XLK, UVXY: Big ETF Outflows
ETF Channel Staff - Wednesday, October 17, 11:03 AMLooking at units outstanding versus one week prior within the universe of ETFs covered at ETF Channel, the biggest outflow was seen in the Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLK), where 7,000,000 units were destroyed, or a 2.4% decrease week over week. Among the largest underlying components of XLK, in morning trading today Apple (AAPL) is off about 0.6%, and Microsoft (MSFT) is lower by about 0.9%.
And on a percentage change basis, the ETF with the biggest outflow was the ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY), which lost 4,100,000 of its units, representing a 39.5% decline in outstanding units compared to the week prior.