The Weekly ETF Market Monitor (June 1-5, 2026)

Sector Equity ETF Flows: Technology and Materials Lead Inflows

Information Technology ETFs attracted $2.36 billion, the largest sector inflow of the week. Materials gathered $1.04 billion, while Industrials added $649.4 million.

Real Estate ETFs attracted $415.8 million, Utilities gathered $237.9 million, and Health Care added $65.8 million.

Energy recorded the largest sector outflow at $780.4 million. Consumer Discretionary declined by $742.9 million, while Communication Services lost $445.3 million. Consumer Staples recorded outflows of $396.8 million, and Financials declined by $321.2 million.

Sector Equity Performance: Energy Leads While Materials Declines

Energy delivered the strongest sector performance, advancing 2.07% during the week. Financials gained 1.03%, while Health Care rose 0.83%.

Real Estate advanced 0.79%, and Consumer Staples gained 0.61%.

Utilities declined 0.28%, while Industrials fell 1.93%. Communication Services lost 3.68%, and Consumer Discretionary declined 4.00%.

Information Technology fell 4.85%, while Materials recorded the weakest sector performance with a decline of 9.12%.

Geographic Equity ETF Flows: US Leads Allocations

US-focused ETFs attracted $10.50 billion in inflows, the largest geographic allocation of the week. World exposures gathered $2.29 billion, while Japan added $553.5 million.

North America ETFs attracted $550.0 million, while Canada gathered $279.0 million. UK exposures added $195.7 million, and Switzerland attracted $146.6 million.

Netherlands gathered $118.0 million, while Singapore, Hong Kong, and Spain each recorded inflows of more than $98 million.

Developed Markets recorded the largest geographic outflow at $1.38 billion. Emerging Markets declined by $416.8 million, while Europe lost $245.6 million. Brazil recorded outflows of $178.8 million, and China declined by $84.4 million.

Thematic ETF Flows: Artificial Intelligence & Big Data Leads

Artificial Intelligence & Big Data ETFs attracted $808.0 million, the largest thematic inflow of the week. Disruptive Technology gathered $437.2 million, while Global Defense added $429.0 million.

Space & Deep Sea attracted $277.7 million, and Alternative Energy gathered $273.1 million. Smart City added $205.0 million, while Global Infrastructure attracted $192.9 million. Cloud Computing gathered $184.9 million.

Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity recorded the largest thematic outflow at $547.3 million. Multiple Trends declined by $368.4 million, while Net Zero 2050 lost $160.0 million. China Digitalization and Cybersecurity recorded outflows of $92.7 million and $90.9 million respectively.

Thematic ETF Performance: Cannabis & Psychedelics Surges

Cannabis & Psychedelics delivered the strongest thematic performance of the week, rising 45.87%.

On the downside, Space & Deep Sea declined 16.99%, while Hydrogen Economy fell 15.16%. Solar Energy lost 12.68%, and Blockchain declined 10.39%.

Asia Defense fell 9.91%, Strategic Metals declined 9.19%, and Next Generation Internet lost 8.94%.

Fixed Income ETF Flows: Corporate Investment Grade and Government Aggregate Lead

Corporate Investment Grade ETFs attracted $2.74 billion during the week, narrowly ahead of Government Aggregate products, which gathered $2.74 billion.

Government Investment Grade ETFs added $1.55 billion, while Corporate High Yield attracted $1.27 billion. Municipal Investment Grade products gathered $1.09 billion.

Aggregate Investment Grade ETFs added $569.6 million, while Corporate Aggregate products attracted $264.2 million. Government Agencies Investment Grade gathered $165.1 million.

Municipal Aggregate and Municipal High Yield products added $116.7 million and $110.7 million respectively.

Commodity ETF Flows: Crude Oil Leads Inflows

Crude Oil ETFs attracted $240.0 million, the largest commodity inflow of the week. Multi Commodities products gathered $64.9 million.

Gold ETFs recorded the largest commodity outflow at $342.6 million. Silver declined by $232.9 million, while Agriculture lost $92.8 million.

Platinum and Natural Gas recorded outflows of $57.4 million and $57.1 million respectively.

Cryptocurrency ETF Flows: Bitcoin Sees Largest Outflow

Bitcoin ETFs recorded outflows of $1.44 billion during the week, the largest decline among cryptocurrency products.

Ether ETFs lost $178.0 million.

Hyperliquid products attracted $53.7 million in inflows, while XRP ETFs added $11.0 million.

Top ETF Issuers by Weekly Net Inflows

1. Vanguard: $17.20 billion
2. State Street Investment Management: $5.35 billion
3. Roundhill Investments: $1.89 billion
4. Schwab ETFs: $1.21 billion
5. J.P. Morgan Asset Management: $1.10 billion
6. Capital Group: $1.01 billion
7. American Century Investments: $926.9 million
8. VanEck: $773.6 million
9. Dimensional: $742.3 million
10. First Trust: $615.8 million

Top Performing ETFs of the Week

1. AdvisorShares Pure US Cannabis ETF (MSOS): 58.41%
2. Breakwave Tanker Shipping ETF (BWET): 27.24%
3. Roundhill Cannabis ETF (WEED): 24.66%
4. Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF (CNBS): 9.13%
5. ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (VIXY): 4.86%
6. Invesco KBW Property & Casualty Insurance ETF (KBWP): 4.44%
7. Fidelity MSCI Energy Index ETF (FENY): 4.31%
8. United States Oil Fund (USO): 4.14%
9. iShares U.S. Insurance ETF (IAK): 4.10%
10. NuShares Short-Term REIT ETF (NURE): 3.71%

Most Popular ETFs by Weekly Net Inflows

1. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): $9.55 billion
2. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY): $5.33 billion
3. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI): $2.58 billion
4. Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM): $2.52 billion
5. iShares Global Government Bond USD Hedged Active ETF (GGOV): $2.47 billion
6. iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF (IUSB): $1.97 billion
7. iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (SGOV): $1.93 billion
8. Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM): $1.22 billion
9. iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT): $904.0 million
10. Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH): $900.8 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.