Fixed income ETFs attracted net inflows for the 18th month in a row, through June 2012. Serena Smith for Fox Business reports that the sector more than doubled its cash inflow compared to one year ago. Last month $4.8 billion flowed into fixed-income ETFs,bringing the year-to-date total to $35.1 billion.
Vanguard MSCI Emerging Markets (NYSEArca: VWO) gained the most new assets, up $7.52 million in 2012. The best-performing ETF this year so far was the iShares Dow Jones U.S. Home Construction Index Fund (NYSEArca: ITB), which gained 41.4%. [Homebuilder ETF Breaks Out to Its Highest Level Since 2008]
The newest ETF to attract the most assets was, of course, the PIMCO Total Return ETF (NYSEArca: BOND) which gained $1.7 billion in new assets since March. There were 120 new ETFs to compete with that hit the market over the first and second quarters. [Why PIMCO Total Return is Beating Its Mutual Fund Counterpart]
Tisha Guerrero contributed to this article.