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ETF activity on Friday was firmly positive, with 373 funds reporting a net estimated inflow of $6.83 billion as 37,063 positions increased against 20,052 that decreased. SPY dominated the picture, pulling in $5.73 billion, or 0.72% of its assets, with IVV adding $2.12 billion and SOXX contributing $973.8 million. The outflow side was led by SDY , which lost $1.63 billion, or 6.84% of assets, followed by QQQ at $448.2 million and IGV at $396.3 million. At the stock level, VYLR drew $2.82 billion in value change across 49 buying ETFs, while ACN and KVUE were trimmed by $560.0 million and $530.3 million, respectively.
Which ETFs had the largest inflows on Friday?
The largest estimated inflows were SPY ($5.73 billion), IVV ($2.12 billion) and SOXX ($973.8 million).
| ETF |
Est. net flow |
AUM |
Flow / AUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| $5.73B |
$796.87B |
+0.72% |
|
| $2.12B |
$867.10B |
+0.24% |
|
| $973.8M |
$42.97B |
+2.27% |
|
| $359.6M |
$15.03B |
+2.39% |
|
| $258.7M |
$181.85B |
+0.14% |
Which ETFs had the largest outflows on Friday?
The largest estimated outflows were SDY ($1.63 billion), QQQ ($448.2 million) and IGV ($396.3 million).
| ETF |
Est. net flow |
AUM |
Flow / AUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| -$1.63B |
$23.87B |
-6.84% |
|
| -$448.2M |
$463.83B |
-0.10% |
|
| -$396.3M |
$12.76B |
-3.11% |
|
| -$370.1M |
$53.58B |
-0.69% |
|
| -$335.6M |
$73.61B |
-0.46% |
Which stocks did ETFs buy the most on Friday?
ETFs added the most dollar value in VYLR ($2.82 billion), NVDA ($505.7 million) and AAPL ($470.0 million).
| Stock |
Net value change |
ETFs buying |
ETFs selling |
|---|---|---|---|
| VYLOR SPINCO ( VYLR ) |
$2.82B |
49 |
0 |
| NVIDIA Corporation ( NVDA ) |
$505.7M |
48 |
28 |
| Apple Inc. ( AAPL ) |
$470.0M |
48 |
25 |
| AMAZON.COM INC. ( AMZN ) |
$185.8M |
44 |
23 |
| Broadcom Inc. ( AVGO ) |
$183.8M |
48 |
30 |
Which stocks did ETFs trim the most on Friday?
ETFs cut the most dollar value from ACN ($560.0 million), KVUE ($530.3 million) and MSFT ($250.6 million).
| Stock |
Net value change |
ETFs buying |
ETFs selling |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accenture Plc-Cl A ( ACN ) |
-$560.0M |
32 |
16 |
| Kenvue Inc. ( KVUE ) |
-$530.3M |
24 |
18 |
| Microsoft Corporation ( MSFT ) |
-$250.6M |
49 |
31 |
| Apollo Global Management Inc. ( APO ) |
-$196.2M |
27 |
15 |
| Becton Dickinson and Company ( BDX ) |
-$175.1M |
33 |
16 |
The day's top ETF buy, VYLR, has more on its stock summary and GF Value pages.
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What should investors watch next?
Watch whether SPY 's outsized inflow continues into the next session and whether SDY 's steep 6.84% outflow reverses. Semiconductor exposure via SOXX also merits attention after its 2.27% flow gain.
Flows are estimated from the dollar value of each fund's reported holdings changes for Oct. 30, 2026.
