The Weekly ETF Market Monitor (April 20-24, 2026)

Sector ETFs Flows & Performance

Sector ETF flows were led by Information Technology with $1.80 billion, followed by Industrials at $551.21 million and Health Care at $408.02 million. Energy attracted $255.41 million, Communication Services gathered $203.74 million, and Consumer Discretionary recorded $162.51 million.

Financials saw marginal inflows of $7.82 million. On the negative side, Utilities recorded outflows of $470.68 million, followed by Materials at $307.40 million and Real Estate at $88.38 million.

Consumer Staples declined by $17.58 million.

Sector performance showed Information Technology rising by 4.81%, followed by Energy at 3.52% and Consumer Staples at 0.91%. Utilities were broadly flat at -0.01%.

Consumer Discretionary declined by 1.12%, Real Estate by 1.43%, and Financials by 1.87%. Communication Services fell by 2.64%, Health Care by 3.15%, Industrials by 3.56%, and Materials by 4.71%.

Countries & Regions ETFs Flows & Performance

Geographic equity flows were concentrated in US exposures, which gathered $17.35 billion. Developed Markets attracted $2.06 billion, while World exposures added $1.87 billion.

Emerging Markets recorded $896.96 million in inflows, followed by Japan at $414.48 million, South Korea at $326.78 million, Brazil at $307.38 million, and China at $255.03 million. Asia gathered $187.73 million.

North America recorded outflows of $750.20 million, while Europe declined by $304.01 million and the Eurozone by $49.02 million.

Geographic performance was led by Taiwan with a gain of 6.32%, followed by South Korea at 3.18%. Indonesia declined by 6.20%, while South Africa fell by 5.52%.

Greece, Ireland, Belgium, Chile, Africa, Poland, Saudi Arabia, and Peru all recorded declines ranging between 3.88% and 4.71%.

Thematic Flows & Performance

Thematic ETF flows were led by Global Infrastructure at $570.97 million, followed by Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity at $332.91 million and Space & Deep Sea at $287.83 million.

North America Energy Infrastructure gathered $281.12 million, while US Defense attracted $260.75 million. Artificial Intelligence & Big Data recorded $226.57 million, China Digitalization $201.13 million, and Nuclear Energy $164.41 million.

On the negative side, Natural Resources declined by $85.73 million, Travel Technology & Services by $82.11 million, and Agribusiness by $79.28 million.

Thematic performance was led by Cannabis & Psychedelics at 14.98%, followed by Hydrogen Economy at 10.12% and Solar Energy at 5.69%. Asia Defense rose by 3.99%.

Europe Defense declined by 9.42%, while Global Defense fell by 6.96%. Travel Technology & Services declined by 6.71%, US Defense by 6.66%, and Space & Deep Sea by 5.79%.

Fixed Income ETF Flows

Within fixed income, Aggregate Investment Grade ETFs recorded inflows of $1.85 billion, followed by Municipal Investment Grade at $1.20 billion and Government Investment Grade at $1.19 billion. Corporate High Yield gathered $778.39 million, while Corporate Aggregate added $601.22 million and Corporate Investment Grade recorded $473.49 million.

Commodity ETF Flows

Commodity ETF flows showed Multi Commodities with inflows of $83.20 million and Base Metals at $21.41 million. Crude Oil recorded outflows of $259.77 million, Silver declined by $387.86 million, and Gold saw outflows of $2.08 billion.

Cryptocurrency ETP Flows

Cryptocurrency ETF flows were led by Bitcoin with $1.26 billion, while Ether recorded $225.10 million in inflows.

Top ETF Issuers by Net Flows

1. Vanguard: $15.00 billion
2. iShares: $5.01 billion
3. State Street Investment Management: $2.45 billion
4. Capital Group: $2.00 billion
5. Ark Investment: $1.41 billion
6. Dimensional: $1.08 billion
7. American Century Investments: $951.10 million
8. John Hancock Investments: $818.57 million
9. Fidelity: $761.17 million
10. Roundhill Investments: $710.84 million

Top Performing ETFs of the Week

1. Roundhill Cannabis ETF (WEED): 18.11%
2. AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (MSOS): 16.96%
3. State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF (XSD): 15.51%
4. United States Brent Oil ETF (BNO): 15.27%
5. Amplify ETF TR Seymour Cannabis (CNBS): 14.80%
6. USCF Oil Plus Bitcoin Strategy Fund (WTIB): 14.45%
7. United States Oil Fund (USO): 14.37%
8. United States Gasoline ETF (UGA): 13.64%
9. Invesco Semiconductors ETF (PSI): 12.33%
10. Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF (QIS): 12.16%

Most Popular ETFs by Net Flows

1. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): $6.31 billion
2. State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY): $1.81 billion
3. iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): $1.73 billion
4. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI): $1.24 billion
5. ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): $1.23 billion
6. State Street Technology Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLK): $1.11 billion
7. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA): $1.04 billion
8. iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF (IBIT): $985.08 million
9. Capital Group Dividend Value ETF (CGDV): $945.91 million
10. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT): $908.82 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.