ETF Industry AUM Down Nearly 20% YTD

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ETFGI reports global ETFs industry gathered net inflows of US$33.45 billion during September 2022.

LONDON —October 19, 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 net inflows of US$33.45 billion during September, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$593.20 billion. During September 2022, assets invested in the global ETFs industry decreased by 8.3%, from US$9.11 trillion at the end of August to US$8.35 trillion, according to ETFGI’s September 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 $33.45 Bn of net inflows during September.
  • YTD net inflows of $593.20 Bn are 2nd highest on record, after 2021 YTD net inflows of $923.84 Bn.
  • 40th month of consecutive net inflows.
  • Assets of $8.35 Tn invested in global ETFs industry at the end of September 2022.
  • Assets decreased 18.6% YTD in 2022, going from $10.27 Tn at end of 2021 to $8.35 Tn.

“The S&P 500 decreased by 9.21% in September and is down YTD by 23.87%. Developed markets excluding the US decreased by 10.07% in September and are down 27.63% YTD. Norway (down 18.96%) and Korea (down 18.78 %) saw the largest decreases amongst the developed markets in September. Emerging markets decreased by 10.23 % during September and are down 23.91% YTD. Philippines (down 16.31%) and Hungary (down 16.07%) saw the largest decreases amongst emerging markets in September.” According to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI.

Global ETF and ETP assets as of the end of September 2022

 

The Global ETFs industry had 10,763 products, with 22,235 listings, assets of $8.35 Tn, from 657 providers on listed 79 exchanges in 63 countries at the end of Q3.

During September, ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of $33.45 Bn. Equity ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of $18.99 Bn during September, bringing YTD net inflows to $334.81 Bn, lower than the $632.31 Bn in net inflows equity products had attracted at this point in 2021. Fixed income ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of $9.73 Bn during September, bringing YTD net inflows to $148.12 Bn, lower than the $174.18 Bn in net inflows fixed income products had attracted by the end of September 2021. Commodities ETFs/ETPs reported net outflows of $5.63 Bn during September, bringing YTD net outflows to $7.26 Bn, less than the $9.55 Bn in net outflows commodities products had reported year to date in 2021. Active ETFs/ETPs attracted net inflows of $8.80 Bn over the month, gathering net inflows YTD of $88.82 Bn, lower than the $110.65 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 $47.99 Bn during September. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY US) gathered $6.33 Bn, the largest individual net inflow.
Top 20 ETFs by net new inflows September 2022: Global

 

Name

Ticker

Assets
($ Mn)
Sep-22

NNA
($ Mn)
YTD-22

NNA
($ Mn)
Sep-22

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

SPY US

330,238.74

(23,235.08)

6,327.99

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

BIL US

24,599.98

10,987.18

5,886.80

iShares MSCI USA ESG Enhanced UCITS ETF

EEDS LN

9,780.95

6,503.63

4,711.66

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

VOO US

241,660.23

36,508.88

3,435.58

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

SHY US

28,483.31

9,095.61

3,429.44

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF

SHV US

23,369.18

10,268.83

2,614.19

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

VTI US

236,563.99

19,216.96

2,521.83

ProShares UltraPro QQQ

TQQQ US

10,284.10

10,186.08

2,226.25

China AMC China 50 ETF

510050 CH

8,629.47

515.17

1,995.37

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

USMV US

27,287.23

2,558.73

1,694.31

WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund

USFR US

9,736.25

7,899.22

1,684.47

iShares MSCI EAFE Min Vol Factor ETF

EFAV US

6,635.96

503.79

1,616.13

iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF

SGOV US

4,792.91

4,048.11

1,532.14

Huatai-Pinebridge CSI 300 ETF

510300 CH

7,198.73

931.89

1,358.19

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

SCHD US

35,210.17

10,967.28

1,271.10

NEXT FUNDS Nikkei 225 Leveraged Index ETF

1570 JP

2,727.61

(67.09)

1,249.97

iShares Treasury Floating Rate Bond ETF

TFLO US

3,420.84

3,072.57

1,194.40

Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth

VONG US

7,672.21

2,154.01

1,124.81

JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF

JEPI US

12,592.89

8,851.76

1,058.42

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

IVV US

265,168.83

16,763.97

1,056.78

The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $1.24 Bn over September. WisdomTree Physical Gold – EUR Daily Hedged – Acc (GBSE GY) gathered $308.26 Mn, the largest individual net inflow.
Top 10 ETPs by net new inflows September 2022: Global

Name

Ticker

Assets
($ Mn)
Sep-22

NNA
($ Mn)
YTD-22

NNA
($ Mn)
Sep-22

WisdomTree Physical Gold – EUR Daily Hedged – Acc

GBSE GY

295.87

308.26

308.26

iShares Silver Trust

SLV US

9140.94

(746.54)

294.12

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas

BOIL US

294.41

(19.92)

174.32

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Crude Oil

UCO US

724.72

(856.47)

77.65

Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Currency Trust

FXE US

388.68

215.08

72.85

Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust

FXB US

160.91

70.61

71.27

MicroSectors FANG Innovation 3X Leveraged ETN

BULZ US

207.74

504.03

69.71

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

FNGU US

530.42

313.64

63.19

United States Oil Fund LP

USO US

1948.93

(1,054.54)

57.22

WisdomTree Brent Crude Oil – Acc

BRNT LN

206.66

(121.99)

46.48

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