Weekly ETF Flows See $25B Gain
The net inflows mark a reversal from two weeks of net losses.
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.
