ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in Canada decreased by 4.06% during 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 ETFs and ETPs listed in Canada decreased by a record US$4.94 billion during February 2018. The decrease of 4.06% from US$121.9 billion at the end of January 2018 to US$116.9 billion at the end of February, also represents the lowest growth in assets since January 2015, when assets decreased by 6.96% from US$66.1 billion to US$61.5 billion. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.) 

Highlights 

• Due to market moves the assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Canada decreased by 4.06%, or $4.94 Bn, during February to $116.9 Bn 
• Net new assets gathered by ETFs/ETPs listed in Canada were $2.11 Bn, the highest monthly net inflows since November 2017, which had $2.50 Bn 
• February 2018 marked the 5th consecutive month of net inflows into ETFs/ETPs listed in Canada 

According to ETFGI’s February 2018 Canada ETF and ETP industry insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service, ETFs and ETPs listed in Canada also gathered $2.11 Bn in net inflows, the highest monthly amount since November 2017 when net inflows were $2.50 Bn. Year-to-date 2018 net inflows are at $3.79 Bn. 

Canadian ETF and ETP asset growth as at end of February 2018 

February 2018 also marked the 5th consecutive month of net inflows into ETFs/ETPs listed globally. The $2.11 Bn gathered during February is 1.11% more than net inflows during this month last year. 

The majority of net new inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively have gathered $2.54 Bn during 2018. The Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF (VAB CN) on its own accounted for net inflows of $222.8 Mn. 
 
Top 20 ETFs by net new assets: Canada 

Canadian-listed equity ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of $1.83 Bn in February, growing net inflows for 2018 to $2.68 Bn, which is more than the $1.98 Bn in net inflows at this point last year. Fixed income ETFs/ETPs suffered net outflows of $225.7 Mn in February, bringing net inflows for 2018 to $33.5 Mn, which is less than the $723.4 Mn in net inflows at this point last year.  

Investors have tended to invest in fixed income and thematic ETFs in February 2018, with the Vanguard Canadian Aggregate Bond Index ETF (VAB CN) and Horizons Medical Marijuana Life Sciences ETF (HMMJ CN) capturing most of the flows. 

 
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