ETFGI reports that assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) increased by US$29.3 billion during 2017 to a new record high of US$159 billion at the end of October
LONDON — November 22, 2017 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) increased by US$29.3 billion during the first 10 months of 2017, to reach a new record high of US$159 billion at the end of October.
According to ETFGI’s October 2017 Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF and ETP industry insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service, assets invested in ETFs and ETPs increased by 22.6%, from $130 Bn at the end of 2016. The increase of US$29.3 Bn eclipsed the total increase of $12.5 Bn for the whole of 2016, and represents the greatest absolute annual increase in assets since 2012.
The top 100 ETFs/ETPs, out of 1,164, accounted for 78.6% of Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF/ETP assets at the end of October 2017, and 28 ETFs/ETPs had greater than US$1 Bn in assets. Just 20 of the top ETFs by assets accounted for 49.0% of Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF assets. The largest ETF, Tracker Fund of Hong Kong (TraHK) (2800 HK), on its own accounted for 7.5% of ETF assets.
Top 20 ETFs by assets: Asia Pacific (ex-Japan)
|
Name |
Country listed |
Ticker |
Assets |
ADV |
NNA |
|
Tracker Fund of Hong Kong (TraHK) |
Hong Kong |
2800 HK |
11,600 |
131.8 |
(1,533) |
|
Hang Seng Index ETF |
Hong Kong |
2833 HK |
6,969 |
1.0 |
(277) |
|
Samsung KODEX 200 ETF |
South Korea |
069500 KS |
5,933 |
241.1 |
572 |
|
ChinaAMC China 50 ETF |
China |
510050 CH |
5,209 |
134.4 |
(189) |
|
Hang Seng H-Share Index ETF |
Hong Kong |
2828 HK |
4,790 |
125.3 |
(2,086) |
|
iShares FTSE A50 China Index ETF |
Hong Kong |
2823 HK |
3,933 |
59.5 |
(901) |
|
ABF Pan Asia Bond Index Fund |
Hong Kong |
2821 HK |
3,926 |
0.1 |
65 |
|
CSOP FTSE China A50 ETF |
Hong Kong |
82822 HK |
3,336 |
98.9 |
(15) |
|
Shanghai SSE180 ETF |
China |
510180 CH |
3,079 |
2.8 |
(42) |
|
CCB Cash TianYi Traded Money Market Fund |
China |
511660 CH |
2,910 |
248.6 |
1,768 |
|
China CSI 500 ETF |
China |
510500 CH |
2,890 |
25.1 |
190 |
|
Huatai-Pinebridge CSI 300 ETF |
China |
510300 CH |
2,821 |
50.9 |
(397) |
|
Harvest CSI 300 Index ETF |
China |
159919 CH |
2,807 |
4.2 |
(353) |
|
ChinaAMC CSI 300 Index ETF |
China |
510330 CH |
2,794 |
2.2 |
(179) |
|
SPDR S&P/ASX 200 Fund |
Australia |
STW AU |
2,597 |
9.7 |
118 |
|
Mirae Asset TIGER 200 ETF |
South Korea |
102110 KS |
2,178 |
43.6 |
(2) |
|
YUANTA/P-shares Taiwan Top 50 1X Bear ETF |
Taiwan |
00632R TT |
2,135 |
18.1 |
122 |
|
Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF |
Australia |
VAS AU |
1,932 |
6.2 |
458 |
|
CPSE ETF |
India |
CPSEBE IN |
1,878 |
1.1 |
841 |
|
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF |
Australia |
IVV AU |
1,863 |
2.6 |
165 |
Vanguard gathered the largest net ETF/ETP inflows YTD with US$1.991 Bn, followed by CCB with US$1.77 Bn and Mirae Asset ETFs with US$1.16 Bn net inflows.
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