Tag: SPDR S&P 500 (SPY)
Unusual Selling In Vanguard ETFs – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Retail investors are flocking to ETFs as they become more mainstream. It’s estimated that half of the $1.8 billion in US listed ETFs comes from individual investors. ETF providers like BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard are engaged in a heated battle for investors’ money. They all want to increase their market share of the assets […]
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 […]
Stocks And Bonds Diverge – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
The old Wall Street adage ‘Sell in May and go away’ hasn’t worked out too well for investors this year. The S&P 500 finished the week at a new all time high of 1,949… that’s up 3.5% since the beginning of May! The rise in stocks has been accompanied by an influx of money into […]
Stocks And Bonds Both Rally – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
It’s not too often that US Treasuries and the S&P 500 rally at the same time. But that’s exactly what’s happening right now. Not surprisingly, fund flows into ETFs that hold large cap US stocks as well as those that hold Treasury bonds are moving in lockstep with one another. These fund flows are a […]
Small Cap ETF Fund Flows Reverse – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Investors shook off their fears and put money to work in US stock ETFs last week. In fact, inflows into ETFs holding US stocks outpaced outflows by a wide margin. These fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking. It takes a lot of buying or selling to drive millions or even […]
Flight To Safety – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
It’s May and you know what that means…. The Wall Street adage ‘Sell in May and go away’ is on investors’ minds. The month of May kicks off a six month period that historically is the markets’ worst performing period of time. And looking at the recent ETF fund flows, it looks like investors are […]
Sell In May And Go Away – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Looking at the recent ETF flows, it appears that investors are getting a head start on their ‘Sell in May and Go Away’ strategy this year. Fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking. It takes a lot of buying or selling to drive millions or even billions of dollars into or […]
Rotation Drives Money Into Energy ETF – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
In the holiday shortened trading week, investors began to rotate money into sectors they believe have the most upside. They also trimmed their positions in ETFs with exposure to broad US stock indexes like the S&P 500 and Russell 2000. Fund flows are a valuable indicator of what traders are thinking. It takes a lot […]
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 […]
Investors Back In ‘Risk On’ Mode – Weekly ETF Fund Flows
Just a few weeks ago, investors were pulling massive amounts of money out of stock ETFs. Just about the only ETFs seeing money flow into them were bond ETFs. But as the S&P 500 found bottom and staged a reversal day on February 5th, the outflows slowed. And by February 11th after the S&P had […]
