Weekly ETF Fund Flows: Energy ETFs Rise
The polar vortex that hit a wide swath of states last week also lifted energy ETF assets, while total U.S.-listed ETFs remained relatively flat.
The polar vortex that hit a wide swath of states last week also lifted energy ETF assets, while total U.S.-listed ETFs remained relatively flat.
The polar vortex that hit a wide swath of states last week also lifted energy ETF assets, while total U.S.-listed ETFs remained relatively flat.
U.S.-listed ETFs added $231.7 million in the week ended Thursday, Jan. 9, but that wasn't enough to lift industry assets, as total U.S.-listed assets dipped a bit to $1.689 trillion from the previous week.
The blistering cold airstream dubbed the "polar vortex" that left many states in frigid conditions last week was also responsible for asset inflows into two energy ETFs: the Energy Select SPDR ETF (XLE | A-92) and the United States Oil ETF (USO | A-100). XLE and USO gained $492.6 million and $477.3 million, respectively.
The SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY | A-98) led the loss leaders during the week, redeeming $2.17 billion, followed by the iShares Russell 2000 (IWM | A-80), which lost $1.48 billion. U.S. equity ETFs gained $266.8 million while international equity ETFs experienced outflows of $469.9 million.
Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| XLE | Energy Select SPDR | 492.55 | 8,522.14 | 6.13% |
| USO | United States Oil | 477.30 | 1,003.99 | 90.62% |
| XLU | Utilities Select SPDR | 398.74 | 4,877.13 | 8.90% |
| VEA | Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets | 368.85 | 19,172.40 | 1.96% |
| QQQ | PowerShares QQQ | 359.75 | 45,265.25 | 0.80% |
| VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Market | 336.46 | 39,342.78 | 0.86% |
| EZU | iShares MSCI EMU | 304.50 | 8,464.37 | 3.73% |
| VGK | Vanguard FTSE Europe | 276.76 | 13,780.71 | 2.05% |
| IWO | iShares Russell 2000 Growth | 236.02 | 6,462.38 | 3.79% |
| IVW | iShares S&P 500 Growth | 210.24 | 9,416.30 | 2.28% |
Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 | -2,174.70 | 173,314.99 | -1.24% |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 | -1,479.57 | 25,468.49 | -5.49% |
| VWO | Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets | -1,197.54 | 43,557.18 | -2.68% |
| EEM | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets | -1,133.45 | 37,407.31 | -2.94% |
| BND | Vanguard Total Bond Market | -272.49 | 17,422.54 | -1.54% |
| XRT | SPDR S&P Retail | -181.63 | 940.06 | -16.19% |
| GDX | Market Vectors Gold Miners | -171.02 | 6,539.78 | -2.55% |
| IWN | iShares Russell 2000 Value | -167.70 | 5,899.20 | -2.76% |
| XOP | SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production | -166.19 | 687.96 | -19.46% |
| OIH | Market Vectors Oil Services | -112.91 | 1,324.76 | -7.85% |
ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class
| Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
| U.S. Equity | 266.83 | 928,195.95 | 0.03% |
| International Equity | -469.91 | 397,684.43 | -0.12% |
| U.S. Fixed Income | 254.37 | 229,965.22 | 0.11% |
| International Fixed Income | 67.71 | 20,780.49 | 0.33% |
| Commodities | 150.99 | 63,377.34 | 0.24% |
| Currency | -69.00 | 2,490.10 | -2.77% |
| Leveraged | 143.95 | 20,884.94 | 0.69% |
| Inverse | -152.51 | 18,926.35 | -0.81% |
| Asset Allocation | 26.75 | 3,873.25 | 0.69% |
| Alternatives | 12.48 | 3,525.04 | 0.35% |
| Total: | 231.67 | 1,689,703.12 | 0.01% |
Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM
| Ticker | Name | Average Volume (30 Day) | 1 Week Average Volume | % of Average |
| CGW | Guggenheim S&P Global Water | 85,840 | 1,464,340 | 341.18% |
| IHI | iShares U.S. Medical Devices | 103,536 | 1,630,098 | 314.88% |
