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One Week ETF Trends

US Listed ETFs – Equity – 1 Week Best & Worst Returns

Last week, China equities received a boost when Trump announced that he would delay tariffs on $300B worth of Chinese goods until December.  Invesco’s PGJand CQQQ led equity returns followed by China-related ETFs from VanEck, KraneShares, and Xtrackers.

Argentina witnessed the 2nd largest stock market drop in global history. This led to an over 24% drop for both ARGTand AGT. Cannabis ETFs MJand THCX also saw significant losses for the week.

US Listed ETFs – Fixed Income – 1 Week Best & Worst Returns

Long-term treasury ETFs ZROZ, EDV, and SPTLrallied last week and led fixed income returns. 

The VelocityShares Long LIBOR ETN ULBR took a plunge, dropping over 7% by the end of trading Friday.

US Listed ETFs – Equity – Top Inflows & Outflows

The energyand consumer staples select sector funds XLE and XLP saw the largest equity inflows last week.

Emerging markets ETF EEM saw the largest outflow, followed by Utilities Select Sector SPDR XLU.

US Listed ETFs – Fixed Income – 1 Week Inflows & Outflows

The Vanguard Total Bond Market posted top inflows for the week, followed by iShares Treasury ETFsIEF, SHY, and SHV.

High Yield ETFs JNKand HYG witnessed significant outflows last week, followed by iShares Emerging Markets Bond ETF EMB.

On-Screen Liquidity Momentum

Top 10 secondary-market volume increases where ADV 5-day increased substantially over ADV 20-day and ADV 5-day > $10mm

New Launches, Filings, Closings & Changes 

New Filings:

• Tidal RPAR Risk Parity ETF
• AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF
• Newfound/ReSolve Robust Equity Momentum Index ETF
• iShares Factors US Growth Style ETF
• iShares Factors US Value Style ETF
• Cambria Private Equity Strategy ETF
• Cambria Venture Capital Private Equity Strategy ETF
• Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF
• Goldman Sachs Access China Bonds ETF
• Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 1-5 Year Bond ETF
• Goldman Sachs Access Investment Grade Corporate 10+ Year Bond ETF
• Goldman Sachs Access Total Bond Market ETF
• Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Treasury Total Market Bond ETF

Expense Ratio Changes:

• iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Asia ETF EEMA49→50bps
• iShares MSCI Emerging Markets Small CapETF EEMS66→67bps
• USCF SummerHaven Dynamic Commodity Strategy No K-1 Fund SDCI80→60bps
• USCF SummerHaven SHPEI Index Fund BUY95→80bps
• USCF SummerHaven SHPEN Index Fund BUYN95→80bps

Other Changes:

• NYSE Pickens Oil Response ETF BOON changed its name, ticker, underlying index, and expense ratio to Pickens Morningstar Renewable Energy Response ETF RENW tracking the Morningstar North America Renewable Energy Index rather than the NYSE Pickens Oil Response Index. Expenseratio for the fund moved from 85→65bps.

Last week trade tensions escalated before Trump’s announcement of a tariff delay and U.S. mortgage debt hits a new record surpassing the 2008 peak. Thankfully, Olive Garden is offering a pass to a select 50 people for unlimited dining for life.

With the markets choppy last week, here’s what was making waves in the ETF marketplace.

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US Listed ETFs – Equity – 1 Week Best & Worst Returns

Argentina ETFs ARGT and AGT soared last week ahead of the country’s primary elections results. Egyptian ETF EGPT and Brazilian ETFs EWZS and FBZ also saw topperformance. 

Oil and MLP ETFs took the biggest hit last week, led by the SPDR Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF XES.

US Listed ETFs – Fixed Income – 1 Week Best & Worst Returns

Convertible securities led fixed income gains last week, followed by emerging markets sovereign and government bond ETFs.

A mix of funds made the list for worst fixed income returns, led by Anfield Universal Fixed Income IFIF.

US Listed ETFs – Equity – Top Inflows & Outflows

VOO led equity inflows, followed by iShares MSCI Min Vol ETF USMV. 

SPY saw over $5B in outflows last week as trade tensions escalated and concerns of an economic cooldown grew.

US Listed ETFs – Fixed Income – 1 Week Inflows & Outflows

Treasury bond ETFs BIL and IEF saw top inflows for the fixed income category, while corporate bond ETFs LQD and VCIT saw top outflows.

On-Screen Liquidity Momentum

Top 10 secondary-market volume increases where ADV 5-day increased substantially over ADV 20-day and ADV 5-day > $10mm

New Launches, Filings, Closings andChanges 

New Filings:

•  First Trust Active Factor Large CapETF
• First Trust Active Factor Mid Cap ETF
• First Trust Active Factor Small CapETF
• Pacific Global International Equity Income ETF
• Fidelity Stocks for Inflation ETF
• FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – August
• FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – August
• FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Buffer ETF – November
• FT Cboe Vest U.S. Equity Deep Buffer ETF – November

Expense Ratio Changes:

• WisdomTree India Earnings Fund EPI, 85→84bps

Last week the Federal Reserve cut interest rates, Trump escalated trade tensions with China, and America saw one of its worst weeks of gun violence to date.

