ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed globally reached a new high of $5.23 Tn at the end of August 2018
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LONDON — September 12, 2018 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed globally reached a new high of US$5.23 trillion, following net inflows of US$35.59 billion and market moves during August. Strong inflows during the month were primarily gathered by ETFs providing exposure to US equities, according to ETFGI’s August 2018 Global ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Highlights
- Total Assets in ETFs and ETPs listed globally reached a record $5.23 Tn in August.
- Net new assets gathered by ETFs/ETPs listed globally were $35.59 Bn in August.
- 55th consecutive months of net inflows into ETFs/ETPs listed globally.
“On August 22, 2018 the S&P 500 marked its longest bull market – 3,453 days, without a bear market – a 20% drop from the index’s 52-week high. August was a strong month for U.S. equities with economic strength and strong corporate earnings pushing the S&P 500 to reach record highs and gain 3.26% during the month and up 9.94% year to date. Most non-US markets suffered declines during August due to investors’ concerns over trade tensions, Brexit, currency crises and a fear of contagion. Developed markets ex US declined 1.44% in August while up 0.46% YTD, EM markets were down 3.51% and are down 0.81% YTD and Frontier markets were down 4.50% and are down 1.66% YTD.” according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner and a founder of ETFGI.
At the end of August 2018, the Global ETF/ETP industry had 7,505 ETFs/ETPs, with 14,512 listings, assets of $5.23 Tn, from 382 providers listed on 69 exchanges in 57 countries. Following net inflows of $35.59 and market moves during the month, assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally increased by 2.15%, from $5.12 Tn in July 2018 to $5.23 Tn.
Growth in Global ETF and ETP assets as of the end of August 2018
Equity ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered record net inflows of $29.10 Bn in August, bringing net inflows for 2018 to $206.24 Bn, less than the $290.64 Bn in net inflows at this point last year. Fixed Income ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of $7.47 Bn in August, growing net inflows for 2018 to $66.86 Bn which is less than the $111.14 Bn in net inflows at this point last year.
August marked the 55th consecutive month of net inflows into ETFs/ETPs listed globally, Year-to-date in 2018 there have been net inflows of $299 Bn, which are less than the $434 Bn in net inflows at this point last year.
Substantial inflows during August can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $27.13 Bn. The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV US) gathered $6.59 Bn, the largest net inflows in August.
Top 20 ETFs by net new assets August 2018: Global
| Name | Ticker | Assets (US$ Mn) Aug-18 |
ADV (US$ Mn) Aug-18 |
NNA (US$ Mn) YTD 2018 |
NNA (US$ Mn) Aug-18 |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | IVV US | 161,885 | 1,058 | 9,981 | 6,587 |
| Invesco QQQ Trust | QQQ US | 73,959 | 6,054 | 4,565 | 3,935 |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | VOO US | 99,863 | 651 | 7,892 | 1,919 |
| JPMorgan BetaBuilders Canada ETF | BBCA US | 1,479 | 2 | 1,477 | 1,477 |
| iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF | HYG US | 17,229 | 983 | (288) | 1,476 |
| iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | IEMG US | 49,082 | 724 | 10,690 | 1,307 |
| Consumer Discretionary Select Sector SPDR Fund | XLY US | 15,905 | 584 | 608 | 1,195 |
| TOPIX Exchange Traded Fund | 1306 JP | 73,246 | 27 | 14,561 | 937 |
| JPMorgan BetaBuilders Europe ETF | BBEU US | 1,338 | 49 | 1,325 | 925 |
| Vanguard Value ETF | VTV US | 43,764 | 139 | 5,439 | 821 |
| VanEck Vectors Gold Miners ETF | GDX US | 8,176 | 1,089 | 2,426 | 708 |
| iShares FTSE China Large-Cap ETF | IZZ AU | 83 | 1 | 688 | 684 |
| iShares China Large-Cap ETF | FXI US | 4,645 | 1,348 | 1,138 | 678 |
| Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF | VUSA LN | 25,924 | 9 | 2,334 | 678 |
| iShares $ Floating Rate Bond UCITS ETF Acc | FLOA LN | 936 | 2 | 935 | 655 |
| iShares S&P Small-Cap ETF | IJR AU | 148 | 1 | 676 | 647 |
| iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | IJH US | 50,461 | 277 | 2,797 | 643 |
| iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | IEFA US | 58,382 | 452 | 18,708 | 640 |
| JPMorgan BetaBuilders Developed Asia EX-Japan ETF | BBAX US | 620 | 615 | 621 | 621 |
| iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF | CSSPX SW | 31,247 | 8 | 2,793 | 600 |
Similarly, the top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $1.09 Bn by the end of August 2018.
Top 10 ETPs by net new assets August 2018: Global
| Name | Ticker | Assets (US$ Mn) Aug-18 |
ADV (US$ Mn) Aug-18 |
NNA (US$ Mn) YTD 2018 |
NNA (US$ Mn) Aug-18 |
|
| iPath S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN | VXX US | 980 | 1,158 | (355) | 227 | |
| VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN | TVIX US | 531 | 345 | 537 | 174 | |
| VelocityShares Daily 3x Inverse Natural Gas ETN | DGAZ US | 311 | 128 | 84 | 137 | |
| Xtrackers Physical Gold Euro Hedged ETC | XAD1 GY | 1,724 | 1 | 231 | 132 | |
| ETFS Nickel | NICK LN | 388 | 0 | 278 | 87 | |
| ETFS Physical Gold | PHAU LN | 5,826 | 9 | 90 | 80 | |
| MicroSectors FANG+ Index 3X Lev ETNs due January 8, 2038 | FNGU US | 158 | 6 | 135 | 77 | |
| ETFS Agriculture DJ-UBSCISM | AIGA LN | 341 | 0 | 109 | 63 | |
| Invesco Gold ETC | SGLD LN | 4,063 | 4 | (276) | 63 | |
| MicroSectors FANG Index 2X Leveraged ETN | FNGO US | 56 | 0 | 53 | 53 | |
Investors have tended to invest in core, market cap and lower cost ETFs in August.
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Previously Deborah Fuhr served as global head of ETF research and implementation strategy and as a managing director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors from 2008 – 2011. She also worked as a managing director and head of the investment strategy team at Morgan Stanley in London from 1997 – 2008, and as an associate at Greenwich Associates.
She has been working with investors, ETF, ETP providers, index providers, exchanges, MMs and APs, regulators, trade associations, custodians, law firms, accounting firms around the world since 1997.
ETFGI is honored to count as our research and consulting clients some of the leading firms in the ETF Ecosystem around the world as well as some new entrants and firms that are considering entering the ETF, ETP industry.
Past awards for Ms Fuhr include she was the recipient of the 100 Women in Finance 2017 European Industry Leadership Award, the 2014 William F. Sharpe Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding contributions to the field of index investing and she named one of the “100 Most Influential Women in Finance” by Financial News over several years, most recently in 2016.
Deborah Fuhr is a founder and board member of Women in ETFs “WE” a not for profit organization to connect, support and inspire Women and Men in the ETF ecosystem. WE has over 4,200 members in chapters around the world. www.womeninetfs.com
