ETFGI reports assets invested in the Global ETF and ETP industry decreased to 5.32 trillion US dollars at the end of May 2019

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Assets invested in the Global ETF/ETP industry have decreased by 4.6%, from US$5.57 trillion at the end of April, to US$5.32 trillion, according to ETFGI’s May 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

• Assets invested in the Global ETF/ETP industry declined to US$5.32 Tn.
• Assets invested in the Global ETF/ETP industry decreased by 4.6% in May.
• During May 2019, ETFs/ETPs listed Globally saw$4.05 Bn in net outflows.
• 1st month of net outflows into ETFs/ETPs listed globally since January 2014.

 “Markets appear to have returned to the uncertainty of 2018, after the US/China Trade war escalated further.

In addition to that, Mr. Trump threatened higher tariffs on Mexican goods.

The S&P 500 finished May down 6.4%, bringing year-to-date returns to 9.7%.” according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner and founder of ETFGI.

At the end of May 2019, the Global ETF/ETP industry had 7,797 ETFs/ETPs, from 415 providers listed on 71 exchanges in 58 countries.

Following net outflows of $4.05 Bn and market moves during the month, assets invested in the Global ETF/ETP industry decreased by 4.6% from $5.57 Tn at the end of April, to $5.32 Tn in May 2019.

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

Equity ETFs/ETPs listed Globally attracted net outflows of $18.92 Bn in May, bringing net inflows for 2019 to $52.14 Bn, substantially less than the $116.54 Bn in net inflows equity products had attracted by the end of May 2018.

Fixed income ETFs/ETPs listed Globally attracted net inflows of $10.76 Bn in May, bringing net inflows for 2019 to $79.39 Bn, considerably greater than the $33.62 Bn in net inflows fixed income products had attracted by the end of May 2018.

Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETF’s by net new assets, which collectively gathered $21.79 Bn in May, the iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV US) gathered $5.54 Bn alone.

Top 20 ETFs by net new assets May 2019: Global

Name	Ticker	Assets (US$ Mn) May-19	NNA (US$ Mn) YTD-19	NNA (US$ Mn) May-19
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	IVV US	167759.39	5,538.60	2,288.52
TOPIX Exchange Traded Fund	1306 JP	80480.04	6,781.86	1,778.40
iShares S&P/TSX 60 Index Fund	XIU CN	7482.03	278.37	1,687.28
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF	BND US	40186.14	2,332.52	1,600.95
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF	AGG US	62197.92	2,918.43	1,287.96
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF	IEFA US	62280.51	6,055.98	1,215.49
iShares MSCI USA Minimum Volatility ETF	USMV US	26500.44	4,895.61	1,152.55
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF	SHY US	20859.54	(283.10)	1,122.40
NEXT FUNDS Nikkei 225 Leveraged Index ETF	1570 JP	3373.01	(2,525.86)	1,016.70
Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund	XLK US	19916.90	(39.02)	1,016.04
Daiwa ETF TOPIX	1305 JP	38491.19	3,125.04	928.82
Invesco MSCI Saudi Arabia UCITS ETF	MSAU LN	1534.06	1,431.41	909.90
Listed Index Fund TOPIX	1308 JP	36337.37	3,471.75	873.84
iShares MSCI Saudi Arabia Capped UCITS ETF – Acc	IKSA LN	783.71	790.53	785.50
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF	BIL US	8473.46	(209.99)	723.31
iShares US Treasury Bond ETF	GOVT US	10820.99	3,567.41	691.46
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETF	VCIT US	24308.31	4,900.78	687.51
UBS ETF-MSCI Japan UCITS ETF (JPY) – Acc	JPNA SW	1612.66	1,315.87	687.47
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF	VTI US	107522.90	4,209.86	674.07
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF	ITOT US	19343.23	2,618.07	661.93

The top 10 ETP’s by net new assets collectively gathered $1.22 Bn in March. NEXT NOTES S&P500 Dividend Aristocrats Net Return ETN (2044 JP) gathered $302 Mn.

Top 10 ETPs by net new assets May 2019: Global

Name	Ticker	Assets (US$ Mn) May-19	NNA (US$ Mn) YTD 2019	NNA (US$ Mn)  May-19
NEXT NOTES S&P500 Dividend Aristocrats Net Return ETN	2044 JP	301.55	266.30	266.30
NEXT NOTES Nikkei TOCOM Leveraged Crude Oil ETN	2038 JP	249.55	246.31	246.31
Invesco Gold ETC	SGLD LN	5703.11	714.46	191.52
Xtrackers Physical Gold ETC	XGLD LN	732.33	(27.42)	87.63
NEXT NOTES Tokyo Stock Exchange Mothers Index ETN	2042 JP	108.06	85.54	85.54
Xtrackers Physical Gold Euro Hedged ETC	XAD1 GY	1830.96	(2.98)	83.61
VelocityShares 3x Long Crude Oil ETN	UWT US	275.24	(356.21)	77.64
Amundi Physical Metals PLC	GOLD FP	71.81	70.69	70.69
iShares Physical Gold ETC	SGLN LN	4256.20	(148.85)	59.47
Large Cap Growth Index-Linked Exchange Traded Notes due 2028	FRLG US	772.26	299.34	55.85

 

 

Investors have tended to invest in fixed income/leveraged ETFs in May.