With everything going on, here are all the major moves seen in the ETF marketplace.

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US Listed ETFs – Equity – 1 Week Best & Worst Returns

The Invesco Solar ETF TANmade a 5.7% jump last week and was the top-performing equity ETF. Other clean energy ETFs CNRGand ACESmade the list as well.

Real estate and cannabis were the other two winning categories last week.

The Global X Copper Miners ETF COPX saw the biggest loss,and was followed by a number of other metal-related ETFs. Semiconductor ETFs SOXXand SMH also took a major hit.

US Listed ETFs – Fixed Income – 1 Week Best & Worst Returns

After last week’s rate cut the Fed signaled more cuts would be unlikely, which led to a boost to long term treasury ETFs.

The VelocityShares Long LIBOR ETN ULBRwas the worst performing fixed income ETF, followed by a number of convertible securities ETFs.

Emerging markets fixed income ETFs also saw poorperformance last week.

US Listed ETFs – Equity – Top Inflows & Outflows

QQQled inflows last week, and consumer staples and tech sector funds also saw significant inflows.

Emerging markets ETF EEM saw last week’s largest outflows. Semiconductor ETFs SOXX and SMH also made top outflows list in addition to worst returns.

US Listed ETFs – Fixed Income – 1 Week Inflows & Outflows

Long term treasury ETF TLT saw the largest inflow last week, while high yield corporate bond ETF HYGsaw nearly $560M in outflows.

On-Screen Liquidity Momentum

Top 10 secondary-market volume increases where ADV 5-day increased substantially over ADV 20-day and ADV 5-day > $10mm

New Launches, Filings, Closings andChanges 

New Launches:

•  IQ Ultra Short Duration ETF ULTR, 24bps
• Innovator S&P 500 Ultra Buffer ETF – August UAUG, 79bps
• Innovator S&P 500 Power Buffer ETF – August PAUG, 79bps
• Innovator S&P 500 Buffer ETF – August BAUG, 79bps

New Filings:

• Franklin Liberty Systematic Style Premia ETF
• North Shore Global Uranium Mining ETF
• Pacific Global Focused High Yield ETF
• Pacific Global Senior Loan ETF
• Day Hagan/Ned Davis Research Smart Sector ETF

Closings:

• ProShares UltraShort Gold Miners GDXS
• ProShares Ultra Gold Miners GDXX
• ProShares CDS Short North American HY Credit ETF WYDE

Expense Ratio Changes:

• KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF KWEB, 76→70bps
• KraneShares Emerging Markets Consumer Technology Index ETF KEMQ, 80→79bps
• AlphaClone Alternative Alpha ETF ALFA, 69→65bps
• iShares Russell Mid-Cap Growth ETF IWP, 25→24bps
• iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF ITA, 43→42bps
• iShares Global Infrastructure ETF IGF, 47→46bps
• iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF IGV, 47→46bps
• iShares Expanded Tech Sector ETF IGM, 47→46bps
• Franklin LibertyQ U.S. Equity ETF FLQL, 25→15bps
• iShares U.S. Telecommunications ETF IYZ, 43→42bps
• Franklin LibertyQ Emerging Markets ETF FLQE, 55→45bps
• iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF IHE, 43→42bps
• iShares Global Financials ETF IXG, 47→46bps
• iShares U.S. Broker-Dealers & Securities Exchanges ETF IAI, 43→42bps
• iShares U.S. Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF IEO, 43→42bps
• iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF WOOD, 47→46bps
• iShares Global Consumer Discretionary ETF RXI, 47→46bps
• iShares Global Utilities ETF JXI, 47→46bps
• iShares North American Tech-Multimedia Networking ETF IGN, 47→46bps
• Columbia India Consumer ETF INCO, 76→75bps
• KraneShares MSCI One Belt One Road Index ETF OBOR, 80→79bps
• KraneShares E Fund China Commercial Paper ETF KCNY, 62→59bps
• Franklin Liberty International Aggregate Bond ETF FLIA, 35→25bps
• KraneShares CICC China Leaders 100 Index ETF KFYP, 71→70bps
• KraneShares MSCI China Environment Index ETF KGRN, 79→80bps

Last week, the Governor of Puerto Rico stepped down, Capital One announced they were hit by one of the biggest hacks ever and markets shifted in expectation of a rate cut from the Fed.

Here’s everything else that happened in the world of ETFs. 

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US Listed ETFs – Equity – 1 Week Best & Worst Returns

Last week, top equity performers were banking ETFs QABA and KBWR.

