The BlackRock Global ETP Landscape series Industry Highlights provides commentary on the global Exchange Traded Product (ETP) industry.
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Industry Highlights
- Global ETPs started 2016 ahead of last year’s pace fueled by strength in fixed income and Japan equities
- Global ETPs gathered $13.9bn in January with a shift to safe-haven Treasuries as investors assessed heightened market volatility and falling global growth forecasts
- Anticipated central bank stimulus in Japan and Europe prompted inflows to Japan and European equity funds of $5.2bn and $2.4bn, respectively
- U.S. equity ETPs shed ($11.2bn) reflecting concerns over growth and falling corporate earnings estimates in the U.S.
- Flagging growth in China coupled with a drop in crude oil prices drove outflows from broad emerging markets equity funds of ($2.7bn)
Source: BlackRock, Bloomberg