ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs And ETPs Listed In Europe Reach An All-Time High Of US$ 910.34 US Dollars At The End Of July 2019

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe gathered net inflows of US$18.55 billion in July, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$62.74 billion. Assets invested in the European ETF/ETP industry have increased by 1.1%, from US$900.66 billion at the end of June, to US$910.34 billion, according to ETFGI's July 2019 European ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

At the end of July 2019, the European ETF/ETP industry had 2,336 ETFs/ETPs, from 68 providers listed on 30 exchanges in 23 countries. 

Highlights

• Assets invested in the European ETF/ETP industry reach an all-time high of $910.34 Bn.
• July marks the 58th consecutive month of flows into European listed products.
• Assets invested in the European ETF/ETP industry increased by 1.1% in July.
• During July 2019, ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe saw $18.55 Bn in net inflows.

“Despite the weak performance for European equity markets and the intensified trade dispute between US/China, the prospects for further loosening in monetary policy by FED and ECB led the European Equity ETF/ETPs to see significant inflows of US$9.97 Bn in July, and Fixed Income funds see net inflows of US$6.57 Bn” , according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner and founder of ETFGI.

Europe ETF and ETP asset growth as at the end of July 2019

Equity ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe saw considerable net inflows of $9.97 Bn in July 2019, bringing net inflows for 2019 to $16.67 Bn, substantially less than the $24.51 Bn in net inflows equity products had attracted by the end of July 2018. Fixed income ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe attracted net inflows of $6.57 Bn in July, bringing net inflows for 2019 to $38.33 Bn, considerably greater than the
$8.48 Bn in net inflows fixed income products had attracted by the end of July 2018.

Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETF’s by net new assets, which collectively gathered $13.35 Bn in July, the UBS ETFs plc - MSCI ACWI SF UCITS ETF (hedged to USD) A-acc (ACWIU SW) gathered $1.54 Bn alone.

Top 20 ETFs by net new assets July 2019: Europe

Top 10 ETPs by net new assets July 2019: Europe

Investors have tended to invest in Equity and Fixed Income ETFs/ETPs in July.