ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In The Global ETF And ETP Industry Reached A Record US$5.64 Trillion At The End Of June 2019

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$68.95 billion in June, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$209.54 billion. Assets invested in the Global ETF/ETP industry have increased by 6.1%, from US$5.31 trillion at the end of May, to US$5.64 trillion setting a new record, according to ETFGI's June 2019 Global ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

Highlights

• Asset invested in the Global ETF/ETP industry reached a record $5.64 Trillion. 
• Asset invested in the Global ETF/ETP industry increased 6.1% in June.
• June 2019, ETFs/ETPs listed Globally saw $68.95 Bn in net inflows.

“Global equities rebounded from prior month losses, with 45 of 49 countries in S+P’s global index posting gains. The S&P 500 gained 7.1% in June (up 4.3% Q2 and up 18.7% H1), bolstered by a dovish Federal Reserve sentiment and optimism surrounding a potential trade deal during the G20 talks contributed to a rebound in U.S. equities with the S&P 500 finishing near all-time high. This trend was followed in the Eurozone and Japanese markets” according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner and founder of ETFGI.

Growth in Global ETF and ETP assets as of the end of June 2019

Source: ETFGI data sourced from ETF/ETP sponsors, exchanges, regulatory filings, Thomson Reuters/Lipper, Bloomberg, publicly available sources and data generated in-house.  

At the end of June 2019, the Global ETF/ETP industry had 7,850 ETFs/ETPs, with 15,731 listings, assets of US$5.64 Tn, from 420 providers listed on 71 exchanges in 58 countries.

In June 2019, ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of US$68,953 Mn.  Fixed income ETFs/ETPs listed Globally attracted net inflows of $33.87 Bn in June, bringing net inflows for 2019 to $113.26 Bn, considerably greater than the $46.61 Bn in net inflows fixed income products had attracted by the end of June 2018.  Equity ETFs/ETPs listed Globally attracted net inflows of $26.80 Bn in June, bringing net inflows for 2019 to $78.69 Bn, substantially less than the $149.45 Bn in net inflows equity products had attracted by the end of June 2018. Commodity ETFs/ETPs gathered $5.57 Bn bringing net inflows to $3.50 Bn for 2019 which is greater than the $1.01 Bn in net inflows gathered through June 2018.

Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETF's by net new assets, which collectively gathered $38.83 Bn in June, the iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF (LQD US) gathered $4.54 Bn alone.

Top 20 ETFs by net new assets June 2019: Global

The top 10 ETP's by net new assets collectively gathered $5.83 Bn in June. The SPDR Gold Shares (GLD US) gathered $2.24 Bn alone.

Top 10 ETPs by net new assets June 2019: Global

Investors have tended to invest in Fixed Income and equity ETFs in June.