Summary of Q1 2022 ETF Inflows

As the first trading quarter for 2022 has ended, the top ten ETF flow leaders managed a combined $84.78 billion across an array of benchmark S&P 500 ETFs, precious metals funds, along with both bond market ETFs and dividend funds.

Below is a breakdown of the top 10 ETF inflow leaders for Q1 of 2022, according to SeekingAlpha, along with the summaries of their Q1 performances:

No.10: Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA): +$3.52 billion and -6.4%. VEA provides exposure to developed markets equities, excluding the US. VEA is well-diversified both across sectors and issuers. It can therefore be used as part of a broader portfolio strategy to get targeted exposure to developed economies.

No.9: Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF (SCHD): +$4 billion and -2.5%. SCHD invests in stocks of companies operating across energy, materials, industrials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, health care, financials, information technology, communication services, utilities sectors. It invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. It invests in dividend paying stocks of companies while seeking to track the performance of the Dow Jones U.S. Dividend 100 Index, by using full replication technique.

No.8: iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF (SHV): +$4.16 billion and -0.1%. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It invests in U.S. dollar denominated fixed rate treasury bonds with a remaining maturity of less than or equal to one year. The fund seeks to replicate the performance of the ICE Short US Treasury Securities Index, by using representative sampling technique.

No.7: Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND): +4.39 billion and -5.8%.It invests in investment-grade debt securities including government, corporate, and international dollar-denominated bonds, as well as mortgage-backed and asset-backed securities with maturities of more than 1 year that are rated BBB- or above by S&P. The fund seeks to replicate the performance of the Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Float Adjusted Index, by employing representative sampling technique.

No.6: ProShares UltraPro QQQ (TQQQ): +$4.55 billion and -30.6%. It invests through derivatives in stocks of companies operating across energy, real estate, materials, industrials, consumer discretionary, consumer staples, health care, information technology, communication services, utilities sectors. It uses derivatives such as futures, swaps to create its portfolio. It invests in growth and value stocks of large-cap companies. The fund seeks to track 3x the daily performance of the Nasdaq-100 Index, by using full replication technique.

No.5: SPDR Gold Trust (GLD): +$7.09 billion and +6.9%.The fund invests in gold. It tracks the performance of the price of gold bullion. SPDR Gold Trust was formed on November 12, 2004 and is domiciled in the United States. The investment seeks to reflect the performance of the price of gold bullion, less the expenses of the Trust’s operations. The Trust holds gold bars and from time to time, issues Baskets in exchange for deposits of gold and distributes gold in connection with redemptions of Baskets.

No.4: Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI): +$8.66 billion and -6.1%. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. It seeks to track the performance of the CRSP US Total Market Index, by using representative sampling technique.

No.3: Vanguard Value ETF (VTV): +$9.39 billion and +0.7%.The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in value stocks of large-cap companies. It seeks to track the performance of the CRSP US Large Cap Value Index, by using full replication technique.

No.2: iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:IVV): +$14.08 billion and -5.2%. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in growth and value stocks of large-cap companies. It seeks to track the performance of the S&P 500 Index, by using representative sampling technique.

No.1: Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSEARCA:VOO): +$24.94 billion and -5.2%. The fund invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund invests in growth and value stocks of large-cap companies. It seeks to track the performance of the S&P 500 Index, by using full replication technique.

VOO has been the far-out leader attracting more investor capital than the number two and three funds combined. To further put VOO’s inflow activity into perspective, the fund is on pace to attract $100 billion by year-end which would be more than double its 2021 flows. In 2021 VOO enjoyed inflow of $46.9 billion which led all ETFs on the market. Through Q1, Vanguard’s powerhouse fund is on pace to double its traction. One of the main causes for the landslide shift is that VOO hits the market slightly cheaper than SPY with a 0.03% expense ratio versus a 0.09% expense ratio.

Moreover, VOO is starting to label itself as the new ETF S&P 500 leader. The SPDR S&P 500 Trust ETF (SPY), which still leads all funds with $423.58 billion AUM (assets under management) has a sizeable lead over VOO’s $291.37 billion AUM but VOO has closed the gap. Over the past two years, VOO has attracted $76.32 billion, whereas SPY pulled in only $10.77 billion, a $65.55 billion swing.