ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered US$34.0 billion in net new assets in April which, when combined with a small positive market performance in the month, pushed assets in the global ETF/ETP industry to a new record high of US$2.49 trillion, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s April 2014 Global ETF and ETP industry insights report.
At the end of April 2014 there were 5,241 ETFs/ETPs, with 10,238 listings, from 221 providers listed on 59 exchanges around the world.
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The ETF/ETP industry in many countries and regions also hit record highs in assets at the end of April 2014 including: the United States at US$1.76trillion, Europe at US$449.7bn, Japan at US$82.4bn, Canada at US$61.1bn, and the Middle East/Africa at US$41.4bn.
Deborah Fuhr, managing partner at ETFGI, said: "In April, as was the case in March, investors continued to show a strong preference to equity allocations. Equity markets were again choppy in April – the S&P 500 closed at an all-time high on April 2nd but ended the month up less than 1%. The DJIA closed the month at an all-time high of 16,581. Outside the U.S., developed markets improved slightly, European equities continued to strengthen, while emerging markets remained flat for the month."
In April 2014, ETFs/ETPs globally gathered net inflows of US$34.0 Bn. Equity ETFs/ETPs gathered the largest net inflows with US$27.5bn, followed by fixed income ETFs/ETPs with US$6.3bn, while commodity ETFs/ETPs experienced net outflows of US$920m.
YTD through end of April 2014, ETFs/ETPs have seen net inflows of US$68.9bn which is less than the US$83.1bn of net inflows gathered at this time last year. Equity ETFs/ETPs have gathered the largest net inflows YTD with US$37.4bn, followed by fixed income ETFs/ETPs with US$24.5bn, while commodity ETFs/ETPs have experienced net outflows of US$1.2bn YTD.
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By GlobalDataIn April 2014, iShares gathered the largest net ETF/ETP inflows with US$10.7bn, followed by Vanguard with US$6.2bn in net inflows, and SPDR ETFs with US$4.6bn in net inflows.
