Investor Flows – Government Bonds Back on Top

  • Of the 16 ETF categories charted below, 11 categories had net inflows for the week that ended on 9/11/2026.
  • The three ETF categories with the largest inflows for the week that ended on 9/11/2026 were Government Bond ETFs at $3.06 billion, Global ETFs at $2.11 billion, and U.S. Small-cap ETFs at $1.99 billion.
  • The ETF category with the largest outflow for the week that ended on 9/11/2026 was Investment Grade ETFs at $2.67 billion in outflows.

Below, we highlight the three ETF categories with the largest inflows and the ETFs within those categories for the week of 9/8/2026 to 9/11/2026.

  • Long Term (>10 yr) bond ETFs had inflows of $5.34 billion over the last month, and Short Term (1-3 yr) bond ETFs had inflows of $8.60 billion.

  • Turning to inflation-friendly ETFs, aggregate flows (black line in chart below) were negative for the week ended 9/11/2026, with $0.74 billion of outflows. Inflation Protected (TIPS) ETFs had the largest inflows for the week at $0.40 billion.

  • Corporate bond ETF flows were negative for the week ended 9/11/2026, with High-Yield ETFs losing $1.11 billion and Investment-Grade ETFs losing $2.67 billion. 

  • The amount invested in Money-Market Mutual Funds (MMMFs) increased to $7.973 trillion in total assets on 9/9/2026.



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