Weekly ETF Inflows Total $16B
Investors added money to U.S. equity, international equity and fixed income ETFs during the week ending Thursday, Dec. 5.
Gifts aren't the only thing people are buying this holiday season. Investors bought up $15.9 billion worth of ETFs this week, too. This week's data, which measures U.S.-listed ETF flows for the week ending Thursday, Dec. 5, showed that investors were particularly interested in U.S. equity ETFs. That segment picked up $11 billion of fresh cash as the S&P 500 rallied back near record highs.
U.S. stocks sold off during the first half of the week on worries that a trade deal with China wouldn't get done, but they quickly rebounded as optimism returned thanks to positive comments from various U.S. and Chinese officials. A deal would halt tariffs on $156 billion worth of Chinese goods that are scheduled to go into effect on Dec. 15.
Meanwhile, $1.9 billion flowed into international equity ETFs and $3.1 billion went into U.S. fixed income ETFs this week. The U.S. 10-year Treasury yield edged up to 1.84% on Friday after a robust U.S. jobs report dashed recession fears.
Year-to-date ETF inflows now stand at $280.2 billion, ahead of last year's $261.8 billion pace.
For a full list of this week's top inflows and outflows, see the tables below:
Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | 5,119.81 | 289,135.79 | 1.77% |
| VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | 1,127.68 | 126,898.99 | 0.89% |
| IJH | iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 690.18 | 52,112.04 | 1.32% |
| IJR | iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | 536.49 | 46,904.87 | 1.14% |
| XLP | Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund | 505.01 | 13,810.70 | 3.66% |
| VYM | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | 493.40 | 28,821.37 | 1.71% |
| TLT | iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF | 420.41 | 17,939.10 | 2.34% |
| JNK | SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF | 410.80 | 10,288.87 | 3.99% |
| SCZ | iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF | 366.23 | 10,437.72 | 3.51% |
| MINT | PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Active ETF | 355.59 | 13,695.00 | 2.60% |
Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| XLI | Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund | -635.83 | 10,338.99 | -6.15% |
| IEF | iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF | -558.06 | 18,666.92 | -2.99% |
| SPLV | Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF | -447.15 | 11,973.61 | -3.73% |
| GLD | SPDR Gold Trust | -371.50 | 42,125.39 | -0.88% |
| QQQ | Invesco QQQ Trust | -230.71 | 81,011.29 | -0.28% |
| HYG | iShares iBoxx USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | -227.15 | 19,016.44 | -1.19% |
| SHV | iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF | -221.10 | 20,701.78 | -1.07% |
| VNQ | Vanguard Real Estate ETF | -211.87 | 36,905.13 | -0.57% |
| IBB | iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology ETF | -191.39 | 7,769.84 | -2.46% |
| VIG | Vanguard Dividend Appreciation ETF | -142.82 | 40,415.47 | -0.35% |
ETF Weekly Flows By Asset Class
| Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
| U.S. Equity | 11,010.98 | 2,438,869.79 | 0.45% |
| International Equity | 1,931.50 | 852,374.85 | 0.23% |
| U.S. Fixed Income | 3,059.11 | 748,597.32 | 0.41% |
| International Fixed Income | 47.31 | 87,719.53 | 0.05% |
| Commodities ETFs | -321.92 | 78,866.33 | -0.41% |
| Currency | -17.10 | 1,395.75 | -1.22% |
| Leveraged | 76.82 | 37,132.09 | 0.21% |
| Inverse | 28.91 | 12,339.11 | 0.23% |
| Asset Allocation | 67.00 | 10,576.32 | 0.63% |
| Alternatives | 38.08 | 4,775.56 | 0.80% |
| Total: | 15,920.69 | 4,272,646.65 | 0.37% |
