The Fed Has Been Buying ETFs, Heres a List

Here’s how the big numbers break down. There have been flows of $150.1 billion into bond ETFs through August 31 (about $132 billion of that is U.S. funds). As of the end of August, however, the Fed had only bought $8.7 billion worth of such funds.

ETF NAME	FED HOLDINGS	FED % OF MAY-AUG INFLOWS
VanEck Vectors Fallen Angel High Yield Bond ETF ANGL, -0.83%	34	3%
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF HYG, -0.88%	330	3%
Xtrackers USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF HYLB, -0.90%	1,791	4%
iShares Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF IGIB, -0.15%	2,916	17%
iShares Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF IGSB, 0.00%	3,908	18%
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF JNK, -0.94%	2,006	28%
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF LQD, -0.18%	7,932	31%
iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF SHYG, -0.75%	786	4%
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Short Term High Yield Bond ETF SJNK, -0.67%	77	41%
iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF SLQD, -0.07%	-86	-51%
SPDR Portfolio Intermediate Term Corporate Bond ETF SPIB, -0.04%	584	83%
SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF SPSB, -0.02%	450	63%
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETFUSHY	535	12%
SPDR Portfolio Short Term Corporate Bond ETF USIG, -0.13%	803	23%
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF VCIT, -0.14%	9,356	15%
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF VCSH, -0.05%	6,785	22%
Source: ETF Trends analysis

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