ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally reached a new record of US$6.66 trillion at the end of July 2020
LONDON —August 12, 2020 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reported today assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally reached a new record of US$6.66 trillion at the end of July. ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$79.35 billion during July, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$373.16 billion which is significantly higher than the US$270.21 billion gathered at this point last year. Assets invested in the global ETFs/ETPs industry increased by 6.0%, from US$6.28 trillion at the end of June 2020, to US$6.66 trillion at the end of July, according to ETFGI's July 2020 Global ETFs and ETPs 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 globally reach a new record of $6.66 trillion at the end of July.
- ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of $79.35 Bn during July the third highest monthly net inflow on record. January 2018 was the largest monthly net inflow with $105.59 Bn.
- $373.16 Bn in YTD net inflows is significantly higher than the US$270.21 Bn gathered at this point in 2019.
“The S&P 500 gained 5.6% in July, aided by the U.S. Federal Reserve stimulus and strong earnings. International markets also gained, with Developed Ex-U.S. and Emerging up 3.0% and 8.5%, respectively. In the developed markets Scandinavian countries benefited most, led by Norway (up 10.8%) and Sweden (up 10.1%); while Japan (down 2.0%) was the sole negative performer among developed countries. Dollar weakness contributed toward the positive momentum in Emerging markets where 19 of 25 countries gained, led by Brazil (up 14.4%) and Pakistan (up 13.4%), while Taiwan (up 12.1%) neared an all-time high.” According to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI.
Global ETF and ETP assets as of the end of July 2020
The Global ETF/ETP industry had 8,268 ETFs/ETPs, with 16,472 listings, assets of $6.66 Trillion, from 465 providers listed on 71 exchanges in 58 countries.
During July, ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of $79.35 billion. Fixed income ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of $34.77 billion during July, bringing net inflows for 2020 to $140.63 billion, more than the $131.67 billion in net inflows fixed income products had attracted duirng July 2019. Equity ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of $24.28 billion during the month, bringing net inflows for 2020 to $112.92 billion, lower than the $114.32 billion in net inflows equity products had attracted at this point in 2019. Commodity ETFs/ETPs reported $10.32 billion in net inflows bringing net inflows for 2020 to $64.17 billion, which is much greater than the $7.76 billion in net inflows reported through July 2019.
Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $30.32 billion at the end of July, the iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG US) gathered $3.49 billion.
Top 20 ETFs by net new inflows July 2020: Global
|
Name |
|
Ticker |
Assets |
NNA |
NNA |
|
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF |
|
AGG US |
80,083.65 |
6,313.14 |
3,491.44 |
|
iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF |
|
HYG US |
30,741.23 |
11,183.88 |
2,487.56 |
|
SBI-ETF Nifty Bank - Acc |
|
SBIBANK IN |
328.27 |
2,113.46 |
2,440.64 |
|
TOPIX Exchange Traded Fund |
|
1306 JP |
107,390.42 |
17,686.44 |
2,343.69 |
|
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF |
|
BND US |
58,997.91 |
7,096.62 |
2,172.09 |
|
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF |
|
JNK US |
12,841.38 |
1,106.01 |
1,782.44 |
|
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF |
|
VTI US |
151,863.47 |
12,188.02 |
1,645.09 |
|
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF |
|
BNDX US |
29,820.75 |
4,603.80 |
1,594.30 |
|
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF |
|
VXUS US |
22,697.11 |
5,204.74 |
1,233.18 |
|
NBI Unconstrained Fixed Income ETF |
|
NUBF CN |
1,215.61 |
1,218.25 |
1,214.37 |
|
iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF |
|
LQD US |
57,445.24 |
16,767.82 |
1,204.95 |
|
iShares Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF |
|
IGSB US |
19,214.02 |
5,606.94 |
1,175.66 |
|
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF |
|
BSV US |
25,829.47 |
2,338.99 |
1,121.26 |
|
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF |
|
VCIT US |
37,835.01 |
10,030.73 |
1,056.39 |
|
iShares TIPS Bond ETF |
|
TIP US |
22,232.79 |
(35.17) |
1,055.02 |
|
Invesco QQQ Trust |
|
QQQ US |
124,113.00 |
12,575.74 |
901.50 |
|
Daiwa ETF TOPIX |
|
1305 JP |
50,579.51 |
8,434.22 |
874.59 |
|
BHARAT Bond ETF - April 2031 - Acc |
|
BETF0431 IN |
867.54 |
867.54 |
867.54 |
|
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF |
|
VCSH US |
29,963.98 |
3,451.51 |
845.50 |
|
iShares Core € Corp Bond UCITS ETF |
|
IEBC LN |
15,896.51 |
455.28 |
808.34 |
The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $10.57 billion in July. The SPDR Gold Shares - Acc (GLD US) gathered $3.75 billion.
Top 10 ETPs by net new inflows July 2020: Global
|
Name |
Ticker |
Assets |
NNA |
NNA |
|
SPDR Gold Shares - Acc |
GLD US |
77,278.85 |
19,385.72 |
3,750.61 |
|
iShares Gold Trust - Acc |
IAU US |
31,041.40 |
7,366.86 |
2,137.19 |
|
iShares Silver Trust - Acc |
SLV US |
13,669.52 |
3,632.19 |
1,461.73 |
|
Invesco Physical Gold ETC - Acc |
SGLD LN |
13,459.26 |
3,653.21 |
696.39 |
|
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures |
UVXY US |
1,218.41 |
142.14 |
604.47 |
|
iShares Physical Gold ETC - Acc |
SGLN LN |
14,962.20 |
5,020.75 |
580.79 |
|
SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust - Acc |
GLDM US |
3,239.81 |
1,544.84 |
413.46 |
|
SG ETC WTI Oil -1x Daily Short Collateralized - Acc |
OIL1S IM |
329.41 |
320.12 |
320.12 |
|
Xetra Gold EUR - Acc |
4GLD GY |
14,366.32 |
1,306.01 |
312.43 |
|
iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN - Acc |
VXX US |
885.52 |
(908.63) |
294.49 |
Investors have tended to invest in Fixed Income and Equity ETFs/ETPs at the end of July.
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