The First Trust Natural Gas ETF FCG bottomed out for the week. One of the biggest losing trends of the week was precious metal mining ETFs.

US Listed ETFs – Fixed Income – 1 Week Best & Worst Returns

The VelocityShares Long LIBOR ETN ULBR made back nearly all of its losses from the previous week with a gain of 3.54%. Convertible securities ETFs FCVT and CWB also posted top performance in the fixed income category. High yield bond ETFs also saw significant gains for the week.

The iPath US Treasury 2-year Bull ETN DTUL saw the biggest drop in the fixed income category. International treasury bond ETFs saw poor performance last week as well.

US Listed ETFs – Equity – Top Inflows & Outflows

SPYsaw the largest inflows last week, followed by its dividend-focused counterpart SDY. Other major index funds made the top inflows list, but notable mentions include the financialXLFand energy XLE select sector funds.

US Listed ETFs – Fixed Income – 1 Week Inflows & Outflows

HYG saw $1B in inflows last week while the PIMCO enhanced short maturity active ETFMINT saw $185M in outflows.

On-Screen Liquidity Momentum

Top 10 secondary-market volume increases where ADV 5-day increased substantially over ADV 20-day and ADV 5-day > $10mm

New Launches, Filings, Closings andChanges 

New Launches:

• Invesco S&P 500 Value with Momentum ETF SPVM, 39bps
• Principal International Multi-Factor Core Index ETF PDEV, 25bps
• Principal U.S. Small-MidCap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF PSM, 20bps
• Principal U.S. Large-Cap Multi-Factor Core Index ETF PLC, 15bps

New Filings:

• Pacer Trendpilot US Bond ETF
• Global X Cybersecurity ETF

Closings:

• The Bernstein US Research Fund BERN
• The Bernstein Global Research Fund BRGL

Expense Ratio Changes:

• Sprott Gold Miners ETF SGDJ, 57→50bps
• iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF IWF, 20→19bps
• iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF IWD, 20→19bps
• iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF IWR, 20→19bps
• iShares Russell Mid-Cap Value ETF IWS, 25→24bps
• iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF IYR, 43→42bps
• iShares Global Tech ETF IXN, 47→46bps
• iShares Global Healthcare ETF IXJ, 47→46bps
• iShares PHLX Semiconductor ETF SOXX, 47→46bps
• iShares Europe ETF IEC, 60→59bps
• iShares Global Energy ETF IXC, 47→46bps
• iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF ITB, 43→42bps
• iShares India 50 ETF INDY, 89→94bps
• iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF KXI, 47→46bps
• iShares North American Natural Resources ETF IGE, 47→46bps
• iShares U.S. Regional Banks ETF IAT, 43→42bps
• iShares MSCI Poland ETF EPOL, 63→59bps
• iShares Global Clean Energy ETF ICLN, 47→46bps
• iShares Global Comm Services ETF IXP, 47→46bps
• iShares Global Industrials ETF EXI, 47→46bps
• iShares Global Materials ETF MXI, 47→46bps
• iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF IEZ, 43→42bps
• iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF HSCZ, 43→42bps
• Global X S&P 500 Quality Dividend ETF  QDIV, 35→20bps

We’ve put together an overview of all the biggest ETF moves so far this year!

The first half of 2019 has proven to be an exciting year for the markets. The geopolitical shifts we’ve observed have created new opportunities and challenges for asset managers. Exchange Traded Funds have capitalized on these market moves by continuing to provide investors with new ways to express their investment theses and navigate the turbulent waters. 

With the many market shifts we’ve seen throughout the year, we’ve decided to create a halftime report in order to highlight some of the biggest ETF moves and trends that have been observed so far this year.

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One Week ETF Trends

US Listed ETFs – Equity – 1 Week Best & Worst Returns

Precious metals were the clear winners last week, with the ETFMG Prime Junior Silver ETF SILJ boosting over 15%.

Natural gas and oil services ETFs declined for the week. Mexico focused ETF EWW took a hit as the July 22nd deadline for a US & Mexico migration deal loomed.

US Listed ETFs – Fixed Income – 1 Week Best & Worst Returns

A number of International and US Treasury ETFs were among the top performers last week, with DFVL and FEMB taking the top spots in fixed income.

The VelocityShares Long LIBOR ETN ULBR fell from recent highs, dropping -3.86% by the end of the week.

US Listed ETFs – Equity – Top Inflows & Outflows

IVV saw almost a billion in inflows last week, while SPY saw $1.5B in outflows.

US Listed ETFs – Fixed Income – 1 Week Inflows & Outflows

High Yield corporate bond, HYG, led fixed income inflows last week with $563M pouring into the fund.

Short-term treasury ETFs saw large outflows last week, with over $500M leaving SHY.

