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ETF activity on Thursday tilted toward redemptions, with 339 funds reporting a net estimated outflow of $1.90 billion as 17,500 positions decreased against 40,617 increases. QQQ led the retreat at an estimated -$2.24 billion, followed by SPY at -$1.97 billion and TECL at -$950.0 million. Inflows concentrated in financials and value, with XLF adding $885.1 million and AVLV $614.0 million, while XLV and XLE also gained. Among stocks, ExxonMobil drew $889.9 million in value change across 46 buying ETFs, even as NVIDIA and Apple were trimmed.
Which ETFs had the largest inflows on Thursday?
The largest estimated inflows were XLF ($885.1 million), AVLV ($614.0 million) and XLV ($423.4 million).
| ETF |
Est. net flow |
AUM |
Flow / AUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| $885.1M |
$53.58B |
+1.65% |
|
| $614.0M |
$22.64B |
+2.71% |
|
| $423.4M |
$49.10B |
+0.86% |
|
| $257.7M |
$46.37B |
+0.56% |
|
| $239.2M |
$1.73B |
+13.85% |
Which ETFs had the largest outflows on Thursday?
The largest estimated outflows were QQQ ($2.24 billion), SPY ($1.97 billion) and TECL ($950.0 million).
| ETF |
Est. net flow |
AUM |
Flow / AUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| -$2.24B |
$463.83B |
-0.48% |
|
| -$1.97B |
$796.87B |
-0.25% |
|
| -$950.0M |
$5.95B |
-15.97% |
|
| -$573.3M |
$870.02B |
-0.07% |
|
| -$489.9M |
Which stocks did ETFs buy the most on Thursday?
ETFs added the most dollar value in XOM ($889.9 million), JPM ($83.1 million) and BRK.B ($81.5 million).
| Stock |
Net value change |
ETFs buying |
ETFs selling |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORPORATION ( XOM ) |
$889.9M |
46 |
17 |
| JPMORGAN CHASE + CO COMMON STOCK USD1.0 ( JPM ) |
$83.1M |
40 |
15 |
| BERKSHIRE HATHAWAY INC. ( BRK.B ) |
$81.5M |
30 |
13 |
| WELLS FARGO + CO COMMON STOCK USD1.666 ( WFC ) |
$80.2M |
34 |
16 |
| Visa Inc. (Class A) ( V ) |
$64.1M |
38 |
23 |
Which stocks did ETFs trim the most on Thursday?
ETFs cut the most dollar value from NVDA ($608.6 million), AAPL ($491.5 million) and GOOGL ($379.4 million).
| Stock |
Net value change |
ETFs buying |
ETFs selling |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corporation ( NVDA ) |
-$608.6M |
51 |
30 |
| Apple Inc. ( AAPL ) |
-$491.5M |
53 |
26 |
| Alphabet Inc. (Class A) ( GOOGL ) |
-$379.4M |
39 |
24 |
| Microsoft Corporation ( MSFT ) |
-$356.4M |
51 |
26 |
| ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC. ( AMD ) |
-$181.8M |
40 |
30 |
The day's top ETF buy, XOM, has more on its stock summary and GF Value pages.
What should investors watch next?
TECL 's outflow equaled -15.97% of its assets, and RDIV 's inflow reached 13.85% of AUM, so watch whether those sharp percentage moves reverse on Friday.
Flows are estimated from the dollar value of each fund's reported holdings changes for Oct. 29, 2026.
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