A 13.2% decline in 10-year Treasury yields has sparked combined inflows of the about $2.8 billion to the Vanguard REIT ETF (NYSEArca: VNQ), iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF (NYSEArca: IYR) and the Schwab US REIT ETF (NYSEArca: SCHH). [Economic Data Lifts REIT ETFs]
Among bond ETFs, only the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEArca: IEF) ranks among the top-10 ETFs overall for 2014 inflows. Since the start of April, however, investors have shown a taste for international bonds. As just two examples, the SPDR Barclays International Treasury Bond ETF (NYSEArca: BWX) and the PowerShares Emerging Markets Sovereign Debt Portfolio (NYSEArca: PCY) have seen inflows of $185.8 million and $101 million, respectively, since April 1.
iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF
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