Looking today at week-over-week shares outstanding changes among the universe of exchange traded funds covered at ETF Channel, one standout is the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (NYSEARCA:SPY), where we have detected an inflow of approximately $6.2 billion — that’s a 3.3% increase week over week in outstanding units (from 895,382,116 to 925,032,116).

Among the largest underlying components of SPY, in trading Monday Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) was up about 1.1%, Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) is up about 1% and Microsoft Corporation (NASDAQ:MSFT) is up by about 0.3%. For a complete list of holdings, visit the SPY Holdings page.

The chart below shows the one-year price performance of SPY versus its 200-day moving average:

Looking at the chart above, SPY’s low point in its 52-week range is $181.31 per share, with $212.97 as the 52-week high point — that compares with a last trade of $210.88. Comparing the most recent share price to the 200-day moving average can also be a useful technical analysis technique — learn more about the 200 day moving average.

ETFs trade just like stocks, but instead of “shares,” investors are actually buying and selling “units.” These units can be traded back and forth just like stocks but can also be created or destroyed to accommodate investor demand.

Each week we monitor the week-over-week change in shares outstanding data, to keep a lookout for those ETFs experiencing notable inflows (many new units created) or outflows (many old units destroyed).

Creation of new units will mean the underlying holdings of the ETF need to be purchased, while destruction of units involves selling underlying holdings. So, large flows can also impact the individual components held within ETFs.

START SLIDESHOW: Click here to find out which 9 other ETFs had notable inflows.