Fund flow analysis: Global ETFs

Fund flow statistics are extremely helpful in understanding investor sentiment towards different sections of financial markets. Here we are tracking largest inflows and outflows from funds not the outflows from sector. Latest fund flow statistics available, for the week ending 14th July, from ETF.com

Inflows –

• Looking at the week’s fund flow, Risk affinity sentiment is crystal clear.
   
• SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust saw biggest inflows in tune of $7.17 billion, which can be seen as a major sign of risk affinity.
   
• Among all ETFs iShares Russell 2000 ETF saw second biggest inflows, in tune of $1.5 billion.
   
• iShares iBoxx $ investment grade Corporate Bond ETF received inflows of $1.36 billion.

• SPDR Barclays high Yield bond ETF saw inflows of $966 million.
   
• iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF received inflows of $887 million.

Outflows –

• SPDR Gold Trust               saw the biggest (among the ETFs) outflows of $673 million.
   
• Second biggest outflow was from Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund and in the tune of $548 million.
   
• iShares MSCI Japan ETFs saw outflows of $454 million.

• SPDR technologies and the Utilities fund saw outflows in the tune of $370 and $383 million.