ETF Market Weekly Trends: Clean Energy and Semiconductors Power a Breakout Week

Health Care and Utilities Lead Sector Inflows

By sector, Health Care ETFs gained 1.26% with $800 million in inflows, followed by Utilities (+1.61%, $669 million), Information Technology (+2.72%, $480 million), and Materials (+3.20%, $344 million).

Real Estate rose 3.27% with $194 million in inflows. Industrials posted a 0.26% increase and attracted $47 million.

Outflows were recorded in Communication Services (-$11 million), Consumer Discretionary (-$49 million), Consumer Staples (-$54 million), Energy (-$435 million), and Financials (-$620 million).

US-Listed ETFs See Strong Domestic and Developed Market Demand

Regional flows were dominated by the US, which attracted $20.19 billion. Developed Markets gained $1.88 billion, Developed Europe added $1.27 billion, and World ETFs brought in $1.25 billion.

Japan received $302 million, and the Developed Eurozone added $154 million. Outflows were recorded from China (-$235 million), Italy (-$65 million), and Europe (-$45 million).

South Korea and Chile Lead Regional Performance Gains

The strongest-performing regions were South Korea (+8.02%), Chile (+5.52%), France (+5.03%), Colombia (+4.56%), and the Netherlands (+4.12%).

Emerging Markets Asia rose 4.07%, while Greece (-5.27%), Greater China (-4.66%), and Turkey (-4.38%) declined.

Digital Infrastructure and AI Drive Thematic ETF Inflows

Thematic ETFs recorded steady inflows, led by Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity ($294 million), Artificial Intelligence & Big Data ($247 million), Nuclear Energy ($236 million), Smart City ($223 million), and Strategic Metals ($189 million).

Hydrogen and Luxury Themes Top Weekly Performance

Performance leaders among thematic ETFs were Hydrogen Economy (+7.55%), Branding and Luxury (+6.75%), Alternative Energy (+5.17%), Life Sciences (+4.11%), and Solar Energy (+3.40%).

Negative performances were seen in Cryptocurrency (-7.95%), Asia Defense (-5.92%), China Disruptive Technology (-4.68%), Global Defense (-4.53%), and China Digitalization (-4.17%).

Government and Aggregate Bonds Lead Fixed Income Flows

Fixed income ETFs attracted $9.75 billion overall. Government Investment Grade funds led with $3.21 billion, followed by Aggregate Investment Grade ($2.75 billion), Aggregate Aggregate ($1.49 billion), Municipal Investment Grade ($1.32 billion), and Corporate Investment Grade ($1.15 billion).

Outflows were recorded in Government Agencies Investment Grade (-$388 million) and Corporate Aggregate (-$434 million).

Gold ETFs Attract Over $5 Billion in Weekly Inflows

Commodity ETFs recorded total inflows of $5.44 billion, dominated by Gold ($5.28 billion) and Silver ($188 million). Multi-Commodity ETFs saw redemptions of $148 million.

Palladium Leads Commodity Performance Gains

Commodity performance was positive, led by Palladium (+8.24%), Silver (+6.57%), Gold (+6.28%), and Precious Metals (+6.20%).

Energy-related ETFs declined over the week. Sugar fell 3.95%, Natural Gas dropped 2.43%, and Crude Oil slipped 2.15%.

Top Performing US ETFs of the Week

The best-performing US-listed ETFs last week were concentrated in clean energy, semiconductors, and precious metals, with double-digit gains in several innovation-driven funds.

• ProShares S&P Kensho Cleantech ETF (CTEX): +10.62%
• iShares Energy Storage & Materials ETF (IBAT): +8.77%
• SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD): +8.73%
• SPDR S&P Kensho Clean Power ETF (CNRG): +8.71%
• WisdomTree Efficient Gold Plus Gold Miners Strategy ETF (GDMN): +8.39%
• iShares MSCI South Korea ETF (EWY): +8.38%
• SPDR S&P Kensho Intelligent Structures ETF (SIMS): +8.38%
• abrdn Physical Palladium Shares ETF (PALL): +8.24%
• Simplify Propel Opportunities ETF (SURI): +8.13%
• Strategy Shares Gold Enhanced Yield ETF (GOLY): +7.91%
• First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund (QCLN): +7.72%
• Global X Hydrogen ETF (HYDR): +7.55%
• Invesco Semiconductors ETF (PSI): +6.95%
• First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF (FTXL): 6.93%
• KraneShares Global Luxury Index ETF (KLXY): 6.75%

Notable US ETF Issuer Flows This Week

• SPDR: $10.14 billion
• Vanguard: $9.77 billion
• iShares: $6.42 billion
• Invesco: $6.20 billion
• J.P. Morgan Asset Management: $2.38 billion
• Capital Group: $1.36 billion
• First Trust: $780 million
• Fidelity: $690 million
• Dimensional: $622 million
• American Century Investments: $489 million
• 21Shares: -$298 million
• Grayscale: -$448 million
• Xtrackers by DWS: -$478 million
• Janus Henderson Investors: -$555 million

Please note this article is for information purposes only and does not in any way constitute investment advice. It is essential that you seek advice from a registered financial professional prior to making any investment decision.