ETFGI reports year-to-date net inflows into ETFs and ETPs listed globally at the end of Q3 are at a record level of US$488.18
LONDON —October 12, 2020 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$59.74 billion during September, bringing year-to-date net inflows to record level of US$488.18 billion which is significantly higher than the US$349 billion gathered at this point last year. Assets invested in the global ETFs/ETPs industry decreased by 1.8%, from US$7.01 trillion at the end of August 2020, to US$6.89 trillion at the end of September, according to ETFGI's September 2020 Global ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Highlights
- ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of $59.74 billion during September.
- Year-to-date net inflows at the end of Q3 are at a record level of US$ 488.18 billion.
- Equity ETFs/ETPs listed globally attracted the highest inflows among the asset classes with
$36.64 billion during September. - Commodities ETFs/ETPs gathered year-to-date net inflows of $70.25 billion, much higher than the $18.19 billion had attracted by this time last year.
- Assets declined to $6.89 trillion invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally at the end of September the 2nd highest level on record.
“The S&P 500 declined 3.8% in September, with concerns over back-to-school (and resulting COVID cases), U.S. elections and stimulus talks. Strong prior month gains boosted the index higher to close up 8.9% for Q3. Global equities declined 3.1% in September, as measured by the S&P Global BMI. Despite the monthly decline, the global benchmark managed to finish Q3 up 8.1% Q3 and up 0.7% YTD. Emerging markets, declined 2.2% in September but closed up 9.0% for Q3.” According to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI.
Global ETF and ETP assets as of the end of September 2020
The Global ETF/ETP industry had 8,402 ETFs/ETPs, with 16,627 listings, assets of $6.89 Trillion, from 487 providers listed on 73 exchanges in 59 countries at the end of September 2020.
During September 2020, ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of $59.74 billion. Equity ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of $36.64 billion over September, bringing net inflows for 2020 to $174.44 billion, higher than the $132.69 billion in net inflows equity products had attracted during September 2019. Fixed income ETFs/ETPs listed globally reported net inflows of $10.93 billion during September, bringing net inflows for 2020 to $171.56 billion, more than the $171.38 billion in net inflows fixed income products had attracted over September 2019. Active ETFs/ETPs reported $8.24 billion in net inflows bringing net inflows for 2020 to $51.48 billion, which is much greater than the $29.41 billion in net inflows reported through September 2019.
Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $36.22 billion during September, the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV US) gathered $3.89 billion alone.
Top 20 ETFs by net new inflows September 2020: Global
|
Name |
|
Ticker |
Assets |
NNA |
NNA |
|
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF |
|
IVV US |
211,987.51 |
7,259.01 |
3,894.75 |
|
Invesco QQQ Trust |
|
QQQ US |
135,714.21 |
18,431.77 |
3,769.45 |
|
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF |
|
VTI US |
161,857.54 |
17,941.48 |
3,752.93 |
|
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF |
|
VXUS US |
26,218.79 |
8,458.48 |
2,291.43 |
|
Hwabao WP Cash Tianyi Listed Money Market Fund |
|
511990 CH |
18,193.60 |
2,272.86 |
2,272.86 |
|
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF |
|
BND US |
62,278.25 |
11,223.25 |
1,962.22 |
|
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF |
|
AGG US |
80,896.61 |
8,086.85 |
1,938.47 |
|
Guotai CES Semi-conductor Industry ETF - Acc |
|
512760 CH |
1,982.83 |
3,011.93 |
1,901.02 |
|
Vanguard Total International Bond ETF |
|
BNDX US |
32,425.99 |
7,151.14 |
1,834.18 |
|
ProShares UltraPro QQQ |
|
TQQQ US |
8,775.46 |
937.60 |
1,684.25 |
|
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF |
|
VOO US |
16,0023.80 |
17,934.37 |
1,610.89 |
|
KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF |
|
KWEB US |
2,832.83 |
2,195.00 |
1,167.10 |
|
NEXT FUNDS TOPIX Exchange Traded Fund |
|
1306 JP |
12,0864.29 |
20,399.99 |
1,135.70 |
|
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust |
|
SPY US |
29,3891.30 |
(29,615.04) |
1,118.81 |
|
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF |
|
VCSH US |
32,706.31 |
6,207.37 |
1,053.62 |
|
Vanguard Value ETF |
|
VTV US |
51,050.59 |
2,411.52 |
1,022.27 |
|
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF |
|
TLT US |
19,094.45 |
(1,633.48) |
1,018.97 |
|
iShares China CNY Bond UCITS ETF |
|
CNYB NA |
2,246.21 |
2,082.79 |
975.87 |
|
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF |
|
IEFA US |
71,276.18 |
3,426.50 |
942.31 |
|
E FundSI Artificial Intelligence ETF |
|
159819 CH |
852.20 |
872.36 |
872.36 |
The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $4.90 billion over September. The SPDR Gold Shares (GLD US) gathered $1.12 billion alone.
Top 10 ETPs by net new inflows September 2020: Global
|
Name |
Ticker |
Assets |
NNA |
NNA |
|
SPDR Gold Shares |
GLD US |
75,827.44 |
21,165.19 |
1,117.39 |
|
iShares Physical Gold ETC - Acc |
SGLN LN |
15,283.65 |
5,903.86 |
983.69 |
|
iShares Gold Trust |
IAU US |
31,430.00 |
9,073.29 |
809.41 |
|
Invesco Physical Gold ETC - Acc |
SGLD LN |
13,981.77 |
4,735.13 |
767.63 |
|
Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund |
UUP US |
740.61 |
551.85 |
335.96 |
|
MicroSectors FANG+ Index 3X Leveraged ETNs due January 8, 2038 |
FNGU US |
862.55 |
236.21 |
236.21 |
|
Invesco Physical Gold ETC - EUR Hdg Acc |
SGLE IM |
185.91 |
178.13 |
176.60 |
|
SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust |
GLDM US |
3,561.27 |
2,010.65 |
169.39 |
|
Xtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC Securities - Acc |
XGDU LN |
182.09 |
180.34 |
153.69 |
|
AMUNDI PHYSICAL GOLD ETC (C) - Acc |
GOLD FP |
3,872.09 |
2,269.88 |
149.95 |
Investors have tended to invest in Equity and Fixed Income ETFs/ETPs during September.
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