Tag: iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap (IJH)
Is Greed Good? – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
The steep drop in oil prices over the last few months has been grabbing all of the headlines. But it was two natural gas ETFs that had unusually large net asset flows last week. Last week we saw large net inflows into several ETFs that hold US stocks… iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap (IJH) had $997 […]
Riding A Wave Of Bullish Momentum – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Bullish momentum is back… The S&P 500 rode the wave of bullishness to a new all-time high last week. The large cap index is now up 10% from the mid-October lows. Investors are clearly feeling emboldened by the recent stock market surge. Last week they pumped money into ETFs that hold US stocks at an […]
Q’s and Mid-Caps Lead Inflows – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Weekly ETF Fund Flows Stocks reached record highs last week. Amazingly, the S&P 500 has advanced 10% so far this year to a high of 2,011. The strong performance for stocks is helping drive money into stock ETFs. ETF inflows of around $3 billion last week pushed total assets closer to the $2 trillion mark. […]
Don’t Jump On This Bandwagon – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Stocks felt the impact of two new shocks to the system last week… A passenger jet was shot down in Ukraine and Israel launched a ground assault in Gaza. Needless to say, these two events mark an escalation in the level of violence in these areas. It also means the level of tension between Russia […]
ETF Assets Hit A Record High– Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Investors continue to pump money into ETFs. The holiday shortened week didn’t keep investors from putting money to work. In fact, the amount of money in US listed ETFs climbed above $1.8 trillion last week. ETFs that hold international or US stocks were the big winners. These fund flows are a valuable indicator of what […]
Stock ETFs Gain As Bond ETFs Lose – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
The ‘risk on’ trade received a boost from the Fed last week. Fed Chair Janet Yellen said that the Fed is unlikely to raise interest rates this year. That’s good news for investors that feared interest rate hikes could cool off the stock market before the end of the year. Investors took the welcomed news […]
ETF Assets Reach New Record – Monthly ETF Fund Flows
February was an interesting month for ETF asset flows. The month began with the S&P 500 down more than 6% from the highs. And fear was dominating investor emotions. By the middle of the month, the tide had turned. Stocks were on the rebound and fear began to wane. And by the time February came […]
Mid-Cap ETFs Gain As Bond ETFs Lose – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Today we’re taking a look at ETF fund flows in iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap (IJH) and iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond (IEI). ETF fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking. It takes a lot of buying or selling to drive millions of dollars into or out of individual ETFs. Fund flows […]
