Fund flows by asset class
Where the money is moving: US-listed ETF flows by asset class, region and sector, plus income, thematic and alt channels. Data as of -.
| Data | Series | Provider |
|---|---|---|
| Asset class, sector, regional, thematic and income flows | US-Listed ETF Flash Flows monthly report (Bloomberg data) | State Street Investment Management |
| Global gold ETFs | Gold ETF flows research, monthly | World Gold Council |
| US spot-crypto ETFs | Daily creation and redemption tallies plus press reporting | Independent tracker |
Every figure comes from a dated monthly report, as of the date in the page header. The monthly net flows chart splits each report’s own month column into equity, fixed income and every other asset class combined. No archived report exists for January, February or May 2026, so those months are worked out from later reports’ trailing three-month and year-to-date columns.
About this page
Fund flows by asset class, month by month: how much new money went into or came out of US-listed ETFs holding stocks, bonds, money market instruments, commodities and alternatives, with the latest month and the year-to-date total side by side. Below that sit the same flows by US sector, by geography, and across dividend, derivative-income, thematic, gold and spot bitcoin ETFs.
Every figure is transcribed from a dated monthly report: a large ETF issuer's US-listed ETF flows report for the asset class, sector and regional tables, the World Gold Council for global gold ETFs, and daily creation and redemption tallies for spot bitcoin ETFs. The page is refreshed once each new month's report is out, and the report date shows in the page header.
Flows explain the recent past better than they predict the future: money tends to chase performance, arriving after rallies and leaving after selloffs. The useful read is at the extremes, where record one-directional flows have often marked exhaustion rather than the start of a trend. For what is moving prices rather than money, see Return Drivers and the Market Heatmap.
What are fund flows?
Fund flows are the net new money entering or leaving a fund: purchases of new shares minus redemptions. For an ETF, inflows show up as new shares being created and outflows as shares being redeemed. Flows measure money moving, not performance, so a fund can rise in value with no inflows at all.
Where can I see ETF fund flows by asset class?
The asset class table at the top of this page shows each category's net flow for the latest month, the year-to-date total and that flow as a share of the category's assets. Comparing the month with the year-to-date column shows whether a trend is speeding up or reversing.
What do stock market inflows and outflows mean?
Every share bought is sold by someone else, so money does not literally pour into the market as a whole. Inflows and outflows describe money entering or leaving funds, which then buy or sell the underlying stocks. Large outflows mean fund investors are selling and someone else, often institutions or companies buying back stock, is on the other side.
Are equity fund flows available weekly?
This page works from monthly reports, which are complete and revised. The Investment Company Institute, the US fund industry association, publishes weekly estimates of mutual fund and ETF flows, which are faster but rougher and often revised.
What do money market fund flows tell you?
Money moving into money market funds usually reflects caution, attractive short-term interest rates, or both. This page tracks money market ETFs, which are a small slice of the category; most money market assets sit in traditional money market mutual funds. Large cash balances are often called money on the sidelines, though history shows only part of it ever moves into stocks.
Do fund flows predict returns?
Mostly no; the evidence says flows follow returns. Extremes are the exception: capitulation outflows near bottoms and euphoric inflows near tops have been decent contrary indicators.