ETFGI reports the ETFs industry in Japan gathered net inflows of 268.53 million US dollars in July

Press Release

LONDON — August 27, 2024 — ETFGI, a prominent independent research and consultancy firm specializing in providing subscription research on trends in the global ETFs industry, reported today that ETFGI reports the ETFs industry in Japan gathered net inflows of US$268.53 million in July, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$6.04 billion, according to ETFGI's July 2024 Japanese ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

Highlights

• Assets of $588.48 Bn invested in ETFs industry in Japan at the end of July.
• Assets of $588.48 billion invested in the ETFs industry in Japan are the second-highest, the highest recorded was $595.83 billion at the end of March 2024.
• Net inflows of $268.53 Mn gathered in July.
• YTD net inflows in 2024 of $6.04 Bn are ninth highest on record, while the highest recorded YTD net inflows were $51.54 Bn in 2020, followed by YTD net inflows of $43.57 Bn in 2018 and YTD net inflows of $32.88 Bn in 2017.
• 2^nd month of consecutive net inflows.

“The S&P 500 index increased by 1.22% in July and is up 16.70% YTD in 2024. The developed markets excluding the US index increased by 3.37% in July and is up 8.12% YTD in 2024. Ireland (up 6.48%) and Belgium (up 6.42%) saw the largest increases amongst the developed markets in July. The Emerging markets index increased by 0.57% during July and is up 8.70% YTD in 2024. Greece (up 6.93%) and United Arab Emirates (up 6.18%) saw the largest increases amongst emerging markets in July”, according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder, and owner of ETFGI.

Asset growth in the ETFs industry in Japan as of the end of July

The ETFs industry in Japan had 339 products, with 361 listings, assets of $588.48 Bn, from 15 providers listed on 2 exchanges at the end of July 2024.

Equity ETFs reported net outflows of $823.16 Mn during July, bringing YTD net inflows to $3.82 Bn, much higher than the $622.64 Mn in net outflows YTD in 2023. Fixed income ETFs reported net inflows of $178.68 Mn during July, bringing YTD net inflows to $1.15 Bn, slightly lower than the $1.25 Bn in YTD net inflows in 2023. Commodities ETFs reported net inflows of $39.58 Mn during July, bringing YTD net inflows to $406.40 Mn, higher than the $97.76 Mn in net inflows YTD in 2023.

Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $2.99 Bn during July. NEXT FUNDS Nikkei 225 Leveraged Index ETF (1570 JP) gathered $1.17 Bn, the largest individual net inflow.

Top 20 ETFs by net new assets July 2024: Japan

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