.30	23,848.26	7.58%
JNK	SPDR Bloomberg High Yield Bond ETF	1,557.41	7,489.99	20.79%
LQD	iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	1,414.04	34,719.00	4.07%
TLT	iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	1,334.36	24,876.09	5.36%
QQQ	Invesco QQQ Trust	1,143.36	150,374.60	0.76%
XLF	Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund	1,046.90	30,852.69	3.39%
HYG	iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	977.85	13,403.90	7.30%

Top 9 Redemptions (All ETFs)

Ticker	Name	Net Flows ($,mm)	AUM ($, mm)	AUM % Change
GOVT	iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF	-1,065.23	21,509.43	-4.95%
ITOT	iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF	-503.22	38,866.75	-1.29%
ESGU	iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF	-385.85	19,723.56	-1.96%
SH	ProShares Short S&P500	-380.34	2,955.78	-12.87%
HDV	iShares Core High Dividend ETF	-376.82	11,802.65	-3.19%
MDYG	SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Growth ETF	-345.21	1,518.83	-22.73%
TIP	iShares TIPS Bond ETF	-327.14	25,152.56	-1.30%
FALN	iShares Fallen Angels USD Bond ETF	-298.00	1,720.39	-17.32%
GLD	SPDR Gold Trust	-294.48	49,217.17	-0.60%

ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class

	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	% of AUM
U.S. Equity	26,502.19	3,775,116.50	0.70%
International Equity	2,898.45	1,038,196.15	0.28%
U.S. Fixed Income	13,402.75	1,104,909.15	1.21%
International Fixed Income	436.51	132,722.34	0.33%
Commodities	-766.30	126,476.93	-0.61%
Currency	70.87	4,611.78	1.54%
Leveraged	-340.07	43,781.66	-0.78%
Inverse	-529.02	24,126.72	-2.19%
Asset Allocation	66.59	15,937.27	0.42%
Alternatives	159.15	9,027.30	1.76%
Total:	41,901.11	6,274,905.80	0.67%

Asset Classes (Year-to-Date)

	Net Flows ($, mm)	AUM ($, mm)	% of AUM
U.S. Equity	239,611.05	3,775,116.50	6.35%
International Equity	75,016.38	1,038,196.15	7.23%
U.S. Fixed Income	146,365.21	1,104,909.15	13.25%
International Fixed Income	4,657.88	132,722.34	3.51%
Commodities	-1,044.93	126,476.93	-0.83%
Currency	2,081.72	4,611.78	45.14%
Leveraged	19,337.73	43,781.66	44.17%
Inverse	7,281.17	24,126.72	30.18%
Asset Allocation	343.07	15,937.27	2.15%
Alternatives	2,537.15	9,027.30	28.11%
Total:	496,186.43	6,274,905.80	7.91%

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

Ticker	Name	Weekly Performance	Weekly Volume	AUM ($, mm)
JPRE	JPMorgan Realty Income ETF	33.76%	55,920	792.51
KEUA	KraneShares European Carbon Allowance Strategy ETF	13.47%	38,760	19.85
GRN	iPath Series B Carbon ETN	10.88%	74,852	48.68
TAN	Invesco Solar ETF	10.38%	6,848,003	2,290.48
RAYS	Global X Solar ETF	10.22%	29,029	6.60
MLPO	Credit Suisse S&P MLP Index ETN	10.22%	9,528	29.44
KARB	Carbon Strategy ETF	9.72%	1,498	0.32
THCX	The Cannabis ETF	9.68%	150,405	26.95
POTX	Global X Cannabis ETF	9.45%	118,087	54.40
CTEX	ProShares S&P Kensho Cleantech ETF	8.92%	4,469	5.46

Top 10 YTD Performers

Ticker	Name	YTD Performance	Weekly Performance	AUM ($, mm)
PFIX	Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF	97.58%	-14.97%	408.87
PXE	Invesco Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production ETF	76.63%	1.61%	330.52
UNL	United States 12 Month Natural Gas Fund LP	72.35%	1.53%	33.44
IEO	iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF	68.37%	1.42%	1,152.58
XLE	Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund	65.23%	1.83%	42,454.48
FENY	Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF	65.20%	1.93%	1,658.10
VDE	Vanguard Energy ETF	65.05%	1.89%	8,659.31
IYE	iShares U.S. Energy ETF	63.14%	2.25%	2,320.24
RYE	Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Energy ETF	61.13%	2.01%	577.75
FCG	First Trust Natural Gas ETF	60.17%	1.85%	1,012.08

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.

[Editor’s Note: A previous version of this article included the MicroSectors FANG+ Index 3X Leveraged ETN (FNGU) in the Top Redemptions table.]

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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