ETFGI reports that ETFs and ETPs listed in the US gathered $31.58 Bn US dollars in net inflows during May 2018
LONDON — June 25, 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 the US gathered US$31.58 Bn net inflows during May 2018.
Year-to-date net inflows into US listed ETFs/ETPs reached US$124.80 Bn at the end of May which is significantly less than the US$200.81 Bn compared to this point last year. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Highlights
- ETFs and ETPs listed in the US gathered $31.58 Bn net inflows during May 2018 after suffering net outflows in the second and third month of the year
- US-listed Equity ETFs/ETPs gathered $23.90 Bn net inflows during May 2018, followed by Fixed Income with $5.67 Bn and Active ETFs/ETPs with $2.43 Bn
- In May 2018, 13 new ETFs/ETPs were launched by 11 providers while 3 ETFs/ETPs were closed compared to 59 in April 2018
At the end of May 2018, the US ETF industry had 1,889 ETFs, assets of $3.462 Tn, from 120 providers on 3 exchanges. At the end of May 2018, the US ETF/ETP industry had 2,146 ETFs/ETPs, assets of $3.553 Tn, from 139 providers on 3 exchanges.
Overall the assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in the US increased by 2.12% during May 2018. The increase of 2.12%, from $3.480 Tn at the end of April 2018 to $3.553 Tn at the end of May, also represents the highest monthly growth in assets since January 2018, which saw a monthly increase of 6.38% from $3.423 Tn to $3.642 Tn.
US ETF and ETP asset growth as at the end of May 2018
May 2018 marked the 2nd consecutive month of net inflows in ETFs/ETPs listed in the US, which saw $31.58 Bn in net inflows. At this point last year, year-to-date net inflows were 37.85% higher, with $200.81 Bn gathered during the first five months of 2017.
The majority of these flows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net inflows, which collectively have gathered $83.53 Bn during 2018.
The iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA US) on its own accounted for net inflows of $17.14 Bn.
Top 20 ETFs by net YTD net inflows: US
Name | Ticker | Assets (US$ Mn) May-18 |
ADV (US$ Mn) May-18 |
NNA (US$ Mn) YTD 2018 |
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF | IEFA US | 58,374 | 370.0 | 17,137 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF | IVV US | 149,515 | 833.3 | 8,100 |
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF | IEMG US | 49,240 | 633.3 | 7,971 |
iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF | SHV US | 14,196 | 161.9 | 6,165 |
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF | VOO US | 90,345 | 519.1 | 5,247 |
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF | VEA US | 71,760 | 330.0 | 4,535 |
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | AGG US | 55,512 | 314.3 | 3,798 |
PowerShares QQQ | QQQ US | 66,189 | 5,476.2 | 3,195 |
iShares Edge MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF | MTUM US | 8,999 | 115.5 | 3,168 |
iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF | FLOT US | 9,718 | 110.5 | 3,100 |
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | VTI US | 95,797 | 237.6 | 2,937 |
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF | SHY US | 13,941 | 188.6 | 2,661 |
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF | IJR US | 41,265 | 251.0 | 2,324 |
Schwab International Equity ETF | SCHF US | 15,497 | 68.1 | 2,244 |
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF | BNDX US | 11,583 | 90.0 | 2,213 |
iShares Russell 2000 ETF | IWM US | 46,980 | 2,976.2 | 2,018 |
Schwab US TIPS ETF | SCHP US | 4,793 | 75.2 | 1,932 |
iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF | IXUS US | 9,944 | 28.7 | 1,752 |
First Trust Dow Jones Internet Index Fund | FDN US | 8,314 | 70.0 | 1,518 |
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | IJH US | 46,845 | 204.3 | 1,515 |
Similarly, the top 10 ETPs by net inflows collectively gathered $7.62 Bn during 2018.
Top 10 ETPs by YTD net inflows: US
Name | Ticker | Assets (US$ Mn) May-18 |
ADV (US$ Mn) May-18 |
NNA (US$ Mn) YTD 2018 |
iShares Gold Trust | IAU US | 12,003 | 178.1 | 1,845 |
Barclays ETN+ FI Enhanced Global High Yield ETN Series B | FIYY US | 1,489 | 1.3 | 1,308 |
ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures | SVXY US | 582 | 122.4 | 1,238 |
PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund | DBC US | 3,285 | 45.0 | 801 |
VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN | XIV US | - | - | 654 |
Barclays ETN+ FI Enhanced Europe 50 ETN Series C | FFEU US | 470 | 2.1 | 479 |
SPDR Gold Shares | GLD US | 34,507 | 804.8 | 456 |
Credit Suisse FI Enhanced Europe 50 ETNs | FEUL US | 287 | (27.5) | 310 |
VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN | TVIX US | 523 | 253.3 | 297 |
iPath Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return ETN | DJP US | 1,207 | 5.3 | 231 |
Equity ETFs/ETPs listed in the US saw net inflows of $23.90 Bn during May, bringing net inflows for 2018 to $77.61 Bn, which is less than the $140.25 Bn in net inflows at this point last year.
Fixed income ETFs and ETPs gathered net inflows of $5.67 Bn, growing net inflows for 2018 to $32.03 Bn, which is less than the $51.05 Bn in net inflows at this point last year.
During May investors chose to move from Commodities ETFs to Equity products.
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