Weekly ETF Flows Steady

Sumit Roy

Senior ETF Analyst

Oct 24, 2022

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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.

Sumit Roy

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Sumit Roy is the senior ETF analyst for etf.com, where he has worked for 13 years. He creates a variety of content for the platform, including news articles, analysis pieces, videos and podcasts.

Before joining etf.com, Sumit was the managing editor and commodities analyst for Hard Assets Investor. In those roles, he was responsible for most of the operations of HAI, a website dedicated to education about commodities investing.

Though he still closely follows the commodities beat, Sumit covers a much broader assortment of topics for etf.com, with a particular focus on stock and bond exchange-traded funds.

He is the host of etf.com’s Talk ETFs, a popular video series that features weekly interviews with thought leaders in the ETF industry. Sumit is also co-host of Exchange Traded Fridays, etf.com’s weekly podcast series.

He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, where he enjoys climbing the city’s steep hills, playing chess and snowboarding in Lake Tahoe.

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