ETFGI Press Release: ETFGI reports assets invested in the global ETFs industry have surged ahead of the global hedge fund industry by a staggering 8.40 trillion US dollars

Press Release

 
LONDON — May 07, 2024 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs ecosystem, reports as of end of Q1 2024, the assets invested in the global ETFs industry have surged ahead of the global hedge fund industry by a staggering US$8.40 trillion. During Q1 2024 the global hedge fund industry gathered net inflows of $16.57 billion while the global ETFs industry gathered net inflows of $397.61 billion. (HFR is the source of hedge fund data. All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.) 
 
Highlights

  • At the end of Q1 2024, the assets invested in the global ETFs industry has surged ahead of the global hedge fund industry by a staggering US$8.40 trillion.  
  • At the end of Q1 the Global ETFs industry had $12.71 trillion invested in 12,127 products while the global hedge fund industry had $4.30 trillion invested in 8,188 hedge funds.   
  • During Q1 2024 the global hedge fund industry gathered net inflows of $16.57 billion while the global ETFs industry gathered net inflows of $397.61 billion. 



Growth in assets invested in the global ETFs industry and global hedge fund industry at end of Q1 2024

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Source: HFR and ETFGI data sourced from ETFs sponsors, exchanges, regulatory filings, Bloomberg, publicly available sources and data generated in-house.

 

Assets invested in the global ETFs industry first surpassed those invested in the hedge fund industry at the end of Q2 2015, as ETFGI had forecasted. Growth in assets invested in the global ETFs industry has outpaced growth in the global hedge fund industry since the financial crisis in 2008.

At the end of Q1 the Global ETFs industry had 12,127 products, with 24,302 listings, assets of US$12.71 trillion, from 741 providers listed on 80 exchanges in 63 countries while the global hedge fund industry had 8,188 funds with US$4.30 trillion.  

 

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Register now to join us on May 28th at Bolsa Mexicana de Valores in Mexico City from 10:30am - 6:30pm for our 5th Annual ETFGI Global ETFs Insights Summit - Latin America.

The event includes a networking lunch and a networking drinks reception to celebrate diversity initiatives in partnership with CFA Society Mexico, Mujeres en Finanzas and Women in ETFs, and virtual sessions on May 29th. 

Register now join us!

 

IN PERSON SPEAKERS AND TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:
 

  • Understanding the ETFs listed in Mexico
  • UCITS ETFs in Latin America – The Growth Story So Far, Future Challenges and Opportunities
  • Trading of ETFs – Best Practices When Trading Local, US, and UCITS ETFs 
  • ETFs Update on the Use of ETFs in Chile, Colombia and Peru
  • Networking lunch session
  • Trends in the Use of ETFs in Mexico
  • Fireside Chat – with Luis Berruga - Navigating opportunities in the ETFs industry
  • Trends in the Global ETFs Industry from ETFGI’s Research
  • Networking drinks reception in partnership with CFA Society Mexico, Mujeres en Finanzas and Women in ETFs


VIRTUAL SPEAKERS AND TOPICS WILL INCLUDE:

 

  • How Investors are Using ETFs in Peru 
  • How Investors are Using ETFs in Colombia
  • Trends in the ETFs and Mutual Fund Industry in Brazil
  • How Investors are Using ETFs in Argentina
  • How Offshore US Investors are Using ETFs
  • Assessing the Opportunity for ETFs in Uruguay

?May 28th - at Bolsa Mexicana de Valores in Mexico City from 10:30am - 6:30pm including a networking lunch and networking drinks reception in partnership with CFA Society Mexico, Mujeres en Finanzas and Women in ETFs
?May 29th - Virtual panel discussions
Free registration for CFA members, buy side institutional investors and financial advisors Register now
? All sessions are recorded, you will receive links to all sessions after the event 
? CPD educational credits 

If you can't attend on the day, register anyway and you'll receive recordings of all the sessions.

The Summit is designed to facilitate a substantive and in-depth discussion on the market structure, regulatory, trading, and technological developments impacting the use of and opportunity for local, US domiciled and UCITS ETFs by various types of investors in Latin America.   Panels will discuss the current and future use of ETFs by various types of investors and the regulatory requirements for local ETFs, US domiciled and UCITS ETFs to be marketed, sold and bought in Mexico, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Peru, Uruguay and Argentina.

 

You can also register to attend our upcoming events:

  • 5th Annual ETFGI Global ETFs Insights Summit - Latin America – May 28th at Bolsa Mexicana de Valores in Mexico City and virtual on May 29th Register
  • 5th Annual ETFGI Global ETFs Insights Summit - Asia Pacific – September 11th at Centricity – Concentric in Hong Kong and virtual on September 12th Register
  • 5th Annual ETFGI Global ETFs Insights Summit – U.S. – October 29th at The Yale Club in New York City Register
  • 6th Annual ETFGI Global ETFs Insights Summit - Canada – November 27th at Borden Ladner Gervais’s office in Toronto Register

ETFGI (www.ETFGI.com) has for over 12 years published monthly research reports covering trends in the global ETFs ecosystem, created factsheets for every ETF, provided consulting services and educational events.

If you are interested in sponsoring or speaking at any of our upcoming events or have any questions, please contact us deborah.fuhr@etfgi.com and margareta.hricova@etfgi.com.

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ETFGI 
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