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ETFGI Reports That Assets Invested In ETFs And ETPs Listed In Europe Gathered Net Inflows Of US$6.50 Billion During September

Date 19/10/2018

ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in the Europe gathered net inflows of US$6.50 billion during September 2018. Total assets decreased to US$832 billion at the end of September 2018, down 0.38% from US$835 billion at the end of August, according to ETFGI’s September 2018 Europe ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service.  (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
 
Highlights

  • Assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe decreased by 0.38% during September 2018 to $832 Bn.
  • In September 2018, ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe gathered net inflows of $6.50 Bn.
  • Year-to-date, assets have increased by 3.73% from $802 Bn at the end of 2017.
  • Marks the 47th consecutive month of net inflows into ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe.


“Developed markets were broadly up during September following positive economic data from the US, Japan and Eurozone, despite the US-China trade dispute and on-going political tension in Europe. Developed Markets ex-US gained 0.68% during the month while the S&P 500’s winning streak tapered off, gaining only 0.57%, with mid to small cap US equities closing down. Developing markets downward trend continued, with EM markets down 1.37% and Frontier markets down 0.18%, bringing year to date declines to 8.08% and 7.56%, respectively.” according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner and a founder of ETFGI.

At the end of September 2018, the European ETF/ETP industry had 2,319 ETFs/ETPs, with 7,960 listings, from 67 providers on 26 exchanges. Due to net inflows and market moves the assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in the Europe decreased by 0.38%, from $835 Bn in August 2018 to $832 Bn.
 
European ETF and ETP asset growth as at end of September 2018
 

 
 
Equity based ETFs/ETPs attracted the largest net inflows during September with $6.28 Bn, bringing net inflows for 2018 to $34.16 Bn, less than the $51.93 Bn in net inflows at this point last year.
 
Fixed income ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of $2.09 Bn during September, bringing net inflows for 2018 to $11.29 Bn, considerably less than the $22.12 Bn in net inflows at this point last year.
 
Commodity based ETFs/ETPs experienced net outflows of $1.10 Bn during September, bringing net inflows for 2018 to $1.54 Bn, less than the $7.35 Bn in net inflows at this point last year.
 
A high proportion of net inflows during September can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $6.01 Bn. The iShares Edge MSCI Europe Momentum Factor UCITS ETF (IEFM LN) attracted net inflows of $497 Mn, the largest in September.
 
Top 20 ETFs by net new assets September 2018: Europe
 

Name Ticker Assets
(US$ Mn)
 Sep-18
ADV
(US$ Mn)
Sep-18
NNA
(US$ Mn)
YTD 2018
NNA
(US$ Mn)
Sep-18
iShares Edge MSCI Europe Mom Factor UCITS IEFM LN 646 0 549 497
Fidelity US Quality Income UCITS ETF-ACC FUQA LN 612 0 509 492
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF CSSPX SW 31,891 8 3,266 473
iShares € High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF IHYG LN 5,522 5 (191) 443
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF IWDA LN 16,014 8 1,697 432
iShares S&P SmallCap 600 UCITS ETF ISP6 LN 1,649 1 518 359
AMUNDI MSCI NORTH AMERICA UCITS ETF NRAM FP 1,025 20 750 317
AMUNDI ETF MSCI Europe UCITS ETF - C CEU FP 2,279 2 362 316
iShares $ Treasury Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF IBTS LN 3,218 2 837 301
iShares JP Morgan EM Local Govt Bond UCITS ETF SEML LN 6,092 1 126 295
Xtrackers Nikkei 225 UCITS ETF (DR) - 1D XDJP GY 962 2 504 235
iShares $ Treasury Bond 7-10yr UCITS ETF IBTM LN 3,061 1 1,037 229
XACT OMXS30 XACTOMX SS 1,447 17 27 229
AMUNDI ETF S&P 500 UCITS ETF EUR C 500 FP 1,990 2 587 222
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays EM Local Bond UCITS ETF SYBM GY 3,000 1 62 207
Lyxor UCITS EUROMTS HR MW Govt Bond MAA FP 478 0 306 205
BNP Paribas Equity Low Vol Europe UCITS ETF Cap EVOE FP 587 0 472 193
iShares Edge MSCI World Min Volatility UCITS ETF MVOL LN 2,145 2 192 192
AMUNDI ETF S&P 500 EUR Hdg Daily UCITS ETF 500H FP 1,491 1 681 192
AMUNDI ETF S&P 500 UCITS ETF USD D 500USD SW 1,362 0 166 178



The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $367 Mn by the end of September 2018. 

Top 10 ETPs by net new assets September 2018: Europe

Name        Ticker Assets
(US$ Mn)
 Sep-18
ADV
(US$ Mn)
Sep-18
NNA
(US$ Mn)
YTD 2018
NNA
(US$ Mn)
Sep-18
Invesco Gold ETC SGLD LN 4,149 4 (137) 140
BNP Paribas RICI Enhanced BRENT Oil (TR) ETC BNQC GY 96 0 80 80
Boost EURO STOXX 50 3x Leverage Daily ETP 3EUL LN 36 0 13 28
ETFS Nickel NICK LN 402 0 299 21
ETFS Industrial Metals DJ-UBSCISM AIGI LN 215 1 94 21
Xtrackers WTI Crude Oil Booster ETC XCT9 LN 80 1 (5) 20
ETFS Physical Silver PHAG LN 802 1 (35) 19
Xtrackers Physical Gold ETC XGLD LN 775 3 78 14
Boost WTI Oil 3x Short Daily GBP ETP 3OIS LN 45 1 42 13
Xtrackers Physical Gold Euro Hedged ETC XAD1 GY 1,666 1 243 12


 
Investors have tended to invest in International market cap and lower cost ETFs in September.