Weekly ETF Fund Flows: US Equities Shine
U.S. equities ETFs were some of the most popular funds with investors in the past week, with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSEArca:SPY) leading the pack in terms of asset gathering, as the stock market rallied to new highs.
The Dow Jones industrial average broke record after record in the past week ended Thursday, March 7, rallying every single one of the past five sessions to post closings that reached uncharted territory for the widely watched benchmark first envisioned by Charles Dow in 1896. In all, the Dow gained nearly 2 percent in the week, tagging on 275 points to close at its highest level ever Thursday at 14,329.49.
The S&P 500 came within roughly 20 points of its record closing of 1,565.15 reached back in 2007, gaining some 2 percent in the week, while the Nasdaq hit levels not seen in 12 years.
SPY, the largest ETF in the world, attracted $1.84 billion in new net assets, while the iShares Core S&P 500 Index Fund (NYSEArca:IVV) snagged $1.37 billion in the week. In all, investors poured $4.60 billion into U.S. equities ETFs in the past five days, helping push total U.S.-listed ETF assets to $1.446 trillion.
The iShares MSCI Japan Index Fund (NYSEArca:EWJ) was another ETF that ranked high with investors, who continued to look for access to Japan's recovery story. EWJ is the market's largest Japan-focused ETF, and now boasts $6.4 billion in assets.
On the flip side, gold funds were again out of favor this week, as investors continued to focus on improving economic data and a rising U.S. dollar.
The SPDR Gold Trust (NYSEArca:GLD) bled more than $580 million in the past five-day period, while the PowerShares DB Gold (NYSEArca:DGL) saw net outflows of $215 million. Altogether, investors took some $822 million out of commodities ETFs.
Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 | 1,843.57 | 129,425.18 | 1.45% |
| IVV | iShares Core S&P 500 | 1,373.13 | 39,646.88 | 3.59% |
| SSO | ProShares Ultra S&P 500 | 737.44 | 2,132.67 | 52.85% |
| DIA | SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average Trust | 617.45 | 11,227.90 | 5.82% |
| QQQ | PowerShares QQQ | 402.94 | 31,956.80 | 1.28% |
| SPLV | PowerShares S&P 500 Low Volatility | 398.04 | 3,938.05 | 11.24% |
| VOO | Vanguard S&P 500 | 381.08 | 8,748.72 | 4.55% |
| VNQ | Vanguard REIT | 348.92 | 17,714.58 | 2.01% |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 | 288.68 | 20,006.02 | 1.46% |
| EWJ | iShares MSCI Japan | 249.19 | 6,390.05 | 4.06% |
Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IJH | iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap | -1,218.92 | 14,637.27 | -7.69% |
| EEM | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets | -853.76 | 50,080.20 | -1.68% |
| MVV | ProShares Ultra MidCap 400 | -836.97 | 133.77 | -86.22% |
| GLD | SPDR Gold | -580.83 | 63,092.35 | -0.91% |
| MDY | SPDR S&P MidCap 400 | -513.25 | 11,050.17 | -4.44% |
| IYR | iShares Dow Jones U.S. Real Estate | -361.29 | 5,120.67 | -6.59% |
| EWZ | iShares MSCI Brazil Capped | -302.88 | 8,347.15 | -3.50% |
| XLF | Financial Select SPDR | -275.19 | 10,940.38 | -2.45% |
| DGL | PowerShares DB Gold | -215.08 | 258.14 | -45.45% |
| EMB | iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond | -213.59 | 5,993.57 | -3.44% |
ETF Weekly Daily Flows By Asset Class
| Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. Equity | 4,607.23 | 682,766.36 | 0.67% |
| International Equity | -27.83 | 359,516.92 | -0.01% |
| U.S. Fixed Income | 1,261.34 | 228,498.02 | 0.55% |
| International Fixed Income | 80.74 | 27,181.79 | 0.30% |
| Commodities | -822.60 | 107,846.90 | -0.76% |
| Currency | 35.79 | 2,799.88 | 1.28% |
| Leveraged | -154.17 | 13,458.62 | -1.15% |
| Inverse | 437.73 | 18,315.00 | 2.39% |
| Asset Allocation | 35.59 | 2,915.70 | 1.22% |
| Alternatives | 212.75 | 3,219.28 | 6.61% |
| Total: | 5,666.57 | 1,446,518.48 | 0.39% |
Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds 'gt;$50 mm AUM
| Ticker | Name | Average Volume(30 Day) | 1 Week AverageVolume | % of Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MVV | ProShares Ultra MidCap 400 | 514,131 | 11,706,311 | 455.38% |
