The iShares Russell 2000 fund (IWM) net $359 million on Wednesday, Aug. 28, while the Market Vectors Gold Miners ETF (GDX) redeemed $468 million.
Net flows were negative to the tune of $41.1 million and total U.S.-listed ETF assets inched lower to $1.497 trillion. The S'P 500 gained 0.27 percent and closed at 1634.96.
Top 10 Creations (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 | 358.59 | 24,621.19 | 1.48% |
| QQQ | PowerShares QQQ | 188.58 | 35,942.40 | 0.53% |
| EUM | ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets | 58.93 | 351.46 | 20.14% |
| VUG | Vanguard Growth | 56.76 | 11,177.45 | 0.51% |
| EZU | iShares MSCI EMU | 56.38 | 3,601.53 | 1.59% |
| FAS | Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3x | 53.84 | 1,214.86 | 4.64% |
| VXX | iPath S'P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN | 46.51 | 1,560.97 | 3.07% |
| IEO | iShares U.S. Oil ' Gas Exploration ' Production | 45.68 | 426.38 | 12.00% |
| DBC | PowerShares DB Commodity Tracking | 43.34 | 6,777.92 | 0.64% |
| USO | United States Oil | 43.26 | 861.33 | 5.29% |
Top 10 Redemptions (All ETFs)
| Ticker | Name | Net Flows ($,mm) | AUM ($, mm) | AUM % Change |
| GDX | Market Vectors Gold Miners | -468.37 | 6,469.38 | -6.75% |
| VWO | Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets | -366.91 | 46,911.95 | -0.78% |
| CIU | iShares Intermediate Credit Bond | -85.62 | 5,875.95 | -1.44% |
| EEM | iShares MSCI Emerging Markets | -84.69 | 34,316.39 | -0.25% |
| CSJ | iShares 1-3 Year Credit Bond | -52.40 | 10,961.03 | -0.48% |
| HYG | iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond | -45.37 | 14,318.77 | -0.32% |
| REK | ProShares Short Real Estate | -34.51 | 46.94 | -42.37% |
| IWO | iShares Russell 2000 Growth | -29.50 | 5,539.63 | -0.53% |
| FVD | First Trust Value Line Dividend | -26.62 | 702.82 | -3.65% |
| UVXY | ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures | -25.04 | 297.77 | -7.76% |
ETF Daily Flows By Asset Class
| Net Flows ($, mm) | AUM ($, mm) | % of AUM | |
| U.S. Equity | 689.49 | 779,723.74 | 0.09% |
| International Equity | -901.87 | 339,791.99 | -0.27% |
| U.S. Fixed Income | -182.75 | 222,829.57 | -0.08% |
| International Fixed Income | 1.08 | 25,191.27 | 0.00% |
| Commodities | 128.64 | 80,853.24 | 0.16% |
| Currency | -1.34 | 2,136.51 | -0.06% |
| Leveraged | 76.98 | 17,226.87 | 0.45% |
| Inverse | 120.59 | 21,520.71 | 0.56% |
| Asset Allocation | 1.15 | 3,580.66 | 0.03% |
| Alternatives | 26.96 | 3,756.04 | 0.72% |
| Total: | -41.08 | 1,496,610.58 | -0.00% |
Top 10 Volume Surprises, Funds '$50 mm AUM
| Ticker | Name | Average Volume | 1-Day Volume | % of Average |
| IEO | iShares U.S. Oil ' Gas Exploration ' Production | 83,731 | 1,025,569 | 1,224.83% |
| GMM | SPDR S'P Emerging Markets | 43,959 | 468,638 | 1,066.09% |
| FIW | First Trust ISE Water | 27,752 | 247,214 | 890.79% |
| EFZ | ProShares Short MSCI EAFE | 159,438 | 1,233,504 | 773.66% |
| GWL | SPDR S'P World ex-US | 156,537 | 1,140,342 | 728.48% |
| VDC | Vanguard Consumer Staples | 57,971 | 376,992 | 650.31% |
| CXA | SPDR Nuveen Barclays California Municipal Bond | 27,480 | 172,760 | 628.68% |
| EPOL | iShares MSCI Poland Capped | 311,716 | 1,656,886 | 531.54% |
| PWC | PowerShares Dynamic Market | 8,542 | 41,501 | 485.86% |
| EUM | ProShares Short MSCI Emerging Markets | 460,179 | 1,964,797 | 426.96% |
Top 10 1-Day Performers, Excluding Leverage/Inverse Funds and '1,000 Shares Traded