ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed around the world reach a new record of US$8.30 trillion at the end of February 2021
LONDON —March 16, 2021 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reported today that reports assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed around the world reach a new record of US$8.30 trillion at the end of February. ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered the highest ever monthly net inflows of US$139.46 billion during February, bringing year-to-date net inflows to a record level of US$222.54 billion. Assets invested in the global ETFs/ETPs industry have increased by 3.0% from US$8.06 trillion at the end of January 2021, to US$8.30 trillion at the end of February, according to ETFGI's February 2021 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
- Assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed globally reach a new record of $8.30 trillion at the end of February.
- Net inflows of $139.46 Bn in February are the highest ever beating the prior record of $131.99 Bn set in Nov 2020
- YTD net inflows are a record $222.54 Bn ahead of the $98.31 Bn in 2020 and beating the prior record of $130.95 set in February 2017
- $110.80 Bn of net inflows went into Equity products during February.
“Despite a sell-off in the last week of the month, the S&P 500 gained of 2.76% in February, driven by optimism on COVID-19 vaccines, as well as continued monetary and fiscal stimulus. Developed markets ex- the U.S. ended the month up 2.50% while Emerging markets were up by 1.50% for the month. The leaders of the developed market in February were Hong Kong (6.03%), Canada (5.66%) and Spain (5.32%) .“ according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder, and owner of ETFGI.
Global ETF and ETP assets as of the end of February 2021
The Global ETF/ETP industry had had 8,749 ETFs/ETPs, with 17,421 listings, assets of $8.30 trillion, from 528 providers listed on 77 exchanges in 62 countries at the end of February.
During February 2021, ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of $139.46 Bn Equity ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of $110.80 Bn over February, bringing net inflows for 2021 to $159.89 Bn, greater than the $37.87 Bn in net inflows equity products had attracted YTD in 2020. Fixed Income ETFs/ETPs reported $9.08 Bn in net inflows bringing net inflows for 2021 to $22.33 Bn, which is lower than the $35.74 Bn in net inflows fixed income products had attracted YTD in 2020. Commodity ETFs/ETPs saw net outflows of $2.04 Bn in February, bringing YTD net inflows to $791 Mn, which is much less than the net inflows of $9.29 Bn over the same period last year. Active ETFs/ETPs listed globally reported net inflows of $16.90 Bn during February, bringing net inflows for 2021 to $33.80 Bn, much higher than the $12.47 Bn in net inflows active products had attracted YTD in 2020
Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $60.61 Bn during February, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO US) gathered $11.53 billion.
Top 20 ETFs by net new inflows February 2021: Global
|
Name |
|
Ticker |
Assets |
NNA |
NNA |
|
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF |
|
VOO US |
194,031.31 |
13,082.72 |
11,524.52 |
|
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF |
|
IVV US |
245,880.07 |
6,028.46 |
8,355.95 |
|
SPDR Bloomberg SASB U.S. Corporate ESG UCITS ETF - Acc |
|
SPPU GY |
5,521.04 |
5,537.99 |
5,537.99 |
|
Invesco QQQ Trust |
|
QQQ US |
151,588.73 |
(577.59) |
3,540.81 |
|
iShares Russell 2000 ETF |
|
IWM US |
67,492.50 |
2,465.24 |
3,445.80 |
|
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund |
|
XLF US |
34,403.86 |
7,028.51 |
2,878.93 |
|
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust |
|
SPY US |
328,759.50 |
(8,975.27) |
2,837.82 |
|
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF |
|
VTI US |
211,342.93 |
5,455.24 |
2,631.08 |
|
ARK Innovation ETF |
|
ARKK US |
23,431.99 |
5,465.72 |
2,368.57 |
|
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF |
|
BND US |
70,895.92 |
4,755.35 |
2,009.48 |
|
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF |
|
IEMG US |
76,321.74 |
4,921.28 |
1,765.28 |
|
iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF |
|
IYR US |
5,606.59 |
154.27 |
1,742.63 |
|
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF |
|
VWO US |
76,615.84 |
2,279.19 |
1,699.56 |
|
ARK Fintech Innovation ETF |
|
ARKF US |
4,412.96 |
2,355.98 |
1,689.80 |
|
ARK Web x.O ETF |
|
ARKW US |
8,075.87 |
2,412.75 |
1,583.86 |
|
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund |
|
XLE US |
20,457.34 |
2,697.95 |
1,468.92 |
|
Schwab US TIPS ETF |
|
SCHP US |
15,821.60 |
1,930.38 |
1,397.79 |
|
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF |
|
VXUS US |
41,479.37 |
2,356.12 |
1,391.57 |
|
Vanguard Value ETF |
|
VTV US |
66,511.18 |
2,550.61 |
1,379.20 |
|
Hwabao WP Cash Tianyi Listed Money Market Fund |
|
511990 CH |
23,331.65 |
2,447.18 |
1,362.84 |
The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $3.37 Bn over February. ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures (UVXY US) gathered $1.10 Bn.
Top 10 ETPs by net new inflows February 2021: Global
|
Name |
|
Ticker |
Assets |
NNA |
NNA |
|
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures |
|
UVXY US |
2,525.89 |
1,375.77 |
1,102.02 |
|
iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN |
|
VXX US |
1,577.04 |
658.86 |
486.03 |
|
iShares Silver Trust |
|
SLV US |
16,429.09 |
1,638.19 |
456.43 |
|
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund |
|
DBC US |
1,891.86 |
352.56 |
355.66 |
|
BTCetc - Bitcoin ETP - Acc |
|
BTCE GY |
846.45 |
310.13 |
290.57 |
|
Xetra Gold EUR - Acc |
|
4GLD GY |
12,213.12 |
229.34 |
160.45 |
|
Invesco DB Agriculture Fund |
|
DBA US |
895.49 |
196.34 |
154.09 |
|
SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust |
|
GLDM US |
4,006.79 |
324.06 |
137.62 |
|
MicroSectors FANG+ Index 3X Leveraged ETNs due January 8, 2038 |
|
FNGU US |
1,526.00 |
134.33 |
134.33 |
|
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF |
|
VIXY US |
469.68 |
179.50 |
97.52 |
Investors have tended to invest in Equity ETFs/ETPs during February.
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