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September ETF flows favor Treasuries as credit demand slips

iShares data put investment-grade credit inflows at $1.9 billion and high-yield flows negative for the first time since March.

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  • iShares data show investment-grade credit inflows fell to $1.9 billion in September and high-yield flows turned negative for the first time since March.

  • Invesco's European snapshot reported $41.7 billion of European ETF inflows in September, a sixth month above $40 billion, with $9.7 billion going to bond funds.

  • European ETFs drew $147.79 billion of net inflows in the third quarter, according to HANetf.

iShares data show investment-grade credit inflows fell to $1.9 billion in September and high-yield flows turned negative for the first time since March. Total ETP inflows were $269.1 billion as Treasury flows jumped.

Invesco's European snapshot reported $41.7 billion of European ETF inflows in September, a sixth month above $40 billion, with $9.7 billion going to bond funds.

Core US equity ETFs drew $1.7 billion in the same snapshot.

HANetf reports global ETF assets above $24 trillion and European ETP assets at a record $3.9 trillion.

European ETFs drew $147.79 billion of net inflows in the third quarter, according to HANetf.

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iShares data · Invesco snapshot · HANetf report
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