ETFGI reports assets invested in global ETFs and ETPs industry rises back above 5 trillion US dollars in January 2019

Press Release

LONDON — February 14, 2019 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed Globally gathered net inflows of US$17.35 billion in January. Assets invested in the Global ETF/ETP industry finished the month up 7.13%, from US$4.82 trillion at the end of December, to US$5.16 trillion, according to ETFGI's January 2019 Global 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 the Global ETF/ETP industry rise 7.13% in January.
• During January 2019, ETFs/ETPs listed Globally attracted $17.35 Bn in net inflows.
• 60 consecutive months of net inflows into ETFs/ETPs listed globally. 
• SPY US, arguably the most famous ETF listed, celebrated its 26^th anniversary on 22^nd Jan.

“In January, equity markets rebounded from the Q4 ’18 downward spiral that few managed to avoid unscathed. Fed chair Powell revised his stance on where he believes the neutral rate of interest lies, easing fears of a dramatic and painful tightening cycle. Energy’s decline during the Q4 rout subdued inflation in developed economies taking hiking pressure off central banks while provided stimulus to consumers and businesses, giving stronger core metrics. The S&P 500 finished January up 8.01%, the best January since 1987, while the S&P Topix 150 gained 7.26% and the S&P Europe 350 gained 6.23%. Emerging and Frontier markets were up 7.77% and 4.61% respectively, hampered by dollar strength.” according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner and founder of ETFGI.

At the end of January 2019, the Global ETF/ETP industry had 7,680 ETFs/ETPs, from 408 providers listed on 71 exchanges in 57 countries. Following net inflows of US$17.35 Bn and market moves during the month, assets invested in the Global ETF/ETP industry increased by 7.13% from $4.82 Tn at the end of December, to $5.16 Tn.

 

 

Growth in Global ETF and ETP assets as of the end of January 2019

 

Equity ETFs/ETPs listed Globally saw net outflows of $8,826 Bn in January, bringing net outflows for 2019 to $8,826 Bn, less than the $88,449 Bn in net inflows equity products had attracted by the end of January 2018. Fixed income ETFs/ETPs listed Globally attracted net inflows of $23,664 Bn in January, bringing net inflows for 2019 to $23,664 Bn, considerably greater than the $11,069 Bn in net inflows fixed income products had attracted by the end of January 2018.

Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETF's by net new assets, which collectively gathered $32,548 Bn in January, the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG US) gathered $4,236 Bn alone.

Top 20 ETFs by net new assets January 2019: Global

Name	Ticker	Assets (US$ Mn)  Jan-19	NNA (US$ Mn)  YTD-19	NNA (US$ Mn)  Jan-19
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	SHY US	57,728	4,236	4,236
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF	SHV US	23,505	3,032	3,032
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF	AGG US	21,300	2,647	2,647
TOPIX Exchange Traded Fund	IWD US	77,463	2,211	2,211
iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	IVV US	33,348	1,882	1,882
iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF	CPSEBE IN	9,139	1,756	1,756
iShares J.P. Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF	BSV US	16,579	1,699	1,699
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	IWB US	99,406	1,599	1,599
iShares MBS ETF	1306 JP	13,919	1,497	1,497
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF	VEA US	8,584	1,485	1,485
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	VTI US	11,671	1,433	1,433
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	ACWI US	10,130	1,294	1,294
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF	BIL US	102,788	1,103	1,103
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	USMV US	31,731	1,085	1,085
iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF	ACWX US	21,172	1,041	1,041
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	EFA US	42,269	993	993
iShares US Treasury Bond ETF	1305 JP	7,952	991	991
Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund	SDY US	4,089	983	983
WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund	1308 JP	2,018	842	842
PIMCO US Dollar Short Maturity ETF	MUB US	3,153	736	736

 

The top 10 ETP's by net new assets collectively gathered $4,011 Mn in January, the SPDR Gold Shares (GLD US) gathered $1,514 Mn.

Top 10 ETPs by net new assets January 2019: Global

Name	Ticker	Assets (US$ Mn)  Jan-19	NNA (US$ Mn) YTD 2019	NNA (US$ Mn) Jan-19
SPDR Gold Shares	GLD US	34,069	1,514	1,514
iShares Gold Trust	IAU US	12,442	511	511
ETFS Physical Gold	PHAU LN	7,292	406	406
Xetra Gold EUR	4GLD GY	8,050	337	337
iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN	VXXB US	419	280	280
VelocityShares Daily 3x Long Natural Gas ETN	UGAZ US	493	265	265
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures	UVXY US	322	244	244
Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust	FXY US	417	240	240
VelocityShares Daily 2x VIX Short Term ETN	TVIX US	362	109	109
SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust	GLDM US	518	106	106

 

Investors have tended to invest in fixed income, and emerging market ETFs in January.

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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. 
 
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