QUICK SPARK: $5.3B Flows Into ETFs. VOO, SGOV and GLD Lead Investor Demand
VOO led ETF inflows with $3.3B. Investors also poured money into Treasury and gold ETFs; total ETF flows reached $5.3B on Thursday.
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Record ETF inflows topped $1 trillion in the first half of 2026, but most of the money is flowing to a small group of passive and active ETF winners.
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