ETPs see record inflows; BlackRock and Vanguard dominate
Globally listed ETPs have seen record inflows in the first eleven months of 2015, reaching $319.3bn, an increase of 15% YoY. In the US, the largest ETP market,listed ETPs grew 5% YoY to reach $201.7bn with 68% of cash flowing into equityfunds. BlackRock’s iShares saw the largest inflows, gaining 42% market share followed by Vanguard with 33%. Europe, the second largest market, saw an 18% YoY increase in net inflows to $72.6bn 

LONDON — December 10, 2015 — ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States have gathered a record US$201.7 billion in net new assets as of the end of November 2015 which is 5% above the record level of US$191.8 billion of net new assets gathered at this point in 2014. This marks the 10th consecutive month of positive net inflows. The US ETF/ETP industry had 1,824 ETFs/ETPs, assets of US$2.1 trillion, from 92 providers listed on 3 exchanges at the end of November, according to ETFGI’s Global ETF and ETP insights report for November 2015 (click here to see ETFGI’s chart of United States ETF/ETP asset growth)

In the first eleven months of 2015 record levels of net new assets have been gathered by ETFs/ETPs listed globally with net inflows of US$319.3 Bn marking a 15% increase over the prior record set during the first eleven months of 2014. In the United States net inflows reached US$201.7 Bn, which is 5% higher than the prior record set last year, in Canada net inflows at US$11.4 Bn are up 10.7% over the prior record set in 2012, while in Europe year to date (YTD) net inflows climbed to US$72.6 Bn, representing a 18% increase on the record set YTD through end of November 2014. In Japan, YTD net inflows were up 210% on the prior record set in 2013, standing at US$33.7 Bn at the end of November 2015.

“Global markets were mostly down in November, developed markets outside the US declined 1%, emerging markets ended down 3% while the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 ended up less than 1%.” according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner at ETFGI.

In November 2015, ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States gathered net inflows of US$26.9 Bn. Equity ETFs/ETPs gathered the largest net inflows with US$25.8 Bn, while fixed income ETFs/ETPs experienced net outflows of US$879 Mn followed by commodity ETFs/ETPs with net outflows of US$58 Mn.

YTD through end of November 2015, ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States have gathered net inflows of US$201.7 Bn. Equity ETFs/ETPs gathered the largest net inflows YTD with US$136.7 Bn, followed by fixed income ETFs/ETPs with US$49.0 Bn, and commodity ETFs/ETPs with US$861 Mn in net inflows.

iShares gathered the largest net ETF inflows in November with US$13.1 Bn, followed by Vanguard with US$7.3 Bn, First Trust with US$1.6 Bn, Schwab ETFs with US$1.3 Bn, and USCF with US$1.0 in net inflows.

YTD, iShares gathered the largest net ETF inflows with US$85.4 Bn, followed by Vanguard with US$67.3 Bn, WisdomTree with US$20.0 Bn, Deutsche Bank with US$16.9 Bn, Schwab ETFs with US$12.3 Bn and First Trust with US$10.6 Bn in net inflows.

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