ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe gathered a record 82 billion US dollars in net new assets in 2015, according to ETFGI

 

LONDON — January 14, 2016 — ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe gathered US$82.0 billion in net new assets in 2015 which is 32.5% above the prior record level of US$61.8 billion gathered in 2014.  This marks the 14th consecutive month of positive net inflows.

During 2015 there has been growth on most measures: the number of ETFs/ETPs has increased from 2,089 to 2,188, assets under management have increased from US$458 billion to US$506 billion, and the number of providers has increased from 49 to 51.

At the end of 2015, the European ETF/ETP industry had 2,188 ETFs/ETPs, with 6,683 listings, assets of US$506 Bn, from 51 providers on 25 exchanges, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s year-end 2015 global ETF and ETP industry insights report. 

During 2015 record levels of net new assets have been gathered by ETFs/ETPs listed globally with net inflows of US$372.0 Bn marking a 10% increase over the prior record set in 2014. In Canada net inflows at US$13.1 Bn are up 8% over the prior record set in 2012 and in Europe net inflows climbed to US$82.0 Bn, representing a 45% increase on the record set in 2014.  In Japan, net inflows were up 142% on the prior record set in 2013, standing at US$39.5 Bn at the end of 2015.

“2015 was a turbulent year for the markets due to uncertainty in China which spilled over into global markets, concerns about the Middle East and a collapse in energy prices.   The S&P 500 ended the year up 1%, emerging markets declined 14% on the heels of a stronger U.S. dollar and commodity price declines. Developed markets ended the year down 1% after recovering some losses in the fourth quarter.

The robust level of asset gathering in 2015 shows that more investors are using ETFs/ETPs in more ways due to the market turmoil: retail is using more ETFs through Robo-advisors, institutions are using ETFs as alternatives to futures, and financial advisors are using more ETFs especially in multi-asset portfolios.” according to Deborah Fuhr, Managing Partner of ETFGI.

In December 2015, ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe gathered net inflows of US$9.3 Bn.  Equity ETFs/ETPs gathered the largest net inflows with US$8.0 Bn, followed by fixed income ETFs/ETPs with US$2.0 Bn, while commodity ETFs/ETPs experienced net outflows with US$239 Mn.

In 2015, ETFs/ETPs have seen net inflows of US$82.0 Bn.  Equity ETFs/ETPs gathered the largest net inflows in 2015 with US$50.3 Bn, followed by fixed income ETFs/ETPs with US$27.0 Bn, and commodity ETFs/ETPs with US$975 Mn.

iShares gathered the largest net ETF/ETP inflows in December with US$5.2 Bn, followed by db x/db ETC with US$1.3 Bn and Lyxor AM with US$1.2 Bn net inflows.

In 2015, iShares gathered the largest net ETF/ETP inflows with US$33.9 Bn, followed by db x/db ETC with US$11.5 Bn and Lyxor AM with US$9.8 Bn net inflows.

iShares is the largest ETF/ETP provider in terms of assets with US$233 Bn, reflecting 46.1% market share; db x/db ETC is second with US$61 Bn and 12.1% market share, followed by Lyxor AM with US$52 Bn and 10.3% market share. The top three ETF/ETP providers, out of 51, account for 68.4% of European ETF/ETP assets.

MSCI has the largest amount of ETF/ETP assets tracking its benchmarks reflecting 23.2% market share; STOXX is second with 22.1% market share, S&P Dow Jones is third  with 12.4% market share, followed by FTSERussell with 9.6%.

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Note to editors

ETFs are typically open-ended, index-based funds, with active ETFs accounting for 1.1% market share. They can be bought and sold like ordinary shares on a stock exchange and offer broad exposure across developed, emerging and frontier markets, equities, fixed income and commodities. ETFs are used widely by institutional investors and increasingly by financial advisors and retail investors to: 

•           equitize cash

•           implement diversified exposure to a market

•           comprise a core or satellite investment

•           be a long term strategic investment

•           implement tactical adjustments to portfolios

•           use as building blocks to create entire portfolios

•           allow investors to hedge the market

•           use as an alternative to futures and other derivative products

Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) are products that have similarities to ETFs in the way they trade and settle but do not use an open-end fund structure. The use of other structures including unsecured debt, grantor trusts, partnerships, and commodity pools by ETPs can, in addition to a significantly different risk profile, create different tax and regulatory implications for investors when compared to ETFs, which are funds.

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