On-Screen Liquidity Momentum

Top 10 secondary-market volume increases where ADV 5-day increased substantially over ADV 20-day and ADV 5-day > $10mm

New Launches, Filings, Closings and Changes 

New Launches:

• FlexShares US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund QLV, 22bps
• FlexShares Developed Markets ex-US Quality Low Volatility Index Fund QLVC, 32bps
• FlexShares Emerging Markets Quality Low Volatility Index Fund QLVE, 40bps
• WBI BullBear Trend Switch U.S. Total Return ETF WBIN, 77bps
• Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF CNBS, 75bps

New Filings:

• Leuthold Core ETF
• Schwab Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF
• Schwab Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF
• Schwab Long-Term U.S. Treasury ETF

Expense Ratio Changes:

• iShares S&P Mid-Cap 400 Growth ETF IJK, 25→24bps

Last week, tropical depression Barry hit the US, equity markets slumped ahead of earnings, and Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in Wimbledon to win his fifth title.

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US Listed ETFs – Equity – 1 Week Best & Worst Returns

Last week, Gold weighted ETF SGDJ took the top spot in equity returns, and was followed by iShares U.S. Healthcare Provider IHF. Other notable performance was seen into semiconductors , other gold ETFs, and the ARK Web x.0 ETF ARKW.

Marijuana ETFs saw the worst performance last week, followed by Egypt and Greece. 

US Listed ETFs – Fixed Income – 1 Week Best & Worst Returns

Convertible securities was a winning strategy last week, with ICVT taking the top spot.

Long Term Treasury ETFs took a significant hit last week, with ZROZdropping more than 3%.

US Listed ETFs – Equity – Top Inflows & Outflows

SPY led equity inflows, followed by similar S&P 500 funds IVV and VOO. 

The financial, consumer staples, and Health Care SPDR funds saw the largest outflows.

US Listed ETFs – Fixed Income – 1 Week Inflows & Outflows

The iShares MBS ETF MBB led fixed income inflows, while LQD saw the largest outflows.

On-Screen Liquidity Momentum

Top 10 secondary-market volume increases where ADV 5-day increased substantially over ADV 20-day and ADV 5-day > $10mm

New Launches, Filings, Closings and Changes 

New Launches:

• VanEck Vectors Low Carbon Energy ETF SMOG, 63bps
• Aptus Collared Income Opportunity ETF ACIO, 79bps
• Innovation Shares Cannabis ETF THCX, 70bps
• Wahed FTSE USA Shariah ETF HLAL, 50bps

New Filings:

• Inspire International ESG ETF
• GraniteShares XOUT U.S. Large Cap ETF

Expense Ratio Changes:

• iShares Broad USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF USIG 15-6bps

Last week, California was rocked by two major earthquakes, Ross Perot died, and the US womens soccer team took home gold at the Women’s World Cup.

Even though we had a short trading week, there were still major moves in the ETF markets last week…

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US Listed ETFs – Equity – 1 Week Best & Worst Returns

Brazilian equities saw top performance last week as a major pension reform bill moved forward in Brazilian Congress. Colombian equities also had large gains for the week.

APAC saw the biggest losses last week, with the brunt of ETFs being heavily China-weighted.

US Listed ETFs – Fixed Income – 1 Week Best & Worst Returns

The VelocitySharesLong LIBOR ETN ULBR took the #1 spot in fixed income for the second week in a row, followed by international IPFFand emerging markets currency FEMB ETFs.

US Treasury ETFs saw worst returns last week with DTUL dropping more than 1.5% by end of day Friday.

US Listed ETFs – Equity – Top Inflows & Outflows

S&P 500 SPYand Russell 2000 IWM took top spots in equity inflows last week.

Invesco QQQ Trust QQQsaw the largest outflows for the week, losing over $773m.

US Listed ETFs – Fixed Income – 1 Week Inflows & Outflows

$1B flowed into HYGfor the week, as high-yield corporate bonds continued to rally.

US Treasury ETFs saw major outflows last week, along with short-term bond ETFs.

On-Screen Liquidity Momentum

Top 10 secondary-market volume increases where ADV 5-day increased substantially over ADV 20-day and ADV 5-day > $10mm

New Launches, Filings, Closings and Changes 

New Launches:

• Innovation Shares launched the third marijuana ETF to enter the US market, The Cannabis ETF THCX
• InnovatorShares launched 2 new products
  • Innovator MSCI Emerging Markets Power Buffer ETF EJUL, 89bps
  • Innovator MSCI EAFE Power Buffer ETF IJUL, 85bp

New Filings:

• Innovator PTAM Core Bond ETF
• Innovator PTAM MBS ETF

Expense Ratio Changes:

• VictoryShares USAA MSCI USA Small Cap Value Momentum ETF USVM 25→24bps
• JPMorgan Global Bond Opportunities ETF JPGB 55→50bps