ETFGI reports ETFs and ETPs listed globally gather net inflows of US$28.1 Bn during October 2018

LONDON — November 13, 2018 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$28.1 Bn during October, with all but the Middle east and Africa seeing positive net flows.

Following a turbulent month for financial markets, total assets invested in the global ETF and ETP industry fell 5.99% during October, from US$5.25 Tn at the end of September, to US$4.94 Tn, according to ETFGI’s October 2018 Global 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 globally decline 5.99% to $4.94 Tn in October.
• Net new assets gathered by ETFs/ETPs listed globally were $28.06 Bn in October.
• 57^th consecutive months of net inflows into ETFs/ETPs listed globally. 

“Few markets managed to avoid the October sell off, as investors grew jittery at the prospects of further rate hikes from the US treasury and any hope of resolutions to trade disputes appeared to be diminishing, be it in Europe or the US. Developed and developing markets saw similar declines during the month. Aside from the US, where strong year-to-date performance cushioned the fall, October pushed many indices deeper into negative territory for the year. The S&P 500 fell 6.84% over the month, retaining a 3.1% gain year-to-date, while European markets fell 7.82%, bringing year-to-date decline to 9.56%. EM markets down 7.60% and Frontier markets down 3.36%, bringing year to date declines to 15.07% and 10.68%, respectively.” according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner and a founder of ETFGI.

At the end of October 2018, the Global ETF/ETP industry had 7,616 ETFs/ETPs, with 14,802 listings, assets of $4.94 Tn, from 392 providers listed on 71 exchanges in 57 countries. Following net inflows of $28.06 Tn and market moves during the month, assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed globally decreased by 5.99%, from $5.25 Tn at the end of September 2018, to $4.94 Tn.

Growth in Global ETF and ETP assets as of the end of October 2018

 
Equity ETFs/ETPs listed globally attracted net inflows of $19.9 Bn in October, growing net inflows for 2018 to $271.18 Bn, less than the $371.58 Bn in net inflows at this point last year. Fixed Income ETFs and ETPs listed globally saw net outflows of $2.10 Bn in October, bringing net inflows for 2018 to $72.0210 Bn, considerably less than the $131.56 Bn in net inflows at this point last year.  

October marked the 57^th consecutive month of net inflows into ETFs/ETPs listed globally, Year-to-date in 2018 there have been net inflows of $379 Bn, less than the $539 Bn in net inflows at this point last year.

Substantial inflows during October can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $32.1 Bn.  The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV US) gathered $4.64 Bn, the largest net inflow in October. 

Top 20 ETFs by net new assets October 2018: Global
 

 

Similarly, the top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $1.56 Bn by the end of October 2018. 

Top 10 ETPs by net new assets October 2018: Global
 

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