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  
(US$ Mn)  
 Apr-18 

ADV  
(US$ Mn)  
Apr-18 

NNA  
(US$ Mn)  
YTD 2018
 

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  
(US$ Mn)  
 Apr-18 

ADV  
(US$ Mn)  
Apr-18 

NNA  
(US$ Mn)  
YTD 2018 

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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