The Weekly ETF Market Monitor (May 11-15, 2026)

Sector ETFs Flows & Performance

Information Technology ETFs led sector inflows with $6.07 billion.

Materials ETFs gathered $950.70 million, while Real Estate added $742.59 million. Consumer Staples recorded inflows of $195.80 million, and Health Care gathered $194.99 million.

Consumer Discretionary ETFs recorded marginal outflows of $27.44 million, while Communication Services declined by $91.17 million. Utilities ETFs saw outflows of $200.09 million, while Industrials declined by $630.38 million. Energy ETFs recorded outflows of $821.63 million, and Financials experienced the largest sector outflow at $1.36 billion.

In performance terms, Energy delivered the strongest sector gain with an advance of 5.80%. Consumer Staples rose 0.49%, while Health Care gained 0.19%.

Information Technology declined 0.09%, while Communication Services fell 0.63% and Financials decreased 0.90%. Utilities declined 1.88%, Industrials fell 2.03%, and Real Estate decreased 2.70%. Consumer Discretionary declined 3.48%, while Materials recorded the weakest sector performance with a decline of 5.14%.

Countries & Regions ETFs Flows & Performance

US-focused ETFs led geographic inflows with $25.26 billion.

World equity exposures gathered $2.36 billion, while Developed Markets added $1.91 billion. China ETFs recorded inflows of $1.04 billion, and Japan-focused products gathered $629.06 million.

Emerging Markets ETFs added $306.22 million, while Taiwan exposures gathered $271.69 million. Asia-focused products recorded inflows of $188.45 million, and Hong Kong ETFs added $126.96 million.

On the downside, Developed Pacific ETFs experienced outflows of $353.48 million, while South Korea declined by $349.55 million. Eurozone exposures recorded outflows of $218.19 million, while Canada declined by $116.53 million and Spain by $105.05 million.

No notable positive geographic performance was reported during the period.

Brazil recorded the largest decline at 7.27%. South Africa fell 6.05%, while Chile declined 5.45%. Latin America decreased 5.32%, while Turkey fell 4.79% and Africa declined 4.70%. Indonesia fell 4.37%, while Israel declined 4.31%.

Thematic Flows & Performance

Future Mobility strategies led thematic inflows with $883.01 million.

China Digitalization gathered $754.47 million, while Next Generation Internet added $552.22 million. Multiple Trends strategies recorded inflows of $541.01 million.

Space & Deep Sea ETFs gathered $397.06 million, while Digital Infrastructure & Connectivity recorded inflows of $396.58 million. Artificial Intelligence & Big Data added $321.67 million, while Smart City strategies gathered $294.30 million.

Global Infrastructure recorded inflows of $239.62 million, while Battery Value-Chain added $185.49 million. Strategic Metals gathered $168.44 million, while North America Energy Infrastructure recorded inflows of $142.22 million. Alternative Energy added $136.88 million, and Solar Energy gathered $128.78 million.

On the downside, Cryptocurrency strategies recorded the largest thematic outflow at $978.44 million. US Defense ETFs declined by $248.22 million, while Agribusiness recorded outflows of $160.75 million. Cybersecurity strategies declined by $129.38 million.

In performance terms, Solar Energy delivered the strongest thematic gain with an advance of 5.29%. Space & Deep Sea rose 4.74%, while Cybersecurity gained 4.30%. Hydrogen Economy advanced 4.29%, and North America Energy Infrastructure rose 3.43%.

Cannabis & Psychedelics recorded the weakest thematic performance with a decline of 11.68%. Asia Defense fell 8.93%, while Nuclear Energy declined 8.57%. Strategic Metals decreased 8.04%, and Europe Defense fell 7.96%.

Travel Technology & Services declined 7.09%, while BioTech & Genomics fell 5.98%. Timber & Forestry decreased 5.42%, and Battery Value-Chain declined 5.29%.

Fixed Income ETFs Flows

Government Investment Grade fixed income ETFs recorded the largest inflow with $3.69 billion.

Aggregate Investment Grade products gathered $3.21 billion, while Corporate Investment Grade ETFs added $3.06 billion.

Municipal Investment Grade strategies recorded inflows of $1.18 billion, while Corporate High Yield ETFs gathered $1.00 billion. Corporate Aggregate products added $455.60 million over the week.

Commodity ETFs Flows

Silver exposures led commodity inflows with $525.55 million.

Gold products gathered $266.35 million, while Multi Commodities recorded inflows of $252.82 million. Agriculture exposures added $147.76 million, and Copper ETFs gathered $70.57 million.

On the downside, Crude Oil ETFs recorded outflows of $39.38 million, while Natural Gas declined by $27.44 million. Precious Metals products experienced outflows of $11.42 million.

Crypto ETFs Flows

Solana ETFs led crypto inflows with $62.22 million, while XRP products gathered $50.84 million.

On the downside, Ether ETFs recorded outflows of $184.52 million, while Bitcoin products declined by $924.04 million.

Top ETF Issuers by Net Flows

1. Vanguard: $11.95 billion
2. iShares: $10.90 billion
3. Invesco: $10.10 billion
4. Ark Investment Management: $7.20 billion
5. Roundhill Investments: $3.65 billion
6. Schwab ETFs: $1.94 billion
7. Capital Group: $1.56 billion
8. State Street Investment Management: $1.39 billion
9. J.P. Morgan Asset Management: $1.16 billion
10. American Century Investments: $1.13 billion

Top Performing ETFs of the Week

1. Simplify Multi-QIS Alternative ETF (QIS): 12.22%
2. United States Oil Fund (USO): 10.11%
3. USCF Oil Plus Bitcoin Strategy Fund (WTIB): 8.68%
4. 21Shares Canton Network ETF (TCAN): 8.58%
5. iPath Bloomberg Energy Subindex Total Return ETN (JJETF): 8.57%
6. Roundhill Space & Technology ETF (MARS): 8.13%
7. United States Brent Oil ETF (BNO): 7.92%
8. Invesco DB Oil Fund ETF (DBO): 7.76%
9. Tema Space Innovators ETF (NASA): 7.72%
10. Canary Staked SUI ETF (SUIS): 7.58%

Most Popular ETFs by Net Flows

1. Invesco QQQ ETF (QQQ): $8.27 billion
2. ARK Innovation ETF (ARKK): $5.75 billion
3. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO): $3.78 billion
4. Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM): $3.61 billion
5. State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY): $3.54 billion
6. iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV): $2.65 billion
7. Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF (SCHG): $2.50 billion
8. iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (SGOV): $1.62 billion
9. Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM): $1.46 billion
10. Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCIT): $1.16 billion

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.