--- title: "QUICK SPARK: SPY Gets $1.9B Boost in One Day as QQQ, GLD and SOXL See Outflows" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/296507702.md" description: "SPY led ETF inflows with $1.89 billion, signaling a shift toward broad-market exposure as investors moved away from growth-heavy and sector-specific funds. QQQ suffered $1.24 billion in redemptions, while gold (GLD) and semiconductor ETFs (SOXX, SOXL) also saw significant outflows. Conversely, fixed-income ETFs like TLT and LQD attracted capital, indicating demand for defensive or income-oriented assets. This divergence highlights changing investor positioning despite calm index movements." datetime: "2026-08-20T14:18:17.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/296507702.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/296507702.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/296507702.md) generator: "portal-rs" --- # QUICK SPARK: SPY Gets $1.9B Boost in One Day as QQQ, GLD and SOXL See Outflows Investors poured **$1.89 billion into State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSE:SPY)**, the largest ETF creation among the top 10 funds, while **Invesco QQQ ETF** **(NASDAQ:QQQ) suffered $1.24 billion in redemptions**, highlighting a sharp divergence in flows between broad-market and growth-heavy exposure. **Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund ETF** (NYSE:VTI) attracted $1.05 billion and **Vanguard S&P 500 ETF** (NYSE:VOO) added $695.6 million. On the fixed-income side, **iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF** (NASDAQ:TLT) pulled in $528.8 million, while **iShares iBoxx $ Inv Grade Corporate Bond ETF** (NYSE:LQD) gained $496.7 million and **iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF** (NYSE:SGOV) added $372.1 million. Gold and technology-related ETFs were among the biggest sources of outflows. **SPDR Gold Trust** (NYSE:GLD) lost $767.8 million, while **iShares Semiconductor ETF** (NASDAQ:SOXX) and leveraged semiconductor ETF **Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X ETF** (NYSE:SOXL) saw combined redemptions of about $725 million. State Street Financial Sel Sec SPDR ETF (NYSE:XLF) shed $699.4 million. One standout was **Alger Concentrated Equity ETF** (NYSE:CNEQ), which gained $340.4 million, equal to a 21.92% jump in AUM, while **JPMorgan Active Growth ETF** (NYSE:JGRO) added $295.9 million, lifting AUM 2.83%. ## **QUICK CONTEXT: Broad ETFs Find Strong Demand** The latest flow data shows investors favoring broad-market exposure, with SPY, VTI and VOO accounting for nearly $3.64 billion of the top 10 creations. At the same time, flows into Treasury and investment-grade bond ETFs suggest demand for more defensive or income-oriented exposure. The selling was more concentrated across growth, technology, financials and gold. QQQ led redemptions at $1.24 billion, followed by GLD at $767.8 million and IVV at $737.3 million. Semiconductor ETFs also faced pressure, with SOXX down $391.5 million and SOXL losing $333.7 million. The split is notable because the ETF market can reveal shifts in investor positioning even when headline index moves appear relatively calm. 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