Weekly ETF Flows Steady
Investors continued to add money to U.S.-listed ETFs last week.
Weekly exchange-traded inflows continued at a steady rate last week. On net, $12.6 billion flowed into U.S.-listed ETFs during the week ending Friday, Oct. 21.
That brought year-to-date inflows up to $453 billion, compared with $692 million at the same time a year ago.
Of last week’s inflows, $8.3 billion went into U.S. equity ETFs, nearly $2 billion went into international equity ETFs and $3.6 billion went into U.S. fixed income ETFs.
This year’s ETF inflows have been resilient despite turmoil in financial markets. Last week, for instance, U.S. bonds tumbled to fresh 2022 lows as the yield on the 10-year Treasury bond spiked to a 15-year high around 4.25% (bond prices and yields move inversely).
Yet investors continued to add money to U.S. fixed income ETFs. On a year-to-date basis, $133 billion has flowed into U.S. fixed income ETFs, only behind the $212.5 billion that has gone into U.S. equity ETFs.
For a full list of last week’s top inflows and outflows, see the tables below:
Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 2,156.46 | 340,059.55 | 0.63% |
| MBB | iShares MBS ETF | 1,764.94 | 20,853.22 | 8.46% |
| IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | 1,189.96 | 277,146.21 | 0.43% |
| LQD | iShares iBoxx USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 1,074.38 | 32,453.83 | 3.31% |
| SHYG | iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | 1,052.73 | 5,777.68 | 18.22% |
| VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 1,028.44 | 249,903.79 | 0.41% |
| USFR | WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund | 870.31 | 11,449.56 | 7.60% |
| VTEB | Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond ETF | 703.12 | 20,377.78 | 3.45% |
| MDYV | SPDR S&P 400 Mid Cap Value ETF | 632.07 | 2,085.15 | 30.31% |
| BND | Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | 597.15 | 78,551.08 | 0.76% |
Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| GOVT | iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF | -2,471.01 | 22,241.65 | -11.11% |
| VCSH | Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF | -1,659.74 | 37,527.31 | -4.42% |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | -1,217.98 | 49,197.02 | -2.48% |
| TIP | iShares TIPS Bond ETF | -892.26 | 25,110.93 | -3.55% |
| QQQ | Invesco QQQ Trust | -785.38 | 147,349.00 | -0.53% |
| IAU | iShares Gold Trust | -710.58 | 24,273.28 | -2.93% |
| GLD | SPDR Gold Trust | -689.65 | 48,785.06 | -1.41% |
| HDV | iShares Core High Dividend ETF | -640.23 | 11,567.96 | -5.53% |
| BSV | Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF | -557.86 | 37,356.99 | -1.49% |
| XLU | Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund | -514.94 | 14,600.67 | -3.53% |
ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class
| Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
| U.S. Equity | 8,286.19 | 3,593,313.15 | 0.23% |
| International Equity | 1,960.22 | 1,007,149.38 | 0.19% |
| U.S. Fixed Income | 3,632.88 | 1,078,179.71 | 0.34% |
| International Fixed Income | 260.27 | 130,089.73 | 0.20% |
| Commodities | -1,410.45 | 124,913.67 | -1.13% |
| Currency | 31.14 | 4,510.48 | 0.69% |
| Leveraged | 142.41 | 40,526.60 | 0.35% |
| Inverse | -284.01 | 26,251.50 | -1.08% |
| Asset Allocation | -40.49 | 15,533.13 | -0.26% |
| Alternatives | 68.26 | 8,928.75 | 0.76% |
| Total: | 12,646.41 | 6,029,396.10 | 0.21% |
Asset Classes (Year-to-Date)
| Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
| U.S. Equity | 212,483.88 | 3,593,313.15 | 5.91% |
| International Equity | 72,068.51 | 1,007,149.38 | 7.16% |
| U.S. Fixed Income | 132,962.46 | 1,078,179.71 | 12.33% |
| International Fixed Income | 4,221.37 | 130,089.73 | 3.24% |
| Commodities | -289.91 | 124,913.67 | -0.23% |
| Currency | 2,004.62 | 4,510.48 | 44.44% |
| Leveraged | 19,119.95 | 40,526.60 | 47.18% |
| Inverse | 7,823.87 | 26,251.50 | 29.80% |
| Asset Allocation | 264.63 | 15,533.13 | 1.70% |
| Alternatives | 2,365.41 | 8,928.75 | 26.49% |
| Total: | 453,024.79 | 6,029,396.10 | 7.51% |
Top 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | Weekly Performance | Weekly Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| PFIX | Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF | 10.87% | 1,338,226 | 431.34 |
| WEED | Roundhill Cannabis ETF | 9.37% | 37,252 | 1.98 |
| MSOS | AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF | 9.11% | 8,036,050 | 644.74 |
| RRH | Advocate Rising Rate Hedge ETF | 8.63% | 181,807 | 47.41 |
| XES | SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF | 7.52% | 597,448 | 250.28 |
| OIH | VanEck Oil Services ETF | 7.15% | 3,802,107 | 2,546.58 |
| IEZ | iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF | 7.04% | 2,564,745 | 165.33 |
| PXJ | Invesco Dynamic Oil & Gas Services ETF | 5.71% | 296,357 | 28.71 |
| IRHG | Global X Interest Rate Hedge ETF | 5.65% | 11,373 | 4.51 |
| EWZ | iShares MSCI Brazil ETF | 5.12% | 78,138,690 | 5,698.78 |
Top 10 YTD Performers
| Ticker | Name | YTD Performance | Weekly Performance | AUM ($, mm) |
| PFIX | Simplify Interest Rate Hedge ETF | 116.74% | 10.87% | 431.34 |
| UNL | United States 12 Month Natural Gas Fund LP | 70.73% | -7.83% | 33.19 |
| PXE | Invesco Dynamic Energy Exploration & Production ETF | 68.95% | 2.77% | 307.88 |
| IEO | iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF | 62.19% | 3.52% | 1,057.87 |
| FENY | Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF | 57.53% | 3.75% | 1,577.14 |
| VDE | Vanguard Energy ETF | 57.30% | 3.67% | 8,286.24 |
| XLE | Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund | 56.96% | 3.95% | 40,333.84 |
| GAZ | iPath Series B Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex Total Return ETN | 54.94% | -8.65% | 17.10 |
| IYE | iShares U.S. Energy ETF | 54.94% | 3.54% | 2,234.76 |
| JHME | John Hancock Multifactor Energy ETF | 54.63% | 3.88% | 25.34 |
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.
