QQQ Gains $1.7B as Fed Acknowledges Economic Concerns

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The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ) pulled in $1.7 billion Wednesday, boosting its assets under management to $302 billion, according to data provided by FactSet. The inflows came during a volatile session as markets reacted to the Federal Reserve's policy decision.

The iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD) attracted $448.8 million as Fed Chair Jerome Powell acknowledged increasing economic uncertainty. The iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF (EWT) added $408.2 million, an 8% boost to its assets, while the Vanguard Total International Stock ETF (VXUS) gained $377.1 million as international equity flows surged.

On the outflow side, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) experienced redemptions of $1.5 billion despite the S&P 500 climbing 0.4% in choppy trading. The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) saw outflows of $730.1 million, while the iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (SHV) lost $483.5 million amid shifting rate expectations.

International equity led all asset classes with inflows of nearly $2 billion, while U.S. equity funds saw outflows of $801.9 million as traders weighed Powell's comments that tariffs could lead to higher inflation and unemployment. Overall, ETFs gained $1.9 billion in net inflows.

Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)

Ticker

Name

Net Flows ($, mm)

AUM ($, mm)

AUM % Change

QQQ

Invesco QQQ Trust Series I

1,661.25

301,963.07

0.55%

LQD

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

448.81

28,574.07

1.57%

EWT

iShares MSCI Taiwan ETF

408.23

5,102.87

8.00%

VXUS

Vanguard Total International Stock ETF

377.11

88,120.14

0.43%

JAAA

Janus Detroit Street Trust Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF

342.92

20,525.01

1.67%

SOXX

iShares Semiconductor ETF

298.65

10,751.48

2.78%

FNDX

Schwab Fundamental U.S. Large Company ETF

293.25

17,168.75

1.71%

QUAL

iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

280.66

48,792.58

0.58%

SGOV

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

230.95

46,616.88

0.50%

DFAC

Dimensional U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF

222.08

31,351.68

0.71%

Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)

Ticker

Name

Net Flows ($, mm)

AUM ($, mm)

AUM % Change

SPY

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

-1,537.23

571,448.52

-0.27%

IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

-730.13

560,318.37

-0.13%

SHV

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF

-483.53

21,275.39

-2.27%

ITOT

iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

-427.22

63,801.74

-0.67%

IVE

iShares S&P 500 Value ETF

-284.32

36,081.11

-0.79%

VTV

Vanguard Value ETF

-257.57

129,216.23

-0.20%

XLSR

SPDR SSGA U.S. Sector Rotation ETF

-215.73

670.72

-32.16%

SQQQ

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

-206.58

3,043.85

-6.79%

DIA

SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust

-183.73

35,986.91

-0.51%

SCHX

Schwab U.S. Large-Cap ETF

-159.12

50,920.61

-0.31%

ETF Daily Flows By Asset Class

 

Net Flows ($, mm)

AUM ($, mm)

% of AUM

Alternatives

2.20

9,784.20

0.02%

Asset Allocation

-4.12

23,887.09

-0.02%

Commodities ETFs

-181.09

215,826.93

-0.08%

Currency

-95.97

123,441.13

-0.08%

International Equity

1,998.97

1,713,777.05

0.12%

International Fixed Income

671.21

281,265.03

0.24%

Inverse

-410.62

15,354.21

-2.67%

Leveraged

84.15

107,717.38

0.08%

US Equity

-801.88

6,422,107.73

-0.01%

US Fixed Income

586.63

1,644,764.44

0.04%

Total:

1,849.48

10,557,925.20

0.02%

Disclaimer: All data as of 6 a.m. Eastern time the date the article is published. Data are believed to be accurate; however, transient market data are often subject to subsequent revision and correction by the exchanges.