ETFGI reports the global ETFs industry gathered US$31.42 billion in net inflows in April 2022

 

LONDON —May 11, 2022 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs/ETPs ecosystem, reported today that the global ETFs industry gathered US$31.42 billion in net inflows in April, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$337.11 billion.  During April 2022, assets invested in the global ETFs industry decreased by 7.4%, going from US$10.09 trillion at the end of March to US$9.34 trillion, according to ETFGI's April 2022 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 of $9.34 Tn invested inglobal ETFs industry at the end of April.
  • Assets decreased 9.0% YTD in 2022, going from $10.27 Tn at end of 2021 to $9.34 Tn.
  • Global ETFs industry gathered $31.42 Bn in net inflows in April
  • YTD net inflows of $337.11 Bn are the second highest on record, after YTD net inflows in 2021 of
    $464.60 Bn.
  • $1.16 Tn in net inflows gathered in the past 12 months.
  • 35th month of consecutive net inflows.
  • Equity ETFs and ETPs listed globally saw $1.75 Bn net outflows in April 2022.

 

“The S&P 500 decreased by 8.72% in April and is down by 12.92% in the first 4 months of 2022. Developed markets excluding the US decreased by 6.71% in April.  Emerging markets decreased by 5.40% during April and were down by 11.56% in the first 4 months of 2022.  Among the emerging markets the weakest markets were Poland (down 17.01%) and Peru (down 15.32%), whilst Turkey (up 7.44%) and Saudi Arabia (up 4.99%) gained the most.” According to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI.

 

Global ETF and ETP assets as of the end of April 2022

 

 

The Global ETFs industry had 10,286 products, with 21,122 listings, assets of $9.34 Tn, from 630 providers listed on 80 exchanges in 63 countries at the end of April 2022.

During April, ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of $31.42 Bn. Equity ETFs/ETPs suffered net outflows of $1.75 Bn over April, bringing YTD net inflows to $209.00 Bn, lower than the $328.42 Bn in net inflows equity products had attracted at this point in 2021. Fixed income ETFs/ETPs had net inflows of $16.94 Bn during April, bringing net inflows for the year through April 2022 to $46.73 Bn, lower than the $72.65 Bn in net inflows fixed income products had attracted by the end of April 2021. Commodities ETFs/ETPs reported net inflows of $2.42 Bn during April, bringing YTD net inflows to $22.01 Bn, higher than the $7.43 Bn in net outflows commodities products had reported year to date in 2021. Active ETFs/ETPs attracted net inflows of $10.44 Bn over the month, gathering net inflows for the year of $43.41 Bn, lower than the $62.13 Bn in net inflows active products had reported in the first four months of 2021.

Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $33.39 Bn during April. UBS ETFs plc - MSCI ACWI SF UCITS ETF (hedged to USD) A-acc (ACWIU SW) gathered $4.16 Bn, the largest individual net inflow.
 

Top 20 ETFs by net new inflows April 2022: Global

Name

 

Ticker

Assets
($ Mn)
Apr-22

NNA
($ Mn)
 YTD-22

NNA
($ Mn)
Apr-22

UBS ETFs plc - MSCI ACWI SF UCITS ETF (hedged to USD) A-acc

 

ACWIU SW

7,005.27

4,312.33

4,163.45

Schwab Intermediate-Term US Treasury ETF

 

SCHR US

7,564.80

4,189.52

3,111.52

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

 

BIL US

16,273.48

2,688.02

2,482.13

Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bull 3x Shares

 

SOXL US

4,719.57

4,626.95

2,009.47

ProShares UltraPro QQQ

 

TQQQ US

13,258.77

5,994.02

1,882.96

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

 

XLV US

36,802.86

4,004.88

1,578.24

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

 

VTI US

263,786.05

10,363.00

1,546.25

Huatai-Pinebridge CSI 300 ETF

 

510300 CH

7,984.61

1,013.21

1,520.48

Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund

 

XLU US

15,698.42

2,814.40

1,477.63

iShares National Muni Bond ETF

 

MUB US

24,897.62

1,872.26

1,454.59

Goldman Sachs Marketbeta US 1000 Equity ETF

 

GUSA US

1,290.67

1,377.86

1,377.86

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays Emerging Markets Local Bond ETF

 

EBND US

2,388.92

1,366.35

1,331.38

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

 

VWO US

74,554.15

3,230.28

1,289.39

JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF

 

JEPI US

8,760.74

3,436.45

1,255.82

VanEck Vectors Semiconductors ETF

 

SMH US

8,227.64

3,559.79

1,210.39

Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF

 

SCHD US

34,235.98

5,243.31

1,183.45

Hwabao WP Cash Tianyi Listed Money Market Fund

 

511990 CH

24,080.37

2,266.89

1,151.26

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

 

XLP US

16,813.50

3,254.34

1,125.41

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

 

BND US

80,999.13

5,551.63

1,122.65

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF

 

EEM US

27,196.07

2,857.30

1,115.12

 

The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $3.01 Bn over April. iShares Physical Gold ETC - Acc (SGLN LN) gathered $724 Mn, the largest individual net inflow.
 

Top 10 ETPs by net new inflows April 2022: Global

Name

 

Ticker

Assets
($ Mn)
Apr-22

NNA
($ Mn)
 YTD-22

NNA
($ Mn)
Apr-22

iShares Physical Gold ETC - Acc

 

SGLN LN

17,600.87

4,191.24

723.50

iShares Silver Trust

 

SLV US

13,479.30

1,110.31

430.74

AMUNDI PHYSICAL GOLD ETC (C) - Acc

 

GOLD FP

5,107.95

935.63

344.31

Invesco DB Agriculture Fund

 

DBA US

2,214.44

1,064.44

323.44

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust

 

GLDM US

5,389.78

832.79

254.69

SPDR Gold Shares

 

GLD US

66,244.89

7,377.58

247.69

iShares Gold Trust

 

IAU US

31,966.46

1,840.57

238.98

Xetra Gold EUR - Acc

 

4GLD GY

14,979.75

414.27

207.04

Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund

 

UUP US

1,152.87

363.88

132.05

Xtrackers Physical Gold Euro Hedged ETC - Acc

 

XAD1 GY

2,025.05

132.45

111.70


Investors have tended to invest in Fixed Income ETFs/ETPs during April.


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