Bonds See Inflow, Construction And Natural Gas Drop - ETF Winners And Losers: Small-Cap Flows

We performed a screening of Small-cap ETFs – defined as having Assets Under Management (AUM) between $400 and $2 billion – to determine what funds had the largest change in net assets on the week, according to data from etfdb.com. Only non-leveraged funds were considered. 

Winners

SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF SPHY

SPTS added $396.27 million in net assets over the trailing week.

The SPDR Portfolio High Yield Bond ETF invests in so-called "junk" bonds – high-risk, high-yield debt.

SPHY has $1.94 billion in AUM and an expense ratio of 0.05%. 

SPHY added $1.54 billion in net assets YTD.

JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF JCPB

JCPB added $312.97 million in net assets over the trailing week.

The JPMorgan Core Plus Bond ETF is actively managed and invests in a wide range of investment-grade US and foreign debt.

JCPB has $1.47 billion in AUM and an expense ratio of 0.40%.

JCPB added $1.24 billion in net assets, YTD.

Losers

iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF ITB

ITB is down $136.30 million in AUM over the trailing week.

The iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF provides exposure to the US homebuilding industry. The fund invests in companies directly involved in construction as well as those tangentially involved, like Home Depot HD.

The fund has $1.91 billion in AUM and an expense ratio of .40%. The fund is spread across 48 companies with the top 10 holdings accounting for 65.73% of the fund's value.

ITB's largest holdings are D.R. Horton, Inc. DHI and Lennar Corporation Class A LEN making up 14.26% and 12.47% of the fund, respectively.

ITB is up $81.58 million in AUM YTD.

United States Natural Gas Fund LP UNG

UNG is down $121.09 million in AUM on the week.

The United States Natural Gas Fund, LP UNG is designed to track the movement of the price of natural gas, in percentage terms. The fund uses the futures contract on natural gas as traded on the NYMEX as its benchmark.

The fund has $1.12 billion in AUM and an expense ratio of 1.11%.

YTD, UNG is up $890.04 million in AUM.