ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe reach a record US$1.30 trillion at the end of January 2021
LONDON —February 15, 2021 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reports assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe reach a record US$1.30 trillion at the end of January. A strong start to the year with record net inflows of US$20.51 billion during January, which is significantly more than the net inflows of US$15.16 billion in January 2020. Assets invested in the European ETFs/ETPs industry have increased by 1.1%, from US$1.28 trillion at the end of December, to US$1.30 trillion, according to ETFGI's January 2021 European 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.)
- Assets reach a new record $1.30 trillion invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe at the end of January.
- Net inflows set a new record of $20.51 billion in January.
- Equity ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe attracted the biggest part of net inflows during January with $15.92 billion.
“The S&P 500 posted a loss of 1% for January due to the sell-off during the last week of the month. Small and mid-cap stocks outperformed in January, with the S&P Mid-Cap 400® and the S&P SmallCap 600® up 2% and 6%, respectively. Slower-than-expected COVID-19 vaccine distribution affected global impacted equities globally. The Developed markets ex- the U.S. ended the month down 1% while Emerging markets were up 3% for the month. “According to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI.
Europe ETFs and ETPs asset growth as at the end of January 2021
Equity ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe reported net inflows of $15.92 BN during January, which is significantly more than the $7.73 Bn in net inflows equity products attracted in January 2020. Fixed income ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe had net inflows of $2.10 Bn during January, which is lower than the $5.35 Bn in net inflows reported in January2020. Commodity ETFs/ETPs reported $2.36 Bn in net inflows,, which is higher than the $2.15 Bn in net inflows gathered in January 2020.
Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $10.43 Bn during January. AMUNDI INDEX MSCI USA SRI - UCITS ETF DR (C) - Acc (USRI FP) gathered $1.07 Bn.
Top 20 ETFs by net inflows in January 2021: Europe
|
Name |
Ticker |
Assets |
NNA |
|
AMUNDI INDEX MSCI USA SRI - UCITS ETF DR (C) - Acc |
USRI FP |
2,828.99 |
1,072.73 |
|
iShares Global Clean Energy UCITS ETF |
INRG LN |
6,499.48 |
871.93 |
|
Amundi MSCI USA ESG Leaders Select UCITS ETF DR - Acc |
SADU GY |
1,122.14 |
751.60 |
|
UBS ETF-MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF A - Acc - Acc |
EMMUSC SW |
3,041.95 |
748.99 |
|
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF - Acc |
IWDA LN |
29,305.54 |
675.11 |
|
iShares China CNY Bond UCITS ETF - Acc |
CYBA NA |
2,738.42 |
658.06 |
|
UBS (Irl) ETF plc - MSCI ACWI ESG Universal UCITS ETF CHF ACC |
AWESGS SW |
748.18 |
510.46 |
|
UBS (Irl) ETF plc - MSCI ACWI ESG Universal UCITS ETF USD ACC |
AWESGW SW |
747.43 |
484.59 |
|
iShares China CNY Bond UCITS ETF |
CNYB NA |
4,369.82 |
432.23 |
|
UBS (Irl) ETF plc - MSCI ACWI ESG Universal UCITS ETF EUR ACC |
AWESGE SW |
659.25 |
428.99 |
|
iShares Core MSCI Pacific ex-Japan UCITS ETF - Acc |
CSPXJ SW |
2,643.01 |
428.83 |
|
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF |
VWRD LN |
6,945.61 |
415.20 |
|
iShares Core FTSE 100 UCITS ETF |
ISF LN |
11,909.51 |
396.46 |
|
iShares MSCI USA ESG Screened UCITS ETF - Acc - Acc |
SASU LN |
2,277.08 |
393.84 |
|
iShares MSCI EM IMI ESG Screened UCITS ETF - Acc - Acc |
SAEM LN |
1,543.87 |
375.55 |
|
Xtrackers S&P 500 Equal Weight UCITS ETF (DR) - 1C - Acc |
XDEW GY |
2,729.36 |
373.96 |
|
L&G US Equity Responsible Exclusions UCITS ETF - Acc |
RIUS LN |
1,703.24 |
367.75 |
|
iShares J.P. Morgan EM Local Govt Bond UCITS ETF |
SEML LN |
6,489.70 |
363.91 |
|
iShares Edge MSCI USA Value Factor UCITS ETF - Acc |
IUVL LN |
2,562.39 |
348.03 |
|
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF - EUR Hdg |
IWLE GY |
703.83 |
336.05 |
The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $1.76 Bn during January. Invesco Physical Gold ETC – Acc (SGLD LN) gathered $421 Mn.
Top 10 ETPs by net inflows in January 2021: Europe
|
Name |
Ticker |
Assets |
NNA |
|
Invesco Physical Gold ETC - Acc |
SGLD LN |
14,212.26 |
421.23 |
|
AMUNDI PHYSICAL GOLD ETC (C) - Acc |
GOLD FP |
3,508.97 |
278.06 |
|
CoinShares Physical Bitcoin - Acc |
BITC SW |
225.88 |
224.85 |
|
iShares Physical Gold ETC - Acc |
SGLN LN |
14,253.04 |
217.65 |
|
Invesco Physical Gold ETC - EUR Hdg Acc |
SGLE IM |
206.60 |
154.97 |
|
Xtrackers Physical Gold Euro Hedged ETC - Acc |
XAD1 GY |
3,594.56 |
150.68 |
|
WisdomTree Physical Silver - Acc |
PHAG LN |
2,619.76 |
86.71 |
|
WisdomTree Copper - Acc |
COPA LN |
421.33 |
82.02 |
|
WisdomTree Physical Gold - GBP Daily Hedged - Acc |
GBSP LN |
1,577.77 |
75.15 |
|
Xetra Gold EUR - Acc |
4GLD GY |
13,008.70 |
68.88 |
Investors have tended to invest in Equity ETFs and ETPs during January.
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