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 www.marketwatch.com/story/the-fed-has-been-buying-etfs-what-does-it-mean-11600704182
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