
ETFGI reports ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe gathered net inflows of US$2.15 Bn during April 2018
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ETFGI reports ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe gathered net inflows of US$2.15 Bn during April 2018
30 May 2018
LONDON — May 30, 2018 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe gathered US$2.15 Bn in net inflows during April 2018, less than half of the net new assets gathered during the same month in 2017. Year-to-date net inflows for 2018 reached US$29.55 Bn at the end of April which is less than the US$40.59 Bn in net inflows at this point last year. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Highlights
- Net new assets gathered by ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe were $2.15 Bn, which is less than half of the net new assets gathered in April 2017
- April 2018 marked the 43rd consecutive month of net inflows into ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe
- Due to market moves assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe increased by 0.54%, or $4.45 Bn, during April, to $830.21 Bn
According to ETFGI’s April 2018 European ETF and ETP industry insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service, assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe increased by $4.45 Bn during April 2018.
European ETF and ETP asset growth as at end of April 2018
At the end of April 2018, the European ETF industry had 1,655 ETFs, with 6,355 listings, assets of $788.51 Bn, from 56 providers on 26 exchanges in 22 countries. At the end of April 2018, the European ETF/ETP industry had 2,303 ETFs/ETPs, with 7,613 listings, assets of $830.21 Bn, from 66 providers on 27 exchanges in 22 countries.
April 2018 marked the 43rd consecutive month of net inflows into ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe.
The $2.15 Bn gathered during the month was 58.88% less than the $5.23 Bn in 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 gathered $15.47 Bn during 2018. The iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF (EMIM LN) on its own accounted for net inflows of $1.78 Bn.
Top 20 ETFs by net new assets: Europe
Name |
Country listed |
Ticker |
Assets |
ADV |
NNA |
iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF |
UK |
EMIM LN |
10,342 |
35.7 |
1,775 |
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF |
UK |
VUSA LN |
22,993 |
59.1 |
1,588 |
iShares $ Treasury Bond 7-10yr UCITS ETF |
UK |
IBTM LN |
3,125 |
26.2 |
1,078 |
iShares $ Treasury Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF |
UK |
IBTS LN |
3,285 |
18.1 |
889 |
iShares Automation & Robotics UCITS ETF |
UK |
RBTX LN |
2,336 |
15.0 |
883 |
Xtrackers S&P 500 Swap UCITS ETF |
Germany |
D5BM GY |
3,483 |
33.1 |
848 |
AMUNDI ETF MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF |
France |
AEEM FP |
4,467 |
39.4 |
822 |
Xtrackers MSCI EMU INDEX UCITS ETF (DR) - 1D |
UK |
XD5E LN |
3,004 |
59.2 |
756 |
iShares S&P 500 Information Technology Sector UCITS ETF |
UK |
IITU LN |
1,176 |
3.2 |
722 |
SPDR MSCI Europe Financials ETF |
France |
STZ FP |
1,436 |
8.4 |
646 |
iShares MSCI World EUR Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc) |
UK |
IWDE LN |
2,038 |
23.7 |
618 |
iShares S&P 500 EUR Hedged UCITS ETF (Acc) |
UK |
IUSE LN |
3,737 |
28.2 |
611 |
UBS ETF (IE) MSCI Emerging Markets SF UCITS ETF (USD) A-acc |
Switzerland |
EGUSAS SW |
3,502 |
5.0 |
602 |
iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Govt Bond UCITS ETF |
UK |
SEML LN |
7,421 |
49.5 |
578 |
Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Index UCITS ETF |
Germany |
XMME GY |
1,324 |
22.6 |
545 |
Source Bloomberg Commodity UCITS ETF |
UK |
CMOD LN |
1,466 |
0.8 |
535 |
Lyxor S&P 500 UCITS ETF - D-USD |
UK |
LSPU LN |
2,283 |
53.9 |
526 |
UBS ETF (IE) MSCI USA hedged EUR UCITS ETF (EUR) A-acc |
Switzerland |
USEUWH SW |
1,882 |
6.2 |
487 |
Xtrackers II Eurozone Government Bond UCITS ETF DR |
Germany |
XGLE GY |
2,592 |
64.7 |
480 |
iShares Italy Govt Bond UCITS ETF |
UK |
IITB LN |
925 |
19.0 |
479 |
Similarly, the top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $1.90 Bn year-to-date during 2018.
Top 10 ETPs by net new assets: Europe
Name |
Country listed |
Ticker |
Assets |
ADV |
NNA |
Xtrackers Physical Gold ETC (EUR) |
Germany |
XAD5 GY |
1,321 |
13.9 |
671 |
Invesco Physical Gold ETC |
UK |
SGLD LN |
5,067 |
10.2 |
318 |
ETFS Nickel |
UK |
NICK LN |
328 |
4.2 |
193 |
Xtrackers Physical Gold Euro Hedged ETC |
Germany |
XAD1 GY |
1,847 |
8.5 |
160 |
ETFS Industrial Metals DJ-UBSCISM |
UK |
AIGI LN |
311 |
6.5 |
151 |
Xetra Gold EUR |
Germany |
4GLD GY |
7,531 |
18.0 |
130 |
UBS ETC Composite USD |
UK |
CMCI LN |
117 |
- |
84 |
ETFS Physical Swiss Gold |
UK |
SGBS LN |
692 |
1.7 |
79 |
ETFS Physical Silver |
UK |
PHAG LN |
1,012 |
4.9 |
58 |
Xtrackers Physical Platinum Euro Hedged ETC |
Germany |
XAD3 GY |
86 |
0.2 |
57 |
Equity ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe suffered net outflows of $1.00 Bn during April, bringing net inflows for 2018 to $21.64 Bn, which is lower than the $24.20 Bn in net inflows at this point last year.
This is the first time in two years were the Equity ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe saw net outflows, the last occasion being on May 2016.
The majority of inflows in Equity ETFs/ETPs went to the Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF and the iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF; they ranked as first and second respectively in terms of Equity ETFs/ETPs by net new assets in April. Notably, the top three ETFs/ETPs by net outflows in April had European Equity exposure (Euro STOXX 50, Europe 600, and DAX).
Fixed income ETFs and ETPs had net inflows of $1.45 Bn during April, bringing net inflows for 2018 to $4.91, which is less than the $8.89 Bn in net inflows at this point last year.
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