ETFGI reports the global ETFs industry gathered net inflows of US$56.67 billion during April

LONDON — May 15, 2023 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs ecosystem, reported today the global ETFs industry gathered US$56.67 billion in net inflows in April 2023, bringing year to date net inflows to US$201.69 Bn. During April 2023, assets invested global ETFs industry increased by 1.2%, from US$9.89 trillion at the end of March to US$9.99 trillion, according to ETFGI's April 2023 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

  • Global ETFs industry gathered net inflows of $56.67 Bn during April.
  • YTD net inflows of $201.69 Bn are the third highest on record, after YTD net inflows of $464.19 Bn in 2021 and YTD net inflows of $337.31 Bn in 2022.
  • 47th month of consecutive net inflows.
  • $9.99 Tn invested in the global ETFs industry: 11,281 products, with 23,102 listings, listed on 81 exchanges in 63 countries.
  • Assets increased 7.8% YTD in 2023, going from $9.26 Tn at end of 2022 to $9.99 Tn.

“The S&P 500 was up 1.56 % in April and is up by 9.17% in the first 4 months of 2023. Developed markets excluding the US increased by 2.45% in April and are up 10.41% YTD in 2023. Switzerland (up 6.41%) and United Kingdom (up 5.28%) saw the largest increases amongst the developed markets in April. Emerging markets decreased by 0.50% during April but are up 2.38% YTD in 2023. Turkey (down 4.79%) and Thailand (down 4.69%) saw the largest decreases amongst emerging markets in April.” According to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder, and owner of ETFGI.

Global ETF and ETP assets as of the end of April 2023

The Global ETFs industry had 11,281 products, with 23,102 listings, assets of $9.986 trillion, from 672 providers listed on 81 exchanges in 63 countries at the end of April.

During April, ETFs gathered net inflows of $56.67 Bn. Equity ETFs reported net inflows of $23.50 Bn in April, bringing YTD net inflows to $57.86 Bn, significantly lower than the $209.71 Bn in net inflows equity YTD in 2022. Fixed income ETFs gathered net inflows of $24.23 Bn during April, bringing net inflows YTD  to $94.19 Bn, higher than the $46.17 Bn in net inflows YTD in 2022. Commodities ETFs/ETPs reported net inflows of $453 Mn during April, bringing YTD net inflows to $3.50 Bn, significantly lower than the $22.03 Bn in net inflows reported YTD in 2022. Active ETFs attracted net inflows of $7.36 Bn during the month, gathering net inflows for the year of $43.55 Bn, slightly lower than the $43.50 Bn in net inflows active products had reported YTD in 2022.

Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $30.01 Bn during April. Amundi MSCI World III (AHYQ GY) gathered $3.61 Bn, the largest individual net inflow.

Top 20 ETFs by net new inflows April 2023: Global

Name

Ticker

Assets
($ Mn)
Apr-23

NNA
($ Mn)
 YTD-23

NNA
($ Mn)
Apr-23

Amundi MSCI World III

AHYQ GY

                 3,607.76

     3,680.96

          3,611.29

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

VOO US

              292,956.27

     7,558.47

          2,886.56

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

HYG US

               15,342.83

      (951.33)

          2,475.33

Xtrackers MSCI USA Climate Action Equity ETF

USCA US

                 2,072.32

     2,041.06

          2,041.06

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

XLF US

               32,387.81

     2,095.56

          1,896.90

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF

JNK US

                 9,147.41

      (364.55)

          1,843.26

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

TLT US

               36,204.08

     7,239.66

          1,571.98

JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF

JEPI US

               25,360.85

     7,466.82

          1,560.06

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

BND US

               92,563.71

     5,094.31

          1,484.72

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

IVV US

              308,330.00

   (2,604.20)

          1,399.13

iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

QUAL US

               28,545.19

     8,645.46

          1,383.93

iShares Core € Corp Bond UCITS ETF

IEBC LN

               14,185.46

     2,152.79

          1,208.64

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

XLP US

               18,737.32

        747.64

          1,102.29

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF

SPLG US

               16,937.98

        907.28

             901.77

Communication Services Select Sector SPDR Fund

XLC US

               11,254.74

     1,345.85

             891.10

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

AGG US

               89,165.56

     4,048.24

             796.59

ChinaAMC CSI 1000 ETF

159845 CH

                 1,653.57

        786.05

             779.13

Xtrackers MSCI USA Financials Index UCITS ETF DR

XUFN GY

                    963.46

        642.73

             764.72

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

BNDX US

               49,119.92

     3,126.08

             758.43

Invesco QQQ Trust

QQQ US

              173,936.00

   (1,519.22)

             712.25

The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $1.80 Bn over April. iShares Gold Trust (IAU US) gathered $574 Mn, the largest individual net inflow.

Top 10 ETPs by net new inflows April 2023: Global

Name

Ticker

Assets
($ Mn)
Apr-23

NNA
($ Mn)
 YTD-23

NNA
($ Mn)
Apr-23

iShares Gold Trust

IAU US

               28,879.66

        346.90

574.35

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures

UVXY US

                    621.01

        326.82

253.28

Invesco Physical Gold ETC - Acc

SGLD LN

               15,081.28

      (914.81)

195.83

AMUNDI PHYSICAL GOLD ETC (C) - Acc

GOLD FP

                 4,586.03

          51.03

191.23

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust

GLDM US

                 6,261.90

        605.72

166.46

abrdn Physical Gold Shares ETF

SGOL US

                 2,761.66

          95.76

91.68

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

VXX US

                    352.53

        130.19

86.80

Samsung Securities Samsung Leverage Natural Gas Futures ETN C 111

530111 KS

                      61.44

          82.22

82.22

iShares Physical Gold ETC - Acc

SGLN LN

               15,664.64

        817.70

77.82

WisdomTree Energy - Acc

AIGE LN

                    132.47

          79.60

77.74

 

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

Contact deborah.fuhr@etfgi.com if you have any questions or comments on the press release or ETFGI events, research or consulting services.

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