ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs/ETPs Listed In The United States Reach A New Record 2.865 Trillion US Dollars At The End Of April 2017

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that  assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States reach a new record 2.865 trillion US dollars at the end of April 2017, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s April 2017 global ETF and ETP industry insights report (click here to view the ETFGI asset growth chart for ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States).

The US ETF/ETP industry had 2,011 ETFs/ETPs, assets of US$2.865 trillion, from 112 providers on 3 exchanges at the end of April 2017.
 
“Investors continued to favour equities over fixed income and commodities as equity markets performed positively in April. The S&P 500 was up 1%, international equity markets outside the US and emerging markets were both up 2% in April. Investors were captivated by a closely-fought first round of the French elections during April,” according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner and a founder of ETFGI. 
 
In April 2017, ETFs/ETPs listed in the US gathered US$36.09 Bn a record amount of net inflows for  April marking the14th consecutive month of net inflows. Equity ETFs/ETPs gathered the largest net inflows with US$26.41 Bn, followed by fixed income ETFs/ETPs with US$8.83 Bn, while commodity ETFs/ETPs experienced net outflows of US$889 Mn.
 
Year to date, net inflows stand at a record level of US$169.71 Bn. At this point last year there were net inflows of US$45.31 Bn.
 
iShares gathered the largest net ETF/ETP inflows in April with US$24.21 Bn, followed by Vanguard with US$9.93 Bn and Schwab ETFs with US$2.53 Bn net inflows.
 
YTD, iShares gathered the largest net ETF/ETP inflows of US$78.53 Bn, followed by Vanguard with US$50.43 Bn and Schwab ETFs with US$9.21 Bn of net inflows.