• Advisors drove significant growth of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), almost $500 billon

Advisors drove significant growth of Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs), almost $500 billon, over the last twelve months ending September 30, 2017, with 80 percent of the net new assets coming from retail channels, according to data released today by Broadridge Financial Solutions, Inc. (NYSE:BR) via its Fund Distribution Intelligence. During the third quarter, retail channels captured the majority of net flows with $195 billion, or 77 percent of all ETF net flows.