ETFGI reports ETFs and ETPs listed in Asia Pacific ex-Japan gathered net inflows of 5.29 billion US dollars during April 2018, the highest amount in two years

LONDON — June 5, 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 Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) gathered US$5.29 Bn in net inflows during April 2018, the highest monthly amount in two years. Year-to-date net inflows for 2018 reached US$13.91 Bn at the end of April, compared to US$6.23 Bn in net outflows at this point last year. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)  
 
Highlights 

• Net new assets gathered by ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific ex-Japan were $5.29 Bn in April 
• April 2018 marked the 6th consecutive month of net inflows into ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific ex-Japan 
• Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in in Asia Pacific ex-Japan increased by 1.58%, or $2.83 Bn, during April, to $182.16 Bn

According to ETFGI’s April 2018 Asia Pacific ex-Japan ETF and ETP industry insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service, assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific ex-Japan increased by $2.83 Bn in April 2018. The increase of 1.58%, from $179.33 Bn at the end of March to $182.16 Bn, also represents the highest monthly growth in assets since February 2018, when assets decreased by 3.32% from $184.29 Bn to $178.17 Bn.  

Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF and ETP asset growth as at end of April 2018

At the end of April 2018, the Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF industry had 1,052 ETFs, with 1,208 listings, assets of $175.44 Bn, from 126 providers on 17 exchanges in 14 countries. At the end of April 2018, the Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF/ETP industry had 1,247 ETFs/ETPs, with 1,406 listings, assets of $182.16 Bn, from 131 providers on 17 exchanges in 14 countries. 

April 2018 marked the 6th consecutive month of net inflows into ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan). 
 
The majority of net new inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively have gathered $10.86 Bn during 2018. The E Fund ChiNext Price Index ETF (159915 CH) on its own accounted for net inflows of $1.04 Bn. 

Top 20 ETFs by net new assets: Asia Pacific (ex-Japan)

Source: ETFGI data sourced from ETF/ETP sponsors, exchanges, regulatory filings, Thomson Reuters/Lipper, Bloomberg, publicly available sources and data generated in-house.Note: This report is based on the most recent data available at the time of publication. Asset and flow data may change slightly as additional data becomes available.

Similarly, the top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $138.30 Mn year-to-date during 2018. 
 
Top 10 ETPs by net new assets: Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) 

Source: ETFGI data sourced from ETF/ETP sponsors, exchanges, regulatory filings, Thomson Reuters/Lipper, Bloomberg, publicly available sources and data generated in-house.Note: This report is based on the most recent data available at the time of publication. Asset and flow data may change slightly as additional data becomes available.

Equity ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) gathered net inflows of $4.01 Bn during April, bringing net inflows for 2018 to $7.63 Bn, compared to the $4.98 Bn in net outflows at this point last year. Similarly, fixed income ETFs and ETPs gathered net inflows of $986 Mn in April, growing net inflows for 2018 to $2.85 Bn, compared to the $864 Mn in net outflows at this point last year. 

Investors have tended to invest in Chinese-listed and market cap ETFs in April 2018, with the E Fund ChiNext Price Index ETF (159915 CH) and the Pingan-UOB CSI 300 ETF Index Launched Fund (510390 CH) capturing most of the flows YTD.

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