Asset Classes (Year-to-Date)
| Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
| U.S. Equity | 112,730.04 | 2,438,869.79 | 4.62% |
| International Equity | 18,239.08 | 852,374.85 | 2.14% |
| U.S. Fixed Income | 123,326.83 | 748,597.32 | 16.47% |
| International Fixed Income | 18,354.50 | 87,719.53 | 20.92% |
| Commodities ETFs | 7,759.32 | 78,866.33 | 9.84% |
| Currency | -399.97 | 1,395.75 | -28.66% |
| Leveraged | -7,196.81 | 37,132.09 | -19.38% |
| Inverse | 5,602.42 | 12,339.11 | 45.40% |
| Asset Allocation | 577.33 | 10,576.32 | 5.46% |
| Alternatives | 1,189.02 | 4,775.56 | 24.90% |
| Total: | 280,181.77 | 4,272,646.65 | 6.56% |
Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds >$50 mm AUM
| Ticker | Name | Average Volume (30 Day) | 1 Week Average Volume | % of Average |
| MOTI | VanEck Vectors Morningstar International Moat ETF | 23,977 | 175,836 | 733.34% |
| IBDQ | iShares iBonds Dec 2025 Term Corporate ETF | 155,705 | 765,183 | 491.43% |
| SDG | iShares MSCI Global Impact ETF | 9,360 | 38,318 | 409.38% |
| ADRE | Invesco BLDRS Emerging Markets 50 ADR Index Fund | 5,718 | 21,196 | 370.68% |
| HYMB | SPDR Nuveen Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Municipal Bond ETF | 124,877 | 443,837 | 355.42% |
| WPS | iShares International Developed Property ETF | 11,130 | 40,809 | 366.65% |
| OIL | iPath Series B S&P GSCI Crude Oil ETN | 42,084 | 150,146 | 356.78% |
| RYF | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Financials ETF | 27,253 | 89,954 | 330.06% |
| DBP | Invesco DB Precious Metals Fund | 30,177 | 91,348 | 302.71% |
| DNL | WisdomTree Global ex-US Quality Dividend Growth Fund | 8,943 | 24,286 | 271.58% |
Top 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and <1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | Weekly Performance | Weekly Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
| EVIX | VelocityShares 1X Long VSTOXX Futures ETN | 12.01% | 9,198 | 1.65 |
| VIXY | ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF | 11.66% | 10,978,087 | 325.89 |
| VXX | iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short Term Futures ETN | 11.31% | 159,846,438 | 1,032.08 |
| GAZ | iPath Series B Bloomberg Natural Gas Subindex Total Return ETN | 5.42% | 6,906 | 3.30 |
| SILJ | ETFMG Prime Junior Silver Miners ETF | 4.98% | 761,882 | 118.22 |
| UNG | United States Natural Gas Fund LP | 4.77% | 19,620,805 | 375.01 |
| VXZ | iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN | 3.85% | 58,606 | 25.50 |
| VIXM | ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF | 3.80% | 304,640 | 49.68 |
| JO | iPath Series B Bloomberg Coffee Subindex Total Return ETN | 3.74% | 239,672 | 66.30 |
| GDXJ | VanEck Vectors Junior Gold Miners ETF | 3.59% | 43,727,123 | 5,001.52 |
Top 10 YTD Performers
| Ticker | Name | YTD Performance | Weekly Performance | AUM ($, mm) |
| VIIX | VelocityShares Daily Long VIX Short-Term ETN | 75.23% | 0.00% | 21.39 |
| INR | Market Vectors-Indian Rupee/USD ETN | 68.83% | 0.00% | 0.48 |
| TAN | Invesco Solar ETF | 52.35% | 0.96% | 402.48 |
| ITB | iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF | 49.86% | -1.56% | 1,226.84 |
| SMH | VanEck Vectors Semiconductor ETF | 48.19% | -2.69% | 1,315.25 |
| XSD | SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF | 48.02% | -2.55% | 415.77 |
| PALL | Aberdeen Standard Physical Palladium Shares ETF | 47.06% | 1.23% | 284.76 |
| SOXX | iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF | 45.89% | -3.06% | 2,150.95 |
| PBW | Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF | 45.29% | -1.28% | 190.85 |
| INDS | Pacer Benchmark Industrial Real Estate SCTR ETF | 44.97% | -0.36% | 35.91 |
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.
