ETFGI reports assets invested in the ETFs industry in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) reached a record of US$717.28 billion at the end of August

LONDON — September 15, 2023 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs ecosystem, reported today that the ETFs industry in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) region reached a record of US$717.28 billion at the end of August. The ETFs industry in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) reported net inflows of US$33.02 billion during August, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$103.26 billion. Assets invested in ETFs in the region have increased by 23.9% year-to-date in 2023, going from $578.72 billion at end of 2022 to $717.28 billion, according to ETFGI's August 2023 Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) 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 the ETFs industry in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) reached a record of $717.28 Bn at the end of August beating the previous record of $705.51 Bn at the end of July 2023
  • Assets have increased by 23.9% YTD in 2023, going from $578.72 Bn at end of 2022 to $717.28 Bn.
  • Net inflows of $33.02 Bn during August.
  • YTD net inflows of $103.26 Bn are the highest record, the second highest recorded YTD net inflows are of     $82.07 Bn for 2022.
  • 26th month of consecutive net inflows.

“The S&P 500 decreased by 1.59% in August but is up by 18.73% YTD in 2023. Developed markets excluding the US decreased by 3.92% in August but are up 10.58% YTD in 2023. Netherlands (down 9.59%) and Hong Kong (down 9.13%) saw the largest decreases amongst the developed markets in August. Emerging markets decreased by 5.08% during August but are up 5.44% YTD in 2023. Colombia (down 12.70%) and Pakistan (down 11.09%) saw the largest decreases amongst emerging markets in August.” According to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder, and owner of ETFGI.

ETFs industry in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) asset growth as of the end of August