ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed globally reached a new high of $5.12 trillion at the end of July 2018
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LONDON – August 10, 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$5.12 trillion, following net inflows of US$41.13 billion in July. This marks the largest monthly net inflows since January, when the global ETF/ETP industry experienced net inflows of US$105.73 Bn, according to ETFGI’s July 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 $5.12 Tn at the end of July
- Net new assets gathered by ETFs/ETPs listed globally were $41.1 Bn in July
- 4 ½ years or 54 consecutive months of net inflows into ETFs/ETPs listed globally
“Investors favoured equities over fixed income and commodities as equity markets have performed positively in July. The S&P 500 gained 3.72%, international markets ex US were up 1.93% and emerging markets up 2.81%. Investors are still concerned about the impact of trade wars and Brexit,” according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner and a founder of ETFGI.
At the end of July 2018, the Global ETF/ETP industry had 7,487 ETFs/ETPs, with 14,427 listings, assets of $5.12 Tn, from 375 providers listed on 70 exchanges in 57 countries. Due to net inflows and market moves the assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally increased by 2.69%, from $4.99 Tn in June 2018 to $5.12 Tn.
Growth in Global ETF and ETP assets as of the end of July 2018
Equity ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of $27.37 Bn in July, bringing net inflows for 2018 to $177.31 Bn, less than the $272.21 Bn in net inflows at this point last year. Fixed Income ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of $12.98 Bn in July, growing net inflows for 2018 to $59.40 Bn which is less than the $96.15 Bn in net inflows at this point last year.
July marked the 54th consecutive month of net inflows into ETFs/ETPs listed globally, Year-to-date in 2018 there have been net inflows of $264 Bn, which are less than the $391.23 Bn in net inflows at this point last year.
The majority of net inflows in July can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $25.86 Bn during 2018. The SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY US) gathered $6.54Bn the largest net inflows in July.
Top 20 ETFs by net new assets July 2018: Global
Similarly, the top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $1.86 Bn by the end of July 2018.
Top 10 ETPs by net new assets July 2018: Global
Investors have tended to invest in core, market cap and lower cost ETFs in July.
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