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ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In Active ETFs And ETPs Reached A Record US$ 358 Billion At The End Of May 2021

Date 30/06/2021

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reports assets invested in Active ETFs and ETPs reached a record US$358 billion at the end of May. Active ETFs and ETPs gathered net inflows of US$12.08 billion during May, bringing year-to-date net inflows to a record US$74.03 billion. Assets invested in active ETFs and ETPs finished the month up to 2.5%, from US$349 billion at the end of April to US$358 billion, according to ETFGI's May 2021 Active ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)


Highlights

  • Assets invested in Active ETFs and ETPs reach a new record $358 Billion at end of May.
  • Record YTD net inflows of $74.03 Bn beating the prior record of $19.47 Bn gathered YTD in 2020. 
  • Fourteenth month of consecutive net inflows

“The S&P 500 gained 0.7% in May and 12.62% YTD, with positive figures for four consecutive months. Developed markets ex-U.S. gained 3.11% in May. Austria 8.29% and Luxembourg 8.12% were the leaders of the month while New Zealand lost 3.92%.  Emerging markets were up 2.58% at the end of May. Hungary (up 15.54%) and Poland (up 13.98%) were the leaders, whilst Egypt (down 3.86%), Chile (down 3.64%), and Malaysia (down 2.79%) were down the most.” According to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI.

Growth in actively managed ETF and ETP assets as of the end of May 2021

ETFGI_Active_ETPs_May21

Active ETFs and ETPs gathered net inflows of $12.08 billion during May. Fixed Income focused Active ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of $6.84 Bn during May, bringing net inflows YTD 2021 to $32.42 Bn, more than the $9.50 Bn in net inflows gathered YTD in 2020. Equity focused Active ETFs/ETPs listed globally attracted net inflows of $1.68 Bn during May, bringing net inflows YTD to $33.38 Bn, much greater than the $8.38 Bn in net inflows YTD in 2020.

 

Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 active ETFs/ETPs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $9.66 Bn during May. Hwabao WP Cash Tianyi Listed Money Market Fund (511990 CH) gathered the largest net inflow $2.65 Bn.

Top 20 Active ETFs and ETPs by net new assets May 2021

Name

Ticker

Assets
(US$ Mn)
May-21

NNA
(US$ Mn)
 YTD-21

NNA
(US$ Mn)
May-21

Hwabao WP Cash Tianyi Listed Money Market Fund

511990 CH

29,302.37

10,938.94

2,653.93

iShares Commodities Select Strategy ETF

COMT US

2,059.02

1,755.12

1,344.38

Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF

PDBC US

5,923.37

2,274.14

932.60

PIMCO US Dollar Short Maturity ETF

MINT LN

5,058.25

732.34

698.00

SPDR Blackstone/GSO Senior Loan ETF

SRLN US

5,313.01

3,036.87

559.71

JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF

JEPI US

1,551.47

1,330.73

465.16

First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund

FTGC US

1,468.68

1,101.66

331.24

Vanguard Ultra Short-Term Bond ETF

VUSB US

706.41

710.67

297.95

Quadratic Interest Rate Volatility and Inflation ETF

IVOL US

3,239.67

2,242.77

295.64

First Trust Low Duration Mortgage Opportunities ETF

LMBS US

7,168.93

668.88

247.32

Desjardins Alt Long/Short Equity Market Neutral ETF

DANC CN

610.10

422.57

230.20

Innovator S&P 500 Power Buffer ETF-May

PMAY US

271.74

202.09

196.19

Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF

AVDV US

870.69

387.22

193.49

First Trust Preferred Securities and Income Fund

FPE US

6,656.98

709.54

193.10

JPMorgan EUR Ultra-Short Income UCITS ETF

JSET LN

1,182.45

331.07

186.96

Horizon Kinetics Inflation Beneficiaries ETF

INFL US

538.35

511.66

184.58

First Trust Senior Loan ETF

FTSL US

2,180.02

849.25

176.93

JPMorgan US Research Enhanced Index Equity UCITS ETF - Acc

JREU LN

331.14

136.89

172.56

Fidelity Limited Term Bond ETF

FLTB US

448.50

228.02

154.51

Adaptive Growth Opportunities ETF

AGOX US

153.20

150.07

150.07

 

Investors have tended to invest in Fixed Income active ETFs and ETPs during May.