Sector ETF Recap: Energy Leads Performance, Regional Banks (KRE) Tops Inflows

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Weekly Channel Summary

The EQ: Sector & Industry channel closed the week with $864B in total Assets Under Management across 260 ETFs from 51 issuers. The channel saw significant inflows, attracting $3.77B over the past week. This adds to a positive Year-to-Date flow of $6.37B and a total of $15.64B over the past year.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

This week’s performance was led by the Energy sector, which posted a 3.56% gain (WTD), building on its 4.72% YTD return. On the other end, Consumer Staples was the primary laggard, dipping -1.11% for the week, though it remains slightly positive at 1.23% YTD.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Energy 3.56% -0.83% 4.24% 16.80% 4.72% 3.03%
Industrial 3.08% 2.50% 5.29% 28.28% 24.73% 23.22%
Information Technology 2.86% 5.81% 15.88% 48.37% 28.98% 31.63%
Financials 2.34% -1.69% 0.32% 13.47% 10.29% 12.07%
Consumer Discretionary 1.61% -0.94% 4.63% 19.51% 6.74% 12.98%
Health Care 1.42% 6.36% 10.73% 14.38% 11.31% 4.79%
Materials 1.42% 1.32% 1.36% 15.68% 12.18% 0.97%
Real Estate 1.14% 2.28% 2.29% 8.75% 7.54% -0.13%
Comm Services 0.81% -1.35% 8.36% 25.63% 21.86% 29.29%
Utilities 0.15% 5.65% 9.14% 17.74% 23.30% 17.78%
Consumer Staples -1.11% 0.66% -2.53% -1.27% 1.23% -1.19%

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

The single best-performing ETF this week was the OIH (VanEck Oil Services ETF), which surged 9.98%. The two worst performers were the COAL (Range Global Coal Index ETF) with a -4.05% loss and the PBJ (Invesco Food & Beverage ETF) which fell -2.19%.

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
OIH VanEck Oil Services ETF 9.98%
XES SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Equipment & Services ETF 9.78%
IEZ iShares U.S. Oil Equipment & Services ETF 9.31%
PXJ Invesco Oil & Gas Services ETF 8.87%
CRAK VanEck Oil Refiners ETF 6.29%
Bottom Performers
COAL Range Global Coal Index ETF -4.05%
PBJ Invesco Food & Beverage ETF -2.19%
PSCC Invesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples ETF -1.89%
DVXP WEBs Defined Volatility XLP ETF -1.63%
FTXG First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF -1.38%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

The channel collected $3.77B in net new assets this week. Energy led all categories, pulling in $782M (into its $44.6B AUM base), closely followed by Information Technology which gathered $761M. Health Care saw the largest outflows, shedding -$274M.

Category Flows Summary

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
Energy 29 $44.6B $782M $176M ($1,937M) ($10,123M) ($11,080M)
Information Technology 32 $337.9B $761M $2,844M $2,403M $5,212M $8,734M
Industrial 28 $64.8B $595M $1,185M $4,035M $4,968M $7,166M
Financials 32 $98.3B $545M $202M $1,535M $2,134M $10,077M
Consumer Staples 13 $28.2B $482M $679M $715M $541M $44M
Consumer Discretionary 15 $36.7B $366M $690M $673M ($1,009M) ($2M)
Utilities 11 $38.5B $354M $1,005M $1,675M $5,665M $4,598M
Comm Services 7 $35.0B $207M $382M $1,148M $3,336M $3,984M
Materials 10 $10.1B $67M $310M $289M ($471M) ($312M)
Real Estate 52 $82.7B ($113M) $213M $737M $1,164M ($256M)
Health Care 31 $87.4B ($274M) $2,222M $1,259M ($5,045M) ($7,315M)

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

The KRE (SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF) was the week’s clear winner, attracting $850M. The largest outflows came from the biotech space, with the XBI (SPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF) losing -$209M and the IBB (iShares Biotechnology ETF) seeing -$141M walk out the door.

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
KRE SPDR S&P Regional Banking ETF $850M
XLI Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund $505M
XLE Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund $482M
XLP Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund $479M
XRT SPDR S&P Retail ETF $286M
Outflows
XBI SPDR S&P BIOTECH ETF ($209M)
IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF ($141M)
XLF Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ($133M)
IYC iShares U.S. Consumer Discretionary ETF ($109M)
KBE SPDR S&P Bank ETF ($87M)

Issuer League Table Update

SPDR (42.27% market share) and Vanguard (25.86%) continue to dominate the channel’s AUM. SPDR also led in weekly flows, gathering an impressive $3.43B. Among the top issuers, iShares saw the largest outflows, with -$164M leaving the firm’s products.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
SPDR 30 $365.24B 42.27%
Vanguard 12 $223.50B 25.86%
iShares 49 $136.97B 15.85%
VanEck 11 $37.79B 4.37%
Fidelity 12 $33.25B 3.85%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Inflows
SPDR $3,427M
VanEck $288M
Vanguard $212M
Outflows
iShares ($164M)
First Trust ($54M)
Invesco ($23M)

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Disclosures

This material is for informational purposes only and should not be considered investment advice. All investments, including ETFs, involve risk, including the possible loss of principal. Investors should consider their investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses carefully before investing.

This analysis was developed by the team at ETF Action. We leverage advanced AI tools to assist in the drafting and refinement of our content, based on our expert prompts, direction, and final review.