Equity ETFs ranked by inflows and outflows

APR 18, 2014

Largest inflows

Name/ticker3-month estimated net flows ($M)3-month return1-year returnNet assets ($M)Expense ratio*
Vanguard REIT Index Fund ETF (VNQ)$1,850.39.98%4.24%$21,025.20.10%
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK)$1,828.02.17%25.05%$15,818.40.12%
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA)$1,685.00.43%17.44%$20,801.80.10%
iShares MSCI EMU ETF (EZU)$1,676.72.68%32.81%$10,277.80.50%
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF (VTI)$1,461.52.03%22.69%$41,448.20.05%
Vanguard 500 Index Fund ETF (VOO)$1,372.31.80%21.82%$16,703.30.05%
Select Sector Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLF)$1,144.52.56%24.68%$18,693.30.16%
Select Sector Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLE)$851.61.19%14.39%$8,972.50.16%
iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ)$836.4-5.56%7.11%$14,032.30.50%
iShares MSCI EAFE ETF (EFA)$781.40.61%17.38%$53,956.40.34%
iShares U.S. Healthcare ETF (IYH)$755.85.79%28.98%$2,804.20.46%
iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM)$750.11.11%24.91%$28,529.60.24%
WisdomTree Europe SmallCap Dividend Fund (DFE)$715.79.02%52.99%$1,446.90.58%
iShares MSCI EAFE Small-Cap ETF (SCZ)$696.23.06%22.10%$3,926.20.40%
Select Sector Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLB)$683.12.80%23.30%$5,089.90.16%
SPDR Gold Shares (GLD)$661.67.41%-19.51%$33,753.20.40%
iShares MSCI United Kingdom ETF (EWU)$651.3-0.96%16.10%$4,244.10.51%
iShares U.S. Technology ETF (IYW)$639.93.13%25.54%$3,833.80.46%
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA)$633.31.00%18.37%$1,990.20.14%
iShares MSCI Spain Capped ETF (EWP)$630.96.26%49.34%$1,594.50.51%

Largest outflows

Name/ticker3-month estimated net flows ($M)3-Month Return1-year returnNet assets ($M)Expense ratio*
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY)-$19,444.61.77%21.70%$157,180.30.10%
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM)-$7,809.0-0.77%-1.79%$31,753.40.69%
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Fund ETF (VWO)-$3,744.6-0.35%-2.80%$42,394.90.15%
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF (IJH)-$2,722.93.02%21.16%$20,620.30.15%
Select Sector Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLY)-$1,691.9-2.84%23.75%$5,645.00.16%
PowerShares QQQ Trust Series 1 (QQQ)-$1,365.1-0.05%28.56%$43,937.00.20%
Select Sector Consumer Staples Sel Sector SPDR Fund (XLP)-$1,319.30.72%10.98%$5,417.10.16%
Market Vectors Agribusiness ETF (MOO)-$1,176.90.02%2.70%$3,422.00.55%
Select Sector Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI)-$1,085.00.60%27.73%$8,812.80.16%
Select Sector Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK)-$943.42.08%22.33%$12,437.60.16%
SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF Trust (DIA)-$933.9-0.20%15.45%$11,550.90.16%
iShares U.S. Industrials ETF (IYJ)-$683.5-0.17%25.07%$946.10.46%
iShares China Large-Cap ETF (FXI)-$613.3-5.92%0.01%$5,086.00.73%
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV)-$608.51.80%21.79%$53,914.50.07%
WisdomTree Emerging Markets Equity Income Fund (DEM)-$580.5-2.63%-6.22%$3,888.90.63%
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF (VIG)-$546.30.42%16.83%$18,903.70.20%
WisdomTree Japan Hedged Equity Fund (DXJ)-$471.7-5.46%13.47%$11,441.90.48%
iShares MSCI Pacific ex Japan ETF (EPP)-$466.22.87%1.04%$2,852.30.50%
SPDR S&P Retail ETF (XRT)-$451.9-4.16%20.67%$720.60.35%
iShares MSCI All Country Asia ex Japan ETF (AAXJ)-$345.3-1.09%2.43%$2,330.10.67%

As of March 31. Excludes leveraged and inverse funds, and exchange-traded notes. *Most recently reported net prospectus expense ratio. Source: Lipper, a Thomson Reuters company

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