U.S.-listed ETFs added $19.8 billion in new assets in the period from Nov. 26 to Dec. 2 as the broad-market equity trading tools sprung back to life.
SPY Roars Back
The $SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY.US)$ bounced back with just more than $4 billion in inflows for the period after losing nearly $2.5 billion the week prior. Other broad-market ETFs on the top of the inflow list include the $iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV.US)$, the $Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI.US)$ and the $Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO.US)$, which, combined, generated $4.8 billion worth of inflows.
Technology ETFs also added assets in the period, with the $Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ.US)$ adding $2.5 billion. The $The Technology Select Sector SPDR® Fund (XLK.US)$ and the $VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH.US)$ added a combined $1.3 billion in the period. However, those figures don't include the impact of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission announcing a lawsuit to stop $NVIDIA (NVDA.US)$ 's $40 billion acquisition of Arm with minutes to go in Thursday's trading period.
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Sectors Struggle
Sector-specific ETFs were among the largest losers in the week.
The $Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF.US)$ had the most outflows in the period, with a $1.4 billion loss, while the $Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI.US)$ decreased by $542 million. The $iShares US Real Estate ETF (IYR.US)$ also saw outflows, to the tune of $413 million.
In the fixed income realm, investors mainly pulled assets out of funds holding bonds with shorter maturities. The $Invesco Senior Loan ETF (BKLN.US)$ and the $iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (IGSB.US)$ and the $Short-Treasury Bond Ishares (SHV.US)$ lost a combined $1.1 billion in the period.
Source: ETF.com