QUICK SPARK: SPY, QQQ Attract $9B as ETF Investors Shrug Off Volatility Worries

Investors poured $14.1 billion into U.S.-listed ETFs in the week ended Nov. 6, bringing year-to-date inflows close to $1.8 trillion, even as stocks suffered their steepest weekly declines in months.

U.S. equity ETFs attracted $10.3 billion, while fixed-income funds added $2.1 billion. International equity ETFs, meanwhile, recorded $813 million in outflows, according to data cited by ETF.com.

The buying was particularly aggressive in semiconductors. Investors added $1.63 billion to the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares (NYSE:SOXL) and another $1.01 billion to the iShares Semiconductor ETF (NASDAQ:SOXX), signaling continued confidence in the AI trade despite mounting concerns over data center spending and chip-stock volatility.

Broad-market ETFs also attracted substantial demand, with the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:SPY) gathering $5.14 billion and the Invesco QQQ Trust (NASDAQ:QQQ) bringing in $3.94 billion.

On the other side, the SPDR S&P Dividend ETF (NYSE:SDY) led outflows with $1.61 billion in redemptions, followed by the iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (NYSE:SGOV), which lost $1.29 billion.

QUICK CONTEXT: ETF Investors Buy The Market Dip

The latest flows suggest investors were willing to look past a sharp bout of market volatility and use the selloff as a buying opportunity.

The S&P 500 fell 4.4% last week, its worst single-day decline since April 2025, while the Nasdaq-100 suffered its worst session since 2020. At their respective lows, the indexes were down approximately 6% and 15% from their recent highs.

Yet broad-market ETFs continued attracting billions in fresh capital. SPY, QQQ and Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (NYSE:VOO) collectively gathered approximately $11.64 billion during the week.

Fixed-income demand also remained resilient. The 10-year Treasury yield fell to 4.83%, its lowest level since early September, while the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NASDAQ:IEF) attracted $669 million.

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