Top semiconductor ETFs like the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares (SOXL), VanEck Semiconductor (SMH), and iShares Semiconductor (SOXX) rebounded in the extended hours after the strong Nvidia... ...

Group 1: ETF Inflows - Investors invested $37.6 billion into U.S.-listed ETFs during the week ending October 31, indicating strong inflows despite a hawkish tone from the Federal Reserve [1] - U.S. equity ETFs led inflows with $19.3 billion, followed by U.S. fixed income funds at $8.7 billion, international equity ETFs at $8.6 billion, and international fixed income products at $2.2 billion [1] Group 2: Market Conditions - The macro backdrop remained supportive with stocks near record highs, driven by strong gains in technology stocks such as Nvidia and Amazon [2] - The Federal Reserve cut rates as expected, but Chair Jerome Powell's comments suggested a December rate cut was not guaranteed, diverging from market expectations [2] - Futures markets indicate a 67% chance of another rate cut next month, down from pre-meeting levels [2] Group 3: Top Performing ETFs - The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) saw the highest inflows with $4.4 billion, followed by the Vanguard Information Technology ETF (VGT) with $2.1 billion, and the Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF (QQQM) with over $1 billion [4] - On the fixed income side, the JPMorgan Municipal ETF (JMUB) led with $1.9 billion in inflows [4] Group 4: International ETFs - The Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) and the JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF (BBEU) had notable inflows of $805 million and $757 million, respectively [5] Group 5: ETF Outflows - The iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM) experienced $1.8 billion in redemptions as small caps underperformed large caps [6] - The Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares (SOXL) saw $1.3 billion in outflows as traders took profits after a rally in semiconductor stocks [6] - The SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) and the iShares 0–3 Month Treasury Bond ETF (SGOV) each had about $1 billion in redemptions, reflecting profit-taking and a dip in demand for ultra-short Treasuries [7]

On this episode of the "ETF of the Week†podcast, VettaFi's Head of Research, Todd Rosenbluth, discussed the Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3x Shares (SOXL) with Chuck Jaffe of Money Life. The pair discussed several topics related to the fund to give investors a deeper understanding of the ETF.Chuck Jaffe: One fund, on point for today. The expert to talk about it. This is the ETF of the Week! Welcome to the ETF of the Week, where we get the latest take from Todd Rosenbluth, the head of research at VettaFi ...