ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe reached a new milestone of US$1.28 trillion at the end of 2020
LONDON —January 19, 2020 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe reached a new milestone of US$1.28 trillion at the end of 2020. Assets invested in the European ETFs/ETPs industry increased by 24.5% in 2020. During December ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe reported net inflows of US$27.17 billion, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$119.93 billion which is less than the US$125.18 billion in net inflows gathered in 2019, according to ETFGI's December 2020 European 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.)
- ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe reach a new milestone of $1.28 trillion at the end of 2020.
- Assets invested in the European ETFs and ETPs industry grew by 24.5% in 2020.
- The $119.93 billion in net inflows gathered in 2020 was less than the $125.18 billion in net inflows gathered in 2019.
- Equity ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe followed by fixed income attracted the highest net inflows during 2020 with $62.48 billion and $40.97 billion respectively.
The S&P 500® was up 3.8% for December and finished the year at an all-time high, having added 18.4% the year. Developed ex-U.S. gained 5.5% during December, concluding 2020 up 11.1%. The S&P Emerging BMI gained 6.1% during December, finishing 2020 up 15.5%. Emerging BMI gained 6.1% during December, and finished 2020 up 15.5%. According to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI.
Europe ETFs and ETPs asset growth at the end of December 2020
The European ETF/ETP industry had 2,308 ETFs/ETPs, with 8,857 listings, assets of $1.28 Tn, from 77 providers listed on 29 exchanges in 24 countries at the end of 2020 .
Equity ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe reported net inflows of $21.61 billion during December, bringing net inflows for 2020 to $62.48 billion, higher than the $51.72 billion in net inflows equity products had in 2019. Fixed income ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe had net inflows of $5.58 billion during December, taking net inflows for 2020 to $40.97 billion, lower than the $61.02 billion in net inflows fixed income products had in 2019. Commodity ETFs/ETPs reported $604 million in net outflows bringing net inflows to $15.68 billion for 2020, which is much higher than the $8.69 billion in net inflows gathered in 2019.
Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $12.53 billion during December. iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF (WLDS LN) gathered $1.17 billion alone.
Top 20 ETFs by net inflows in December 2020: Europe
|
Name |
Ticker |
Assets |
NNA |
NNA |
|
iShares MSCI World Small Cap UCITS ETF - Acc |
WLDS LN |
2,982.35 |
1,645.50 |
1,172.67 |
|
HSBC S&P 500 UCITS ETF |
HSPX LN |
4,894.91 |
626.70 |
1,109.54 |
|
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF - Acc |
CSSPX SW |
42,294.65 |
(1,162.19) |
1,084.92 |
|
iShares Global Clean Energy UCITS ETF |
INRG LN |
5,364.98 |
2,972.25 |
857.61 |
|
AMUNDI INDEX MSCI EMERGING MARKETS UCITS ETF DR (C) - Acc |
AEME FP |
3,485.70 |
(91.63) |
797.42 |
|
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF - Acc |
IWDA LN |
28,934.27 |
1,787.82 |
774.25 |
|
iShares MSCI World ESG Enhanced UCITS ETF - Acc |
EDMW GY |
948.15 |
893.37 |
700.45 |
|
Lyxor Core US TIPS DR UCITS ETF - D GBP - GBP Hdg - Acc |
TIPH LN |
3,118.80 |
1,768.09 |
586.59 |
|
Vanguard FTSE 250 UCITS ETF |
VMID LN |
2,995.31 |
(544.03) |
559.53 |
|
iShares FTSE 250 UCITS ETF |
MIDD LN |
2,107.35 |
351.42 |
531.41 |
|
Xtrackers S&P 500 Equal Weight UCITS ETF (DR) - 1C - Acc |
XDEW GY |
2,387.51 |
1,645.42 |
521.25 |
|
iShares Edge MSCI USA Value Factor UCITS ETF - Acc |
IUVL LN |
2,150.44 |
708.11 |
512.92 |
|
iShares China CNY Bond UCITS ETF - Acc |
CYBA NA |
2,054.68 |
1,983.47 |
482.17 |
|
iShares JP Morgan ESG USD EM Bond UCITS ETF - Acc - Acc |
EMSA LN |
1,125.35 |
611.27 |
452.04 |
|
iShares MSCI USA ESG Enhanced UCITS ETF - Acc |
EDMU GY |
1,293.80 |
1,147.86 |
446.84 |
|
iShares Edge MSCI World Value Factor UCITS ETF - Acc |
IWVL LN |
3,214.03 |
980.29 |
424.50 |
|
iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF - Acc |
EMIM LN |
17,628.91 |
203.97 |
407.49 |
|
PIMCO US Dollar Short Maturity ETF |
MINT LN |
4,327.55 |
426.30 |
385.55 |
|
iShares STOXX Europe 600 Banks UCITS ETF (DE) |
SX7PEX GY |
1,014.29 |
523.89 |
363.99 |
|
AMUNDI INDEX MSCI USA SRI - UCITS ETF DR (C) - Acc |
USRI FP |
1,767.89 |
1,468.26 |
359.43 |
The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $396 million during December. WisdomTree Industrial Metals Enhanced - Acc (META LN) gathered $87.57 million alone.
Top 10 ETPs by net inflows in December 2020: Europe
|
Name |
Ticker |
Assets |
NNA |
NNA |
|
WisdomTree Industrial Metals Enhanced - Acc |
META LN |
87.88 |
87.81 |
87.57 |
|
BTCetc - Bitcoin ETP |
BTCE GY |
352.29 |
181.80 |
69.79 |
|
Xtrackers Physical Gold Euro Hedged ETC - Acc |
XAD1 GY |
3,509.18 |
65.21 |
49.29 |
|
Xtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC Securities - Acc |
XGDU LN |
270.59 |
265.36 |
45.12 |
|
WisdomTree Physical Gold - GBP Daily Hedged - Acc |
GBSP LN |
1,519.86 |
848.73 |
39.55 |
|
21Shares Bitcoin ETP - Acc |
ABTC SW |
126.12 |
62.91 |
28.79 |
|
iShares Physical Silver ETC - Acc |
SSLN LN |
611.65 |
273.27 |
23.02 |
|
WisdomTree Short USD Long EUR - Acc |
XBJQ GY |
141.23 |
17.46 |
18.62 |
|
Xtrackers Physical Platinum Euro Hedged ETC - Acc |
XAD3 GY |
221.89 |
33.73 |
17.15 |
|
GraniteShares 3x Short Tesla Daily ETP - Acc |
3STS LN |
14.30 |
21.51 |
17.1 |
Investors have tended to invest in Equity ETFs and ETPs during December.
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