ETFGI reports that assets invested in the ETFs industry in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) reached a new record high of US$1.51 trillion at the end of August

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LONDON — September 16, 2025 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm renowned for its expertise in subscription research, consulting services, events, and ETF TV on global ETF industry trends, reported today that assets invested in the ETFs industry in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) reached a new record of US$1.51 Tn at the end of August. During August the ETFs industry in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) gathered net inflows of US$22.97 billion, bringing YTD net inflows to US$165.80 Bn, according to ETFGI's August 2025 Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETFs 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 – Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF Industry (as of August 2025)

  • Assets under management (AUM) in the Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF/ETP industry reached a record high of US$1.51 trillion at the end of August, surpassing the previous record of US$1.41 trillion set in July 2025.
  • AUM has grown 31.0% year-to-date (YTD), rising from US$1.15 trillion at the end of 2024 to US$1.51 trillion.
  • Net inflows of US$22.97 billion were recorded in August 2025.
  • YTD net inflows of US$165.80 billion represent the second-highest on record, following US$221.73 billion in 2024. The third-highest was US$103.26 billion in 2023.
  • Over the past 12 months, the industry has gathered US$290.89 billion in net inflows.
  • August marked the sixth consecutive month of net inflows.
  • Equity ETFs and ETPs listed in the region attracted US$14.07 billion in net inflows during August.

 

“The S&P 500 index rose 2.03% in August, bringing its year-to-date gain to 10.79%. Developed markets excluding the US index advanced 4.29% during the month, and are now up 24.56% year-to-date. Among developed markets, Denmark (+6.37%) and Japan (+6.24%) experienced the largest declines in August. Emerging markets index posted a 2.48% gain in August, with year-to-date performance reaching +16.04%. Chile (+9.63%) and Brazil (+8.46%) led the gains among emerging markets during the month,” according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder, and owner of ETFGI.

 

Growth in assets in the ETFs industry in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) as of the end of August

 

 

 

 

The ETFs industry in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) had 4,089 ETFs, with 4,308 listings, assets of US$1.51 Tn, from 286 providers on 21 exchanges in 15 countries.

 ETF Industry in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) net inflows - August 2025 

Total net inflows for ETFs in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) in August reached US$22.97 billion.

Equity ETFs attracted US$14.07 billion in net inflows during the month, bringing year-to-date (YTD) inflows to US$75.83 billion. This is lower than the US$165.19 billion gathered by equity products over the same period in 2024.

Fixed income ETFs saw US$7.38 billion in net inflows in August, pushing YTD inflows to US$59.55 billion, which is higher than the US$40.42 billion recorded by the end of August 2024.

Commodities ETFs reported US$64.95 million in net inflows for August, bringing YTD inflows to US$12.19 billion, up from US$3.87 billion at this point in 2024.

Active ETFs gathered US$2.22 billion in August, with YTD inflows reaching US$18.01 billion, nearly double the US$9.60 billion reported during the same period in 2024.

Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $18.67 Bn during August. Bosera CSI Convertible Bond and Exchangeable Bond ETF (511380 CH) gathered $2.37 Bn, the largest individual net inflow.

Top 20 ETFs by net new assets in August 2025: Asia Pacific (ex-Japan)

Name

Ticker

Assets
($ Mn)
Aug-25

NNA
($ Mn)
 YTD-25

NNA
($ Mn)
Aug-25

Bosera CSI Convertible Bond and Exchangeable Bond ETF

511380 CH

        8,975.02

             2,828.02

          2,374.86

Fullgoal CSI Hong Kong Connect Internet ETF

159792 CH

      10,605.15

             5,808.86

          1,755.36

CSOP Hang Seng Tech Index ETF

3033 HK

        8,025.75

             1,781.35

          1,366.33

Penghua CSI Chemicals Sub-industry ETF

159870 CH

        1,840.13

             1,557.15

          1,245.77

Guotai CSI All Share Securities Companies ETF

512880 CH

        6,417.44

             1,769.56

          1,236.15

GF CSI HK Connect Financials ex Banks Thematic ETF

513750 CH

        2,884.82

             2,525.34

          1,023.92

Pengyang ChinaBond 30-year Treasury Bond ETF

511090 CH

        4,190.33

             3,383.93

             995.79

China Universal CNI HK Connect Innovative Drug ETF

159570 CH

        2,661.01

             2,117.19

             916.39

HFT CSI Commercial Paper ETF

511360 CH

        7,964.90

             3,749.02

             831.16

E FundSI Hong Kong Securities Investment Theme ETF

513090 CH

        4,095.39

             2,244.11

             773.07

Huatai-PineBridge CSOP Hang Seng TECH Index ETF QDII

513130 CH

        5,061.36

             1,531.63

             759.61

Harvest CSI AAA Sci-Tech Innovation Corporate Bond ETF

159600 CH

        2,772.62

             2,756.34

             701.05

Hang Seng China Enterprises Index ETF

2828 HK

        4,654.31

                993.80

             662.24

Guotai CSI All Share Communication Devices ETF

515880 CH

        1,342.03

                616.33

             625.61

ChinaAMC SSE Market-Making Treasury Bond ETF

511100 CH

           668.03

                612.85

             616.42

Bosera SSE 30-Year China Treasury Bond ETF

511130 CH

        2,707.72

             2,321.56

             592.59

Yinhua CNI HK Connect Innovative Drug ETF

159567 CH

           897.92

             1,005.07

             569.23

ChinaAMC Hang Seng TECH ETF QDII

513180 CH

        5,308.25

             1,182.85

             543.75

GF CSI Hong Kong Brand Name Drug ETF QDII

513120 CH

        2,858.01

                537.52

             543.72

SAMSUNG KODEX Money Market Active ETF

488770 KS

        5,657.66

             2,621.20

             535.49

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The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $203.83 Mn during August. MiraeAsset Securities MiraeAsset KRX Gold Spot Auto-KO-C 2810-01 ETN 81 (520066 KS) gathered $38.53 Mn, the largest individual net inflow.

Top 10 ETPs by net inflows in August 2025: Asia Pacific (ex-Japan)

Name

Ticker

Assets
($ Mn)
 Aug-25

NNA
($ Mn)
 YTD-25

NNA
($ Mn)
Aug-25

MiraeAsset Securities MiraeAsset KRX Gold Spot Auto-KO-C 2810-01 ETN 81

520066 KS

             77.04

                  38.53

              38.53

Meritz Securities Meritz US Treasury Bond 30Y ETN H 37

610037 KS

             74.79

                  48.15

              37.45

Global X Physical Gold Structured

GOLD AU

        3,133.54

                260.81

              24.43

Perth Mint Gold

PMGOLD AU

        1,108.07

                210.50

              23.95

Kiwoom Securities Kiwoom Leverage Shipbuilding TOP10 ETN 17

760016 KS

             76.90

                  36.30

              23.12

MiraeAsset Securities MiraeAsset Inverse 2X KOSPI200 Futures ETN 70

520055 KS

             26.69

                  16.00

              16.00

MiraeAsset Securities MiraeAsset Leverage Silver Futures ETN B 107

520092 KS

             15.27

                  15.41

              15.41

MiraeAsset Securities MiraeAsset Inverse 2X Silver Futures ETN B 108

520093 KS

             13.24

                  13.26

              13.26

Global X Physical Silver Structured

ETPMAG AU

           462.18

                123.24

                6.82

Kiwoom Securities Kiwoom F-USDKRW Inverse ETN 4

760004 KS

             18.72

                    4.86

                4.86

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Investors have tended to invest in Equity ETFs/ETPs during August.



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