ETFGI reports that assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe gathered net inflows of US$2.96 billion during August

LONDON — September 28, 2018 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that that assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in the Europe gathered net inflows of US$2.96 billion during August 2018. Total assets increased to US$835 billion at the end of August 2018, up 0.91% from US$828 billion at the end of July, according to ETFGI’s August 2018 Europe ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service.  (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
 
Highlights

• Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe increased by 0.91% during August 2018 to $835 Bn.
• In August 2018, ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe saw net inflows of $2.96 Bn.
• Year-to-date, assets have increased by 4.12% from $802 Bn at the end of 2017.
• Marks the 46^th consecutive month of net inflows into ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe.

“On August 22, 2018 the S&P 500 marked its longest bull market -  3,453 days, without a bear market - a 20% drop from the index’s 52-week high. August was a strong month for U.S. equities with economic strength and strong corporate earnings pushing the S&P 500 to reach record highs and gain 3.26% during the month and up 9.94% year to date.  Most non-US markets suffered declines during August due to investors’ concerns over trade tensions, Brexit, currency crises and a fear of contagion.  Developed markets ex US declined 1.44% in August while up 0.46% YTD, EM markets were down 3.51% and are down 0.81% YTD and Frontier markets were down 4.50% and are down 1.66% YTD.” according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner and a founder of ETFGI.
At the end of August 2018, the Europe ETF/ETP industry had 2,324 ETFs/ETPs, with 7,893 listings, from 67 providers on 26 exchanges. Due to net inflows and market moves the assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in the Europe increased by 0.91%, from $828 Bn in July 2018 to $835 Bn.
 
European ETF and ETP asset growth as at end of August 2018
 

 
Equity based ETFs/ETPs attracted the largest net inflows during August with $3.37 Bn, bringing net inflows for 2018 to $27.90 Bn, less than the $45.16 Bn in net inflows at this point last year.
 
Fixed income ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of $615 Mn during August, bringing net inflows for 2018 to $9.20 Bn, considerably less than the $22.12 Bn in net inflows at this point last year.
 
Commodity based ETFs/ETPs experienced net outflows of $860 Mn during August, bringing net inflows for 2018 to $2.62 Bn, less than the $7.47 Bn in net inflows at this point last year.
 
A high proportion of net inflows during August can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $4.93 Bn. The Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF (VUSA LN) saw net inflows of $678 Mn, the largest in August.
 
Top 20 ETFs by net new assets August 2018: Europe
 

The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $484 Mn by the end of August 2018. 

Top 10 ETPs by net new assets August 2018: Europe

Investors have tended to invest in International market cap and lower cost ETFs in August.
 
Please contact deborah.fuhr@etfgi.com if you would like to discuss the cost to subscribe to any of ETFGI’s research or consulting services.
 

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• Grace Chong, Senior Associate, Herbert Smith Freehills
• Deborah Fuhr, Moderator, Managing Partner, ETFGI LLP
• Trevor Lee, Director, Investment Products, Securities and Futures Commission
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Previously Deborah Fuhr served as global head of ETF research and implementation strategy and as a managing director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors from 2008 – 2011. She also worked as a managing director and head of the investment strategy team at Morgan Stanley in London from 1997 – 2008, and as an associate at Greenwich Associates. 
 
She has been working with investors, ETF, ETP providers, index providers, exchanges, MMs and APs, regulators, trade associations, custodians, law firms, accounting firms around the world since 1997. 

ETFGI is honored to count as our research and consulting clients some of the leading firms in the ETF Ecosystem around the world as well as some new entrants and firms that are considering entering the ETF, ETP industry. 
 
Past awards for Ms Fuhr include she was the recipient of the 100 Women in Finance 2017 European Industry Leadership Award, the 2014 William F. Sharpe Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding contributions to the field of index investing and she named one of the “100 Most Influential Women in Finance” by Financial News over several years, most recently in 2016. 
 
Deborah Fuhr is a founder and board member of Women in ETFs “WE” a not for profit organization to connect, support and inspire Women and Men in the ETF ecosystem. WE has over 4,200 members in chapters around the world.  www.womeninetfs.com
 
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