| RHS | Guggenheim S&P Equal Weight Consumer Staples | 10,528 | 194,186 | 368.90% |
| DGL | PowerShares DB Gold | 288,511 | 5,255,941 | 364.35% |
| KBWB | PowerShares KBW Bank | 188,155 | 2,845,929 | 302.51% |
| DBP | PowerShares DB Precious Metals | 119,991 | 1,806,793 | 301.15% |
| EFAV | iShares MSCI EAFE Minimum Volatility | 155,865 | 2,139,586 | 274.54% |
| IJH | iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap | 1,287,189 | 17,555,073 | 272.77% |
| MUAF | iShares 2017 S&P AMT-Free Municipal Series | 8,811 | 117,745 | 267.26% |
| PZT | PowerShares Insured New York Municipal Bond | 14,458 | 184,126 | 254.71% |
| VTWO | Vanguard Russell 2000 | 42,021 | 534,444 | 254.37% |
Top 10 Weekly Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and 'lt;1,000 Shares Traded
| Ticker | Name | Weekly Performance | Weekly Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XBI | SPDR S&P Biotech | 5.89% | 1,788,396 | 711.50 |
| FAA | Guggenheim Airline | 5.48% | 187,639 | 22.94 |
| TUR | iShares MSCI Turkey Investable Market | 5.30% | 1,285,784 | 830.70 |
| IBB | iShares NASDAQ Biotechnology | 5.24% | 2,499,855 | 2,386.72 |
| DBJP | db X-trackers MSCI Japan Hedged Equity | 5.09% | 50,274 | 11.98 |
| FBT | First Trust NYSE Arca Biotechnology | 4.83% | 352,334 | 275.65 |
| BBH | Market Vectors Biotech | 4.80% | 194,167 | 198.18 |
| PBE | PowerShares Dynamic Biotech & Genome | 4.56% | 51,797 | 140.50 |
| KBWI | PowerShares KBW Insurance | 4.38% | 1,400 | 2.50 |
| DXJ | WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity | 4.36% | 12,340,587 | 4,575.20 |
| Ticker | Name | Weekly Performance | Weekly Volume | AUM ($, mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GREK | Global X FTSE Greece 20 | -5.44% | 168,185 | 26.51 |
| LD | iPath Dow Jones-UBS Lead Total Return ETN | -5.22% | 9,081 | 5.81 |
| GRN | iPath Global Carbon ETN | -4.98% | 2,400 | 0.64 |
| PLTM | First Trust ISE Global Platinum | -4.91% | 78,970 | 11.52 |
| EGPT | Market Vectors Egypt | -4.85% | 586,736 | 38.03 |
| NIB | iPath Dow Jones-UBS Cocoa Total Return ETN | -4.39% | 108,536 | 25.31 |
| SCIF | Market Vectors India Small-Cap | -4.32% | 2,180,325 | 106.15 |
| GGGG | Global X PURE Gold Miners | -4.29% | 19,770 | 3.30 |
| GLDX | Global X Gold Explorers | -4.28% | 595,509 | 33.80 |
| CHOC | iPath Pure Beta Cocoa ETN | -4.17% | 10,658 | 4.32 |
Top 10 YTD Performers
| Ticker | Name | YTD Performance | Weekly Performance | AUM ($, mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDXJ | Market Vectors Indonesia Small Cap | 20.80 | 2.43 | 4.56 |
| IAI | iShares Dow Jones U.S. Broker-Dealers | 19.34 | 1.88 | 93.59 |
| KBWC | PowerShares KBW Capital Markets | 19.33 | 2.39 | 9.91 |
| FAA | Guggenheim Airline | 18.93 | 5.48 | 22.94 |
| EPHE | iShares MSCI Philippines Investable Market | 18.58 | 2.48 | 336.82 |
| KWT | Market Vectors Solar Energy | 18.05 | 1.64 | 12.99 |
| VNM | Market Vectors Vietnam | 17.89 | 0.72 | 409.70 |
| TAN | Guggenheim Solar | 17.86 | 0.16 | 72.59 |
| XTN | SPDR S&P Transportation | 17.09 | 3.31 | 28.30 |
| QCLN | First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy | 16.64 | 4.03 | 25.53 |
Bottom 10 YTD Performers
| Ticker | Name | YTD Performance | Weekly Performance | AUM ($, mm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GRN | iPath Global Carbon ETN | -38.10 | -4.98 | 0.64 |
| GLDX | Global X Gold Explorers | -30.07 | -4.28 | 33.80 |
| VXX | iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN | -28.66 | -3.93 | 1,176.10 |
| VIIX | VelocityShares VIX Short Term ETN | -28.66 | -3.93 | 15.69 |
| VIXY | ProShares VIX Short-Term | -28.32 | -3.82 | 174.10 |
| VIIZ | VelocityShares VIX Mid Term ETN | -23.70 | -1.50 | 3.89 |
| VXZ | iPath S&P 500 VIX Mid-Term Futures ETN | -23.70 | -1.50 | 60.99 |
| VIXM | ProShares VIX Mid-term | -23.64 | -1.49 | 62.18 |
| GGGG | Global X PURE Gold Miners | -21.13 | -4.29 | 3.30 |
| GDXJ | Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners | -20.21 | -3.23 | 2,138.40 |
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.
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