ETFGI reports assets invested in active ETFs and ETPs listed globally reach record high of 80.0 billion US dollars at the end of February 2018

LONDON — April 4, 2018 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in active ETFs and ETPs listed globally reached a record high of US$80.0 billion at the end of February 2018; an increase in assets of US$649 million from the previous record of US$79.4 billion set at the end of January 2018. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.) 

Highlights 

• Assets invested in actively-managed ETFs/ETPs listed globally increased by $649 Mn during February to reach a new record high of $80.0 Bn 
• In February 2018, actively-managed ETFs/ETPs listed globally saw net inflows of $2.61 Bn 
• Active fixed income ETFs performed well this month, with assets invested in the PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Strategy Fund (MINT US) reaching a new record high of $8.38 Bn 

According to ETFGI’s February 2018 active ETF and ETP industry insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service, active ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered $2.61 Bn in net inflows, bringing YTD net inflows to $5.69 Bn. This represents 75.8% more than the $3.23 Bn in net inflows at this point last year. 

 
Global Active ETF and ETP asset growth as at end of February 2018

February 2018 also marked the 38th consecutive month of net inflows into active ETFs/ETPs listed globally. The $2.61 Bn gathered during February was 43.2% more than net inflows during this month last year. 

The majority of monthly net new inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively have gathered $3.49 Bn during 2018. The PIMCO US Dollar Short Maturity ETF (MINT LN) on its own accounted for year-to-date net inflows of $447 Mn. 
 
Top 20 active ETFs by net new assets 

Globally-listed active equity ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of $662 Mn during February, growing net inflows for 2018 to $1.89 Bn, which is more than the $579 Mn in net inflows at this point last year. Similarly, active fixed income ETFs and ETPs gathered net inflows of $1.69 Bn in February, bringing net inflows for 2018 to $3.16 Bn, which is greater than the $2.48 Bn in net inflows at this point last year.  

Investors have tended to invest in active fixed income ETFs in February 2018 with PIMCO US Dollar Short Maturity ETF (MINT LN) and PIMCO Enhanced Short Maturity Strategy Fund (MINT US) capturing most of the flows. 

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