ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in the US reached a new high of $3.71 trillion at the end of August 2018

LONDON — September 14, 2018 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in the US reached a new high of US$3.71 Tn in assets, following net inflows of US$24.71 Bn in August, according to ETFGI’s August 2018 US ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service.  (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

Highlights

• Total Assets in ETFs and ETPs listed in the US reached a record $3.71 Tn at the end August.
• Net new assets gathered by ETFs/ETPs listed in the US were $24.71 Bn in August.
• Equity products gathered the largest net inflows during August with $19.67 Bn, while commodity ETFs/ETPs experienced the largest net outflows with $2.59 Bn.

“On August 22, 2018 the S&P 500 marked its longest bull market -  3,453 days, without a bear market - a 20% drop from the index’s 52-week high. August was a strong month for U.S. equities with economic strength and strong corporate earnings pushing the S&P 500 to reach record highs and gain 3.26% during the month and up 9.94% year to date.  Most non-US markets suffered declines during August due to investors’ concerns over trade tensions, Brexit, currency crises and a fear of contagion.  Developed markets ex US declined 1.44% in August while up 0.46% YTD, EM markets were down 3.51% and are down 0.81% YTD and Frontier markets were down 4.50% and are down 1.66% YTD.” according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner and a founder of ETFGI.

At the end of August 2018, the US ETF/ETP industry had 2,173 ETFs/ETPs, assets of $3.71 Tn, from 143 providers listed on 3 exchanges. Due to net inflows and market moves the assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in the US increased by 2.11%, from $3.63 Tn in July 2018 to $3.71 Tn.

Growth in US Listed ETF and ETP assets as of the end of August 2018


Equity ETFs/ETPs listed in the US gathered net inflows of $19.67 Bn in August, bringing net inflows for 2018 to $109.44 Bn, less than the $200.41 Bn in net inflows at this point last year. 

Fixed Income ETFs and ETPs listed in the US gathered net inflows of $4.90 Bn in August, growing net inflows for 2018 to $51.50 Bn, less than the $84.34 Bn in net inflows at this point last year.  

Commodity ETFs/ETPs listed in the US saw net outflow of $2.59 Bn in August, bringing net outflows for 2018 to $3.55 Bn, greater than the $265 Mn in net outflows at this point last year.

A large proportion of net inflows in August can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $26.30 Bn. The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV US) gathered $6.59 Bn the largest net inflows in August. 

Top 20 ETFs by net new assets August 2018: US

The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $899 Mn by the end of August 2018. 

Top 10 ETPs by net new assets August 2018: US

Investors have tended to invest in core, market cap and lower cost ETFs in August.

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Previously Deborah Fuhr served as global head of ETF research and implementation strategy and as a managing director at BlackRock/Barclays Global Investors from 2008 – 2011. She also worked as a managing director and head of the investment strategy team at Morgan Stanley in London from 1997 – 2008, and as an associate at Greenwich Associates. 
 
She has been working with investors, ETF, ETP providers, index providers, exchanges, MMs and APs, regulators, trade associations, custodians, law firms, accounting firms around the world since 1997. 

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Past awards for Ms Fuhr include she was the recipient of the 100 Women in Finance 2017 European Industry Leadership Award, the 2014 William F. Sharpe Lifetime Achievement Award for outstanding contributions to the field of index investing and she named one of the “100 Most Influential Women in Finance” by Financial News over several years, most recently in 2016. 
 
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