ETFGI Reports ETFs And ETPs Listed In Japan Gathered Net Inflows Of US$ 4.68 Billion During February 2020

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs/ETPs ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in Japan gathered net inflows of US$4.68 billion during February, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$8.82 billion. Assets invested in the Japanese ETFs/ETPs industry have decreased by 8.3%, from US$398.65 billion at the end of January, to US$365.76 billion, according to ETFGI's February 2020 Japanese ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

At the end of February 2020, the Japan ETFs/ETPs industry had 209 ETFs/ETPs, with 244 listings, from 19 providers listed on 2 exchanges.

Highlights

• ETFs and ETPs listed in Japan gathered net inflows of US$ 4.68 billion during February
• Year-to-date net inflows of $8.82 billion are the 5thhighest behind February 2016 with $9.25 billion. 
• Assets invested in the Japanese ETFs/ETPs industry declined to slightly to $365.76 billion.
• Majority of net inflows in February and year to date have gone into equity products.

“At the end of February, the S&P 500 was down 8.2% as coronavirus cases continued to spread and the potential economic impact weighed on investors and the markets. Outside the U.S., the S&P Developed ex-U.S. BMI declined nearly 9.0%.  The S&P Emerging BMI lost 5.1% during the month. Global equities as measured by the S&P Global BMI ended down 8.1% with 49 of 50 included country indices down, while China gained 0.9%.”  According to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI.

Japan ETF and ETP asset growth as at the end of February 2020

Equity ETFs/ETPs listed in Japan had net inflows of $4.24 billion during February, bringing net inflows for the year to $8.14 billion, slightly less than the $9.48 billion in net inflows equity products had gathered at this point in 2019. Fixed Income ETFs/ETPs listed in Japan suffered net outflows of $65 million during February 2020, bringing net outflows for the year to $101 million, while at this point in 2019 Fixed income ETFs had gathered net inflows of $22 million.  

Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $5.36 billion at end of February, the TOPIX Exchange Traded Fund (1306 JP) gathered $1.07 billion alone.

Top 20 ETFs by net new assets February 2020: Japan

Investors have tended to invest in Equity and Leveraged ETFs/ETPs at the end of February.