Equity funds have attracted $59.6 billion in year-to-date flows through July 31, and fixed income funds were a distant second with $24.6 billion, according to State Street Global Advisors' July U.S. ETF Flash Flows report.
By geography, flows were split fairly evenly between U.S. and non-U.S. exposure - international and global funds accounted for 51% of the total, while U.S. equity ETFs accounted for 49%.
Examining flows at the sector level, real estate, energy and utilities top the list with $6.6 billion, $6.3 billion and $3.6 billion in net inflows, respectively; while consumer discretionary funds have seen the largest net outflows.
