Last week, ETFs saw $38 billion in inflows, totaling $730 billion for the year. U.S. equity ETFs led with $13.3 billion, followed by fixed income and international ETFs with $10.6 billion and $8.8 billion, respectively. Invesco QQQ Trust, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF, ARK Innovation ETF, iShares Ethereum Trust ETF, and Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF dominated creations. Wall Street saw a second week of gains, driven by cooler inflation data. U.S. consumer sentiment declined in August, but retail sales rose 0.5% in July. Detailed descriptions of the top ETFs are provided.

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