ICI.org – Washington, DC, – The combined assets of the nation’s exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $2.204 trillion in May, according to ICI. The Institute’s monthly statistical collection also includes the value of shares issued and redeemed by exchange-traded funds.
Statistics contained in the Institute’s monthly ETF report have been obtained from information provided to ICI by exchange-traded funds and commodity funds. Commodity funds are listed in the Domestic (Sector/Industry) category.
Assets of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type
Millions of dollars
| May 2016 |
April 2016 |
May 2015 |
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| Total Domestic Equity |
1,346,453 |
1,321,744 |
1,268,663 |
|
| Domestic (Broad-Based) |
1,011,488 |
991,859 |
935,769 |
|
| Domestic (Sector/Industry) |
334,965 |
329,886 |
332,894 |
|
| Global/International Equity |
465,892 |
479,330 |
525,139 |
|
| Hybrid |
3,993 |
4,073 |
3,616 |
|
| Bond |
388,079 |
385,353 |
319,925 |
|
| All |
2,204,418 |
2,190,500 |
2,117,344
|
|
Value of Shares Issued and Redeemed by All Exchange-Traded Funds
Millions of dollars
| May 2016 |
April 2016 |
YTD 2016 |
YTD 2015 |
|
| Gross Issuance |
94,133 |
89,979 |
564,798 |
669,390 |
| Gross Redemptions |
89,366 |
80,646 |
516,052 |
590,636 |
| Net Issuance |
4,767 |
9,333 |
48,745 |
78,755
|
Note: Components may not add to the total due to rounding.
Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type
| May 2016 |
April 2016 |
May 2015 |
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| Total Domestic Equity |
738 |
722 |
650 |
|
| Domestic (Broad-Based) |
369 |
365 |
326 |
|
| Domestic (Sector/Industry) |
369 |
357 |
324 |
|
| Global/International Equity |
612 |
611 |
527 |
|
| Hybrid |
19 |
19 |
15 |
|
| Bond |
277 |
278 |
273 |
|
| All |
1,646 |
1,630 |
1,465 |
|
Highlights: Assets of all exchange-traded funds rose in May by $13.92 billion, or 0.6 percent, to $2.204 trillion. Over the past 12 months, ETF assets increased $87.07 billion, or 4.1 percent. Assets in domestic equity ETFs increased $77.79 billion since May 2015, and global equity ETF assets decreased $59.25 billion during this period. At the end of May 2016, assets of bond funds were $388.08 billion and hybrid funds were $3.99 billion.
During May, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $4.77 billion. In May 2015, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $10.40 billion.