ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs And ETPs Listed In Asia Pacific (Ex-Japan) Decreased By 4.53% During June 2018, The Largest Monthly Decrease Since January 2016 Which Had A Decrease Of 9.03%

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) decreased to US$176 billion at the end of June 2018. Assets decreased 4.53% from US$184 billion at the end of May, the largest monthly decrease since January 2016 which had a decrease of 9.03%. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

   Highlights 

• Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) decreased by 4.53% during June 2018 to $176 Bn.
• Year-to-date, assets have increased by 3.18% from $170 Bn at the end of 2017.
• In June 2018, ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) saw net inflows of $2.99 Bn.

The S&P 500 was up 0.62% in June and 2.65% in the first half of 2018. International markets (developed ex US) and Emerging markets posted losses during June and during the first half of 2018, down 1.48% and 3.40% in June and 2.45% and 6.05% in the first half, respectively, driven by a strong dollar, trade concerns, and rising interest rates.

According to ETFGI’s June 2018 Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF and ETP industry insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service, assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) decreased by 4.53% from $184 Bn at the end of May. Year-to-date, assets have increased by 3.18% from $170 Bn at the end of 2017. At the end of June 2018, the Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF/ETP industry had 1,275 ETFs/ETPs, with 1,419 listings, from 133 providers on 17 exchanges.

Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF and ETP asset growth as at end of June 2018

In June 2018, ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) saw net inflows of $2.99 Bn. Equity products gathered the largest net inflows with $3.58 Bn, while fixed income ETFs/ETPs experienced the largest net outflows with $674 Mn. Year-to-date through end of June, ETFs/ETPs listed in the region have seen net inflows of $20.8 Bn. Equity products have gathered the largest net inflows during 2018 with $13.0 Bn, while currency ETFs/ETPs have experienced the largest net outflows with $28.7 Mn.
 
Investors have tended to invest in market cap ETFs during 2018, with the E Fund ChiNext Price Index ETF (159915 CH) and China CSI 500 ETF (510500 CH) capturing flows of $1.46 Bn and $1.45 Bn, respectively. A high proportion of net inflows year-to-date can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $14.3 Bn.

Top 20 ETFs by YTD net inflows: Asia Pacific (ex-Japan)

 Source: ETFGI data sourced from ETF/ETP sponsors, exchanges, regulatory filings, Thomson Reuters/Lipper, Bloomberg, publicly available sources and data generated in-house. Note: This report is based on the most recent data available at the time of publication. Asset and flow data may change slightly as additional data becomes available.