ETF Monitors

This week's highlights Technology stock led equity markets lower last week with LNAS, CNEW, FANG, NDQ and HNDQ all amongst the week’s poorest performers. ETFS Ultra Short Nasdaq 100 Hedge Fund (SNAS) was the top performing fund for the week, returning 9.7%, followed by other bearish funds BBUS and BBOZ. Gold mining fund MNRS was the best performing long-equity fund, while European funds HEUR and ESTX were also amongst the week’s top performers. Precious metals posted a strong week, with only silver declining. Platinum fund ETPMPT was the top performing commodity fund, returning 2.4% for the week. Oil fund OOO was amongst the week’s poorest performers, alongside sterling fund POU. Total reported flows into domestically domiciled ETFs were $487m, while outflows totalled $88m. Domestic equity fund IOZ saw the biggest inflows for the week followed by sustainability funds FAIR and ETHI and Nasdaq-100 fund NDQ. Cash fund AAA and bearish fund BBOZ saw the week’s largest outflows. IOZ was the most traded fund for the week, followed by BBOZ and VAS. ETFS EURO STOXX 50 ETF (ESTX) offers investors broad exposure to 50 of the largest companies from the eurozone, including well-known global brands such as SAP, LVMH, Siemens and L’Oreal.

This week's highlights US Markets retreated last week as technology stocks were sold down. ETFS Ultra Short Nasdaq 100 Hedge Fund (SNAS) and ETFS Physical Palladium (ETPMPD) were the week’s top performing ETFs, with physical commodity product, ETFS Physical Precious Metal Basket (ETPMPM), also amongst the top performers. The Australian dollar weakened but found resistance above 72 US cents. Currency products ZUSD, USD and YANK were also in the week’s top ten performers. Geared equity products, technology and oil focused exposures were the worst performers. Total reported flows into domestically domiciled ETFs were $702m, while outflows totalled $328m. Aussie Equity VAS saw the biggest inflows for the week followed by VGS and HETH. Domestic equity fund STW and Aussie Cash fund AAA saw the week’s largest outflows. For the second week, AAA was the most traded fund for the week, followed by BBOZ and VAS. ETFS Physical Precious Metal Basket (ETPMPM) offers investors physical exposure to four precious metals; Gold, Silver, Palladium and Platinum. These metals are used in a variety of industrial processes and are also long term safe haven assets. ETPMPM returned 21.4% for the year to 04 Sep 2020.

This week's highlights US markets posted more record highs last week as technology stocks continued their rally. The Australian dollar continued to strengthen against the greenback as it weakened against most of its G8 peers. LNAS, GGUS and AUDS were the week’s top performing ETFs, with BNKS, HNDQ and MHG also amongst the top performers. Australian technology and US listed FAANG stocks also had a good week. Bearish U.S. equities (SNAS and BBUS), US currency product (YANK), Biotechnology (CURE) and Global Infrastructure companies (CORE, GLIN and VBLD) were all amongst the week’s poorest performing funds. Total reported flows into domestically domiciled ETFs were $268m, while outflows totalled $27m. Aussie Equity STW saw the biggest inflows for the week followed by NDQ and GOLD. Bearish Domestic equity fund BBOZ and long US dollar fund USD saw the week’s largest outflows. AAA was the most traded fund for the week, followed by BBOZ and VAS. ETFS Battery Tech & Lithium ETF (ACDC) offers investors thematic exposure to global leaders in battery technology and lithium miners. ACDC returned 40.5% for the year to 28 Aug 2020, with many industries moving toward battery storage solutions.

This week's highlights Technology stocks led equity markets higher last week. LNAS, FANG and ATEC were the week’s top performing ETFs, with NDQ, HNDQ and ASIA also amongst the top performers. Small caps also outperformed, with SMLL, KSM and MVS all performing strongly. Bearish U.S. equities (SNAS and BBUS), energy companies (FUEL), banks (BNKS) and resources companies (OZR) were all amongst the week’s poorest performing funds. Precious metals were mixed with palladium (ETPMPD) and silver (ETPMAG) rising and gold (GOLD) and platinum (ETPMPT) declining. Total reported flows into domestically domiciled ETFs were $310m, while outflows totalled $31m. Cash fund AAA saw the biggest inflows for the week followed by GOLD and MVW. Domestic equity fund QOZ and long US dollar fund USD saw the week’s largest outflows. BBOZ was the most traded fund for the week, followed by AAA and VAS. ETFS Reliance India Nifty 50 ETF (NDIA) offers investors broad exposure to 50 of the largest companies in India. NDIA returned 2.0% for the week and has returned 22.8% since bottoming in late-March at the height of the COVID-19 sell-off.

This week's highlights Japanese equities rallied last week and were among some of the best performers. BetaShares Japan ETF (Hedged) (HJPN) was up 4.8% for the week and ETFS Global Core Infrastructure ETF (CORE) up 4.5%. Australian based bank and property ETFs also had a strong week – QFN, VAP and SLF all up over the week. The poorest performers over the week were commodity ETFs and Gold Miner ETFs, which dipped after Gold recently hit an all-time high. GDX and ETPMAG were the worst performers for the week, down -5.9% and -5.7% respectively. Net inflows for the week were A$288m which comprised of inflows of A$357m and outflows of A$69m. The inflows were mostly seen across ETFS Physical Gold (GOLD), Cash and Fixed Income products. Outflows were most notable in iShares S&P/ASX 200 ETF (IOZ). The most-traded fund of the week was BBOZ followed by IOZ and GOLD. ETFS Physical Silver (ETPMAG) offers investors a simple, cost-efficient, and secure way to access silver by providing a return equivalent to the movements in the silver spot price. ETPMAG has returned 53.3% year-to-date and 57.8% over the past 12-months.

This week's highlights Equity markets moved higher across the board last week. Energy and resources sectors outperformed, with ETFS Battery Tech & Lithium ETF (ACDC) returning 8.0% for the week. Resources funds OZR and QRE were the top performing domestic equity funds. Korea (IKO) and US small caps (IJR) also outperformed. Bearish funds BBUS, SNAS, BBOZ and BEAR were the week’s poorest performers, along with financial sector funds MVB, QFN and OZF. Precious metals accelerated upwards last week with gold breaching the US$2,000 mark for the first time. Other metals outperformed; ETFS Physical Silver (ETPMAG) returned 17.6% for the week, while ETFS Physical Platinum (ETPMPT) returned 8.1%. Diversified precious metals fund ETPMPM was also amongst the week’s top performers. Total reported flows into domestically domiciled ETFs were $443m, while outflows totalled $168m. Cash fund AAA saw the biggest inflows for the week followed by MVW and QUAL. Domestic equity fund A200 and long US dollar fund USD saw the bulk of the week’s outflows. AAA was the most traded fund for the week, followed by BBOZ and GOLD. ETFS Battery Tech & Lithium ETF (ACDC) offers investors exposure to global companies developing electro-chemical storage technology and mining companies producing battery-grade lithium. ACDC has returned 18.1% year-to-date and 32.6% over the past 12-months, significantly outperforming broader equity markets.