{"id":69905,"date":"2018-03-13T01:20:00","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T00:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/news\/etfgi-reports-etfs-and-etps-listed-globally-gathered-net-inflows-of-us12-38-billion-in-february-2018-the-lowest-amount-since-may-2016\/"},"modified":"2020-01-01T22:15:43","modified_gmt":"2020-01-01T21:15:43","slug":"etfgi-reports-etfs-and-etps-listed-globally-gathered-net-inflows-of-us12-38-billion-in-february-2018-the-lowest-amount-since-may-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/beta.next-finance.net\/en\/news\/etfgi-reports-etfs-and-etps-listed-globally-gathered-net-inflows-of-us12-38-billion-in-february-2018-the-lowest-amount-since-may-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"ETFGI reports ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$12.38 billion in February 2018, the lowest amount since May 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to ETFGI\u2019s February 2018 Global ETF and ETP industry insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service, assets invested in ETFs\/ETPs listed in globally decreased by a record $180.10 Bn in February 2018. The decrease of 3.50%, from $5.148 Tn at the end of January 2018 to 4.968 Tn, also represents the lowest monthly growth in assets since January 2016, when assets decrease of 4.69% from $2.994 Tn to $2.853 Tn. <\/p>\n

Global ETF and ETP asset growth as at end of February 2018 <\/strong>
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February 2018 also marked the 49th consecutive month of net inflows into ETFs\/ETPs listed globally, with $12.38 Bn gathered during the month; 81.87% less than net inflows during this month last year. <\/p>\n

The majority of the monthly net new inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $61.8 Bn during 2018. The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV US) on its own accounted for net inflows of $10.94 Bn. <\/p>\n

Top 20 ETFs by net new assets: Global<\/strong>
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\nSimilarly, the top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $4.44 Bn year-to-date during 2018. <\/p>\n

Top 10 ETPs by net new assets: Global <\/strong>
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\nGlobally-listed Equity ETFs\/ETPs gathered net inflows of $1.42 Bn in February, bringing net inflows for 2018 to $89.08 Bn which is less than the $91.35 Bn in net inflows at this point last year. Fixed Income ETFs and ETPs gathered net inflows of $3.20 Bn in February, growing net inflows for 2018 to $14.76 Bn which is less than the $27.52 Bn in net inflows at this point last year. <\/p>\n

Investors have tended to invest in core, market cap and lower cost ETFs in February 2018 with the he iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV US) and iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA US) capturing most of the flows.
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