From Yahoo Finance: 2025-04-21 19:30:00

U.S.-listed ETFs received $8.2 billion in net inflows on Thursday, April 17, signaling investors cautiously returning after market turbulence. U.S. equity ETFs led with $3.8 billion inflows, followed by U.S. fixed-income and international equity ETFs at $2.3 billion each. The Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV) and VanEck Semiconductor ETF (SMH) were popular choices. The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) saw $1.2 billion in outflows, with SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) shedding $521 million.

Sector ETFs like Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLP) and Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF) experienced modest outflows. Inverse ETFs saw $443 million in inflows, while commodities ETFs lost $154 million. The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) and SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) each attracted over $1.1 billion in inflows, with tech-focused ETFs like Invesco QQQ Trust Series I (QQQ) and iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF (IWF) also posting gains.

By asset class, international equity ETFs saw $2.3 billion in inflows, while international fixed income ETFs experienced a slight outflow of $121.66 million. Inverse ETFs had decent inflows of $443 million, while leveraged and currency funds posted redemptions. Total net inflows for all ETFs totaled $8.2 billion on Thursday, April 17.



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