| QABA | First Trust NASDAQ ABA Community Bank | 17,386 | 264,996 | 304.85% |
| FTA | First Trust Large Cap Value AlphaDEX | 100,454 | 1,502,564 | 299.15% |
| ITF | iShares Japan Large-Cap | 6,926 | 93,870 | 271.05% |
| FYT | First Trust Small Cap Value AlphaDEX | 22,345 | 300,493 | 268.95% |
| EIS | iShares MSCI Israel Capped | 32,910 | 441,516 | 268.32% |
| EWO | iShares MSCI Austria Capped | 142,721 | 1,848,024 | 258.97% |
| HYHG | ProShares High Yield - Interest Rate Hedged | 21,308 | 269,215 | 252.69% |
| GII | SPDR S&P Global Infrastructure | 18,896 | 233,898 | 247.56% |
Top 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | Weekly Performance | Weekly Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| XBI | SPDR S&P Biotech | 11.30% | 3,533,745 | 1,063.03 |
| JO | iPath Dow Jones-UBS Coffee Total Return ETN | 6.77% | 1,773,976 | 120.71 |
| CAFE | iPath Pure Beta Coffee ETN | 6.44% | 288,725 | 8.67 |
| PGAL | Global X FTSE Portugal 20 | 6.02% | 61,190 | 1.66 |
| PBE | PowerShares Dynamic Biotech & Genome | 5.78% | 370,351 | 307.09 |
| GREK | Global X FTSE Greece 20 | 5.46% | 1,273,675 | 147.17 |
| KWT | Market Vectors Solar Energy | 5.35% | 60,500 | 23.98 |
| EWO | iShares MSCI Austria Capped | 5.23% | 1,848,024 | 108.12 |
| EWP | iShares MSCI Spain Capped | 5.12% | 3,995,001 | 972.84 |
| FAN | First Trust ISE Global Wind Energy | 4.97% | 537,051 | 81.80 |
Bottom 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | Weekly Performance | Weekly Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| EEH | ELEMENTS Linked to SPECTRUM Large Cap U.S. Momentum ETN | -15.77% | 1,835 | 1.31 |
| GAZ | iPath Dow Jones-UBS Natural Gas Total Return ETN | -7.78% | 359,411 | 32.81 |
| CVOL | C-Tracks Citi Volatility ETN | -7.44% | 61,293 | 2.45 |
| PEK | Market Vectors China | -6.58% | 141,345 | 27.95 |
| NAGS | Teucrium Natural Gas | -6.02% | 11,788 | 1.68 |
| UNG | United States Natural Gas | -5.92% | 37,127,195 | 794.61 |
| TDX | db X-trackers In-Target Date | -5.74% | 1,412 | 11.60 |
| EMEY | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Energy Capped | -5.44% | 1,919 | 1.78 |
| KOL | Market Vectors Coal | -5.41% | 574,838 | 145.09 |
| UNL | United States 12 Month Natural Gas | -5.39% | 98,674 | 25.26 |
Top 10 YTD Performers
| Ticker | Name | YTD Performance | Weekly Performance | AUM ($, mm) |
| TAN | Guggenheim Solar | 12.65 | 4.68 | 356.47 |
| XBI | SPDR S&P Biotech | 11.85 | 11.30 | 1,063.03 |
| KWT | Market Vectors Solar Energy | 8.82 | 5.35 | 23.98 |
| JO | iPath Dow Jones-UBS Coffee Total Return ETN | 8.29 | 6.77 | 120.71 |
| EEH | ELEMENTS Linked to SPECTRUM Large Cap U.S. Momentum ETN | 7.56 | -15.77 | 1.31 |
| CAFE | iPath Pure Beta Coffee ETN | 6.94 | 6.44 | 8.67 |
| GREK | Global X FTSE Greece 20 | 6.39 | 5.46 | 147.17 |
| SILJ | PureFunds ISE Junior Silver (Small Cap Miners/Explorers) | 6.19 | 0.67 | 1.47 |
| PGAL | Global X FTSE Portugal 20 | 5.82 | 6.02 | 1.66 |
| PBE | PowerShares Dynamic Biotech & Genome | 5.70 | 5.78 | 307.09 |
Bottom 10 YTD Performers
| Ticker | Name | YTD Performance | Weekly Performance | AUM ($, mm) |
| GRN | iPath Global Carbon ETN | -32.20 | 0.02 | 1.67 |
| BDG | PowerShares DB Base Metals Long ETN | -25.79 | -4.06 | 0.00 |
| GRWN | iPath Pure Beta Softs ETN | -17.52 | 0.00 | 0.80 |
| INFL | PowerShares DB US Inflation ETN | -13.39 | -0.13 | 3.59 |
| DPU | PowerShares DB Commodity Long ETN | -10.67 | -10.67 | 2.15 |
| JJT | iPath Dow Jones-UBS Tin Total Return ETN | -8.89 | -5.31 | 6.33 |
| PEK | Market Vectors China | -8.08 | -6.58 | 27.95 |
| OLO | PowerShares DB Crude Oil Long ETN | -7.68 | -3.77 | 7.10 |
| FXI | iShares China Large-Cap | -6.75 | -3.61 | 5,638.30 |
| EMFT | SPDR MSCI EM 50 | -6.68 | -4.40 | 4.56 |
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.
