Sector Recap: Health Care Dominates Weekly Performance and Attracts Over $2B in Flows

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Weekly Channel Summary

The EQ: Sector & Industry channel, comprising 261 ETFs from 51 issuers, closed the week with total assets under management of $863.4B. The channel experienced net inflows of $2,714M over the past week, bringing year-to-date net flows to $10,708M and one-year total flows to $14,058M.

This Week’s Performance Leaders and Laggards

Health Care categories dominated this week’s performance, with Pharmaceuticals leading all segments with a 5.15% WTD return, contributing to its strong 20.26% YTD gain. On the other end, sub-categories in Technology and Real Estate lagged, with Commercial Real Estate posting the worst performance at -2.50% WTD, pulling its YTD return to -2.40%.

Category Performance Snapshot

Category WTD 1 Month 3 Month 6 Month YTD 1 Year
Health Care 3.48% 6.26% 13.57% 23.28% 15.27% 10.36%
Energy 2.28% 7.45% 10.77% 12.97% 8.43% 1.65%
Materials 1.06% -3.51% -1.55% 9.32% 8.75% -0.12%
Consumer Staples 0.83% -2.77% -5.44% -2.34% -1.37% -3.39%
Financials -0.21% -1.27% -0.91% 6.01% 10.11% 6.80%
Real Estate -0.82% -0.12% 1.83% 4.74% 4.78% 0.81%
Comm Services -1.18% -2.76% 0.69% 12.03% 17.07% 17.58%
Industrial -1.38% -2.02% 2.13% 13.61% 22.17% 16.97%
Utilities -1.46% -3.17% 3.90% 12.67% 19.67% 16.63%
Consumer Discretionary -1.57% -2.53% -1.98% 4.73% 2.38% 3.32%
Information Technology -1.70% 0.48% 9.16% 24.52% 24.66% 25.70%

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by Weekly Performance

The single best performer this week was the PINK (Simplify Health Care ETF), which surged 8.65%. The two worst-performing ETFs were the PTF (Invesco Dorsey Wright Technology Momentum ETF), down -6.20%, and the WTRE (WisdomTree New Economy Real Estate Fund), which fell -5.65%.

Ticker Fund Name WTD Performance
Top Performers
PINK Simplify Health Care ETF 8.65%
DVXV WEBs Health Care XLV Defined Volatility ETF 7.75%
IHE iShares U.S. Pharmaceuticals ETF 5.88%
PJP Invesco Pharmaceuticals ETF 5.42%
PTH Invesco Dorsey Wright Healthcare Momentum ETF 5.37%
Bottom Performers
PTF Invesco Dorsey Wright Technology Momentum ETF -6.20%
WTRE WisdomTree New Economy Real Estate Fund -5.65%
XSD State Street SPDR S&P Semiconductor ETF -5.12%
PRN Invesco Dorsey Wright Industrials Momentum ETF -4.92%
REAI Intelligent Real Estate ETF -4.67%

Analyzing the Weekly Flows

The channel saw total net inflows of $2,714M this week. Health Care was the clear leader, attracting $2,076M in new assets, adding to its $92.9B AUM. Information Technology also saw significant inflows of $639M. The largest outflows came from the Consumer Discretionary category, which shed ($469M).

Category Flows Summary

Category Fund Count AUM 5 Day 30 Day 90 Day YTD 1 Year
Health Care 31 $92.9B $2,076M $1,981M $3,804M ($3,234M) ($5,758M)
Information Technology 32 $339.4B $639M $5,732M $6,338M $10,078M $11,922M
Real Estate 52 $80.8B $630M $352M $752M $1,460M $1,380M
Energy 29 $45.8B $291M $1,175M ($449M) ($9,655M) ($10,663M)
Financials 32 $98.6B $95M ($1,180M) $654M $1,175M $3,750M
Utilities 11 $38.1B $12M $1,266M $1,262M $6,051M $6,436M
Comm Services 7 $33.7B ($30M) ($174M) $30M $2,945M $3,525M
Industrial 28 $63.1B ($47M) $660M $3,014M $4,833M $5,701M
Consumer Staples 13 $26.5B ($80M) ($170M) ($527M) ($424M) ($111M)
Materials 10 $9.7B ($402M) ($90M) $8M ($685M) ($456M)
Consumer Discretionary 15 $34.9B ($469M) ($465M) $385M ($1,836M) ($1,668M)

Top & Bottom 5 ETFs by 5-Day Flow

At the fund level, the XBI (State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF) pulled in the most assets, with $838M in 5-day inflows. The largest redemptions came from the XLY (Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund) with ($487M) in outflows, followed by the XLB (Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund) which lost ($420M).

Ticker Fund Name 5-Day Flow
Inflows
XBI State Street SPDR S&P Biotech ETF $838M
FTXL First Trust Nasdaq Semiconductor ETF $696M
XLV Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund $668M
IBB iShares Biotechnology ETF $387M
XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund $330M
Outflows
XLY Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ($487M)
XLB Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund ($420M)
IGV iShares Expanded Tech-Software Sector ETF ($286M)
SMH VanEck Semiconductor ETF ($151M)
SOXX iShares Semiconductor ETF ($146M)

Issuer League Table Update

SPDR and Vanguard continue to dominate the issuer landscape, holding 41.99% and 25.72% of the channel’s market share, respectively. SPDR also gathered the most inflows this week, adding $1,105M. Among the top issuers, VanEck saw the largest outflows, with ($128M) in redemptions.

Top 5 Issuers by AUM

Brand Fund Count AUM AUM Market Share
SPDR 30 $362.50B 41.99%
Vanguard 12 $222.05B 25.72%
iShares 49 $138.49B 16.04%
VanEck 11 $39.19B 4.54%
Fidelity 12 $33.15B 3.84%

Top & Bottom 3 Issuers by 5-Day Flow

Brand 5-Day Flow
Inflows
SPDR $1,105M
First Trust $780M
Vanguard $355M
Outflows
VanEck ($128M)
Bastion ($4M)
Tuttle Capital ($3M)

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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.

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