Stock ETFs are seeing accelerated inflows even as grimmer Wall Street predictions warn of a bear market ahead

• Stock ETFs pulled in more than $12.6 billion in April, according to data from Bloomberg. 
• It's the largest inflow into such funds since January and more than double the pace seen in February and March. 
• Investors are pouring large amounts into equity ETFs even as Wall Street predictions warn of a bear market ahead. 

Investors are pouring money into exchange-traded funds that focus on stocks even as increasingly grim Wall Street predictions warn of a bear market ahead.