ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs industry in the United States reached a new record of US$8.87 trillion at the end of Q1 2024

Press  Release

LONDONApril 15, 2024— ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs ecosystem, reported today assets invested in ETFs industry in the United States reached a new record of US$8.87 trillion at the end of Q1 2024. The ETFs industry in the United States reported net inflows of US$103.17 billion during March, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$232.18 billion, according to ETFGI's March 2024 US 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 the United States reached a new record of $8.87 Tn at the end of Q1 2024 beating the previous record of $8.54 Tn at the end of February 2024.
  • Assets invested in the ETFs industry in the US have increased 9.3% YTD in 2024, going from $8.11 Tn at end of 2023 to $8.87 Tn.
  • Net inflows of $103.17 Bn in March.
  • YTD net inflows of $232.18 Bn are the second highest on record, the highest recorded YTD net inflows were $252.22 Bn in 2021 and the third highest YTD net inflows wer $196.75 Bn in 2022.
  • 23rd month of consecutive net inflows.


“The S&P 500 index increased by 3.22% in March and is up 10.56% YTD in 2024. The developed markets excluding the US index increased by 3.62% in March and is up 5.26% YTD in 2024. Spain (up 10.72%) and Italy (up 6.34%) saw the largest increases amongst the developed markets in March. The Emerging markets index increased by 1.50% during March and was up 2.08% YTD in 2024. Peru (up 10.27%) and Columbia (up 8.19%) saw the largest increases amongst emerging markets in March”, according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder, and owner of ETFGI.

 

Growth in assets invested in the ETFs industry in the Unites States as of the end of Q1

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At the end of March 2024, the ETFs industry in the US had 3,457 products, assets of $8.87 Tn, from 316 providers on   listed on 3 exchanges.

During March, ETFs gathered net inflows of $103.17 Bn. Equity ETFs gathered net inflows of $60.79 Bn during March, bringing YTD net inflows to $106.39 Bn, much higher than the $3.13 Bn in net inflows YTD in 2023. Fixed income ETFs reported net inflows of $9.92 Bn during March, bringing YTD net inflows to $31.70 Bn, lower than the $48.56 Bn in net inflows YTD in 2023. Commodities ETFs reported net inflows of $403.09 Bn during March, bringing YTD net outflows to $5.04 Bn, more than the $166.23 Mn in net outflows YTD in 2023. Active ETFs attracted net inflows of $25.39 Bn during the month, gathering YTD net inflows of $63.05 Bn, much higher than the $27.27 Bn in net inflows YTD in 2023.

Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $67.93 Bn during March SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY US) gathered $14.07 Bn, the largest individual net inflow.

Top 20 ETFs by net new assets March 2024: US

Name

Ticker

Assets
($ Mn)
 Mar-24

NNA
($ Mn)
 YTD-24

NNA
($ Mn)
Mar-24

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

SPY US

     531,769.81

            (9,783.40)

        14,072.93

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

VOO US

     435,712.29

            24,252.37

          7,942.32

iShares Bitcoin Trust

IBIT US

       17,830.68

            13,970.74

          6,201.48

iShares S&P 500 Growth ETF

IVW US

       44,198.74

             2,813.99

          4,800.07

iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

QUAL US

       42,790.80

             2,559.11

          3,883.54

Blackrock US Equity Factor Rotation ETF

DYNF US

        7,175.19

             6,798.25

          3,574.83

Fidelity Wise Origin Bitcoin Fund

FBTC US

       10,242.66

             7,597.86

          2,797.75

iShares US Treasury Bond ETF

GOVT US

       25,522.04

             3,163.29

          2,751.70

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

AGG US

     104,838.50

             4,737.98

          2,641.45

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

VTI US

     386,770.99

             7,989.85

          2,568.75

Invesco QQQ Trust

QQQ US

     259,868.88

             9,643.74

          2,357.52

iShares Currency Hedged MSCI EAFE ETF

HEFA US

        6,418.48

             2,127.44

          2,018.03

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF

RSP US

       54,660.73

             1,208.47

          1,986.37

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

IEFA US

     115,057.87

             2,585.75

          1,887.55

Eagle Capital Select Equity ETF

EAGL US

        1,796.98

             1,788.55

          1,788.55

iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ex China ETF

EMXC US

       12,957.81

             3,729.25

          1,752.90

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

VEA US

     131,315.34

             3,162.63

          1,398.98

Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund

XLK US

       65,350.28

             2,032.98

          1,203.28

iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF

IUSB US

       27,947.31

             4,411.78

          1,164.07

Vanguard Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF

VCLT US

        8,127.66

             1,364.05

          1,141.82

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The top 10 ETPs by net assets collectively gathered $1.04 Bn during March. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD US) gathered $520.21 Mn, the largest individual net inflow.

Top 10 ETPs by net new assets March 2024: US

Name

Ticker

Assets
($ Mn)
Mar-24

NNA
($ Mn)
YTD-24

NNA
($ Mn)
Mar-24

SPDR Gold Shares

GLD US

       59,081.83

            (3,111.23)

             520.21

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust

GLDM US

        6,987.63

                151.19

              95.75

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas

BOIL US

           527.50

                167.76

              79.92

iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN

VXX US

           335.81

                116.95

              58.78

iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust

GSG US

        1,034.55

                 (25.97)

              56.88

ProShares VIX Mid-Term Futures ETF

VIXM US

             84.60

                  49.68

              51.63

United States Natural Gas Fund LP

UNG US

           820.96

                  38.58

              50.27

Invesco CurrencyShares Japanese Yen Trust

FXY US

           342.63

                  52.62

              46.18

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures

UVXY US

           274.47

                    2.73

              43.48

MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN - Acc

GDXU US

           263.95

                  73.93

              37.50


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 Investors have tended to invest in Equity ETFs during March.

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