41 Consecutive Weeks Of ETF Inflows, Industry Nears $9 Trillion Milestone

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ETFGI reports the global ETFs industry gathered US$ 116 billion in net inflows during October 2022

LONDON — November 18, 2022 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs/ETPs ecosystem, reported today that the global ETFs industry gathered US$116.12 billion in net inflows during October, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$708.37 billion. During October 2022, assets invested in the global ETFs industry increased by 6.2%, from US$8.35 trillion at the end of September to US$8.87 trillion at the end of October, according to ETFGI’s October 2022 global ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted)

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Highlights

  • Global ETFs industry gathered net inflows of $116.12 Bn during October.
  • YTD net inflows of $708.37 Bn are the 2nd highest on record, after YTD 2021 net inflows of $1.04 Tn.
  • 41st month of consecutive net inflows.
  • Assets of $8.87 Tn invested in global ETFs industry at the end of October 2022.

“The S&P 500 increased by 8.10 % in October but is down by 17.70% YTD in 2022. Developed markets excluding the US increased by 5.33% in October but are down 23.78% YTD in 2022. Norway (up 11.51%) and Ireland (up 10.52 %) saw the largest increases amongst the developed markets in October. Emerging markets decreased by 3.54% during October and are down 26.60% YTD in 2022. China (down 14.74%) saw the largest decrease amongst emerging markets in October.” According to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI.

The Global ETFs industry had 10,954 products, with 22,691 listings, assets of $8.87 Tn, from 661 providers listed on 81 exchanges in 63 countries at the end of October.

During October, the global ETFs industry gathered net inflows of $116.12 Bn. Equity ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of $76.14 Bn during October, bringing YTD net inflows to $410.06 Bn, lower than the $715.29 Bn in net inflows equity products had attracted at this point in 2021. Fixed income ETFs/ETPs had net inflows of $34.94 Bn during October, bringing YTD net inflows to $182.99 Bn, lower than the $194.61 Bn in net inflows fixed income products had attracted by the end of October 2021. Commodities ETFs/ETPs reported net outflows of $5.85 Bn during October, bringing YTD net outflows to $13.10 Bn, more than the $10.85 Bn in net outflows commodities products had reported year to date in 2021. Active ETFs/ETPs attracted net inflows of $11.04 Bn over the month, gathering net inflows for the year of $99.86 Bn, lower than the $121.02 Bn in net inflows active products had reported YTD in 2021.

Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $58.68 Bn during October. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY US) gathered $14.55 Bn, the largest individual net inflow.

Top 20 ETFs by net new inflows October 2022: Global

Name

Ticker

Assets
($ Mn)
Oct-22

NNA
($ Mn)
YTD-22

NNA
($ Mn)
Oct-22

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

SPY US

372,030.26

(8,688.48)

14,546.60

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

IVV US

291,353.35

21,207.96

4,443.99

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

VOO US

264,891.29

40,282.25

3,773.37

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

LQD US

34,812.22

5,054.12

3,389.28

Vanguard Tax-Exempt Bond Index ETF

VTEB US

20,758.63

8,008.39

3,354.87

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF

JNK US

8,577.05

316.10

3,267.92

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

VTI US

259,193.21

21,945.54

2,728.58

iShares MBS ETF

MBB US

21,890.88

88.71

2,247.62

iShares 0-5 Year High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

SHYG US

6,977.10

1,998.89

2,135.78

WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund

USFR US

11,866.03

10,026.50

2,127.28

iShares U.S. Technology ETF

IYW US

8,014.40

1,037.19

2,024.73

iShares Edge MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF

MTUM US

12,257.28

26.05

1,982.09

Tracker Fund of Hong Kong (TraHK)

2800 HK

12,826.24

6,276.26

1,930.36

iShares Core € Corp Bond UCITS ETF

IEBC LN

9,673.83

563.93

1,837.03

iShares National Muni Bond ETF

MUB US

28,919.00

7,160.32

1,812.16

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

TLT US

24,303.65

13,796.14

1,660.41

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

IUSB US

18,170.40

4,795.91

1,579.97

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

HYG US

14,228.91

(4,988.80)

1,389.75

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

SCHD US

40,703.47

12,224.66

1,257.38

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF

IJH US

61,951.77

3,668.12

1,195.20

The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $1.30 Bn over October. ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas (BOIL US) gathered $270 Mn, the largest individual net inflow.

Top 10 ETPs by net new inflows October 2022: Global

Name

Ticker

Assets
($ Mn)
Oct-22

NNA
($ Mn)
YTD-22

NNA
($ Mn)
Oct-22

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas

BOIL US

510.81

250.01

269.93

Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund

UUP US

2,295.89

1,354.69

252.40

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust

GLDM US

4,694.39

912.82

147.76

United States Natural Gas Fund LP

UNG US

551.99

(25.10)

138.69

IB ZARBASKET ETN 11AUG26

IBLIIP SJ

57.34

125.60

125.60

FNB ETN on JPMORGQ NOV25

JPETNQ SJ

3.49

110.08

110.08

WisdomTree WTI Crude Oil – Acc

CRUD LN

806.05

(1,316.61)

88.27

MicroSectors FANG+ Index 3X Leveraged ETNs due January 8, 2038

FNGU US

487.56

369.93

56.29

Royal Mint Responsibly Source Physical Gold ETC – Acc

RMAU LN

649.00

449.22

55.58

MicroSectors U.S. Big Oil Index -3X Inverse Leveraged ETNs

NRGD US

92.72

173.61

52.85

Investors have tended to invest in Equity ETFs/ETPs during October.

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Jacob Wolinsky is the founder of HedgeFundAlpha (formerly ValueWalk Premium), a popular value investing and hedge fund focused intelligence service. Prior to founding the company, Jacob worked as an equity analyst focused on small caps. Jacob lives with his wife and five kids in Passaic NJ. - Email: jacob(at)hedgefundalpha.com FD: I do not purchase any equities to avoid conflict of interest and any insider information. I only purchase broad-based ETFs and mutual funds.