Weekly ETF flows: four of 11 sectors record outflows; Bitcoin leads inflows

The world's largest exchange-traded fund, SPDR S&P 500 Trust ( SPY ), saw outflows of $14.07B for the week ending March 6, while its price decreased by 2.04%. The SPDR Gold Shares ETF ( GLD ) recorded outflows totaling $4.58B last week as GLD prices fell 3.37% during the week. iShares Silver Trust ETF ( SLV ) also recorded outflows totaling $606.95M, while its price slashed nearly 7% during the week. The iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF ( IBIT ) registered inflows of $770.70M last week, while Bitcoin ( BTC-USD ) price decreased 1.6% over the same period. Last week’s inflows/outflows The 11 S&P 500 sector tracking ETFs collectively recorded outflows of about $4.73B last week, according to data from etfdb.com. Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLC ) led sector outflows, as four out of 11 sectors saw money flowing out of their respective sector-wise funds. The Health Care Sector ( XLV ) reported weekly outflow of $815.14M, followed by Industrial Sector ( XLI ) outflow of $729.03M. The Financial Sector ( XLF ) saw an outflow of $725.94M last week. The highest inflows last week were seen in the Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLE ), totaling $948.63M, followed by the Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLU ) with inflows of $651.86M. The Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLY ) recorded an inflow of $390.09M last week. Breakdown of S&P 500 sector fund flows: Name of fund Ticker Inflows Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLE ) $948.63M Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLU ) $651.86M Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLY ) $390.09M Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLP ) $363.99M Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLRE ) $200.59M Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLB ) $30.76M Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLK ) $26.26M Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLF ) ($725.94M) Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLI ) ($729.03M) Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLV ) ($815.14M) Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund ( XLC ) ($863.19M) Commodities and Bitcoin ETF fund flows: Name of fund Ticker Inflows iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF ( IBIT ) $770.70M U.S. Oil Fund, LP ETF ( USO ) $201.35M ProShares Short Bitcoin ETF ( BITI ) $6.86M iShares Silver Trust ETF ( SLV ) ($606.95M) Gold SPDR Gold Shares ETF ( GLD ) ($4.58B) More on SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust Iran, Oil, And Unemployment Could Kickoff Bear Market Dow Jones And U.S. Index Outlook: Wall Street Recovers As Oil Corrects, Opportunity Or Trap? What The Oldest Sentiment Indicator Is Saying About This Market SA analyst warns Iran conflict could trigger commodity volatility beyond oil White House denies U.S. Navy escorted oil tanker through Strait of Hormuz