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The flow of funds for the S&P 500 index ETFs has seen drastically different patterns; meanwhile, the BlackRock Bitcoin Fund, IBIT, attracted $4.5 billion. The flow of funds for the S&P 500 index ETFs has seen drastically different patterns; meanwhile, the BlackRock Bitcoin Fund, IBIT, attracted $4.5 billion. In February 2024, Vanguard's VOO, the third-largest ETF in the United States, attracted the most investor funds globally among all exchange-traded funds, while the world's largest ETF, SPY by State Street Bank, experienced the most outflows. The contrasting flow of funds between these two S&P 500 index funds may suggest investors' belief that the market's growth, which surged by 30% over the past year, is slowing down. Last month, VOO raised $6.11 billion, managing assets worth $413.3 billion, while SPY saw withdrawals of $6 billion, managing assets worth $500.6 billion. Despite SPY experiencing outflows of $27 billion this year, it recently became the first ETF to manage assets exceeding $5 trillion. VOO has seen inflows of $16 billion so far this year, typically considered representative of long-term trading momentum, while SPY may be more utilized for short-term trading. VOO has a management fee of 0.03%, lower than SPY's 0.09%, and allows dividend reinvestment. Analysts point out, "The outflows from SPY may reflect the cautious attitude of short-term traders and other market timers." "Regardless of the circumstances, long-term funds remain fairly stable, but short-term funds flow based on sentiment." Another indicator of investor attention to large-cap S&P 500 index funds is that iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) has attracted the most inflows so far this year, with assets totaling $442.5 billion and bringing in $16 billion in revenue this year. Additionally, last month, the previously non-existent spot Bitcoin fund attracted billions of dollars in funds, with $4.48 billion pouring into the iShares Bitcoin Trust Fund (IBIT). $(SPY)$ $(IVV)$ $(VOO)$ $(IBIT)$ $(VGT)$ $(VGIT)$ $(SPLG)$ $(VTI)$ $(FBTC)$ $(AGG)$ $(QQQ)$ $(HYG)$ $(GBTC)$ $(IWM)$ $(VGSH)$ $(LQD)$ $(USMV)$ $(BIL)$ $(XLE)$