The global ETFs and ETPs industry nears its 30th anniversary

The global ETFs and ETPs industry nears its 30th anniversary

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The global ETFs and ETPs industry nears its 30th anniversary and ends 2019 with assets at a record 6.35 trillion US dollars.

ETFGI reports assets in the global ETFs and ETPs industry which will turn 30 years old in March started the new decade with a record 6.35 trillion US dollars.

LONDON — January 16, 2019  — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reported today assets in the global ETFs and ETPs industry which will turn 30 years old on March 9th started the new decade with a record US$6.35 trillion. ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$93.97 billion at the end of December, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$571.03 billion which is higher than the US$515.81 billion gathered at this point last year. Assets invested in the global ETFs/ETPs industry have increased by 3.8%, from US$6.12 trillion at the end of November, to US$6.35 trillion at the end of December, and increased 31.9% for the year, according to ETFGI's December 2019 Global ETFs and ETPs 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 reached a new record of $6.35 trillion at the end of December.

•The global ETFs industry will celebrate its 30th anniversary on March 9, 2020 – the listing of the first successful ETF in Canada

•The $93.97 billion in net inflows gathered in December is the 2nd highest monthly inflow on record.

•Year-to-date net inflows of $571.03 billion are the 2nd highest behind December 2017 with $653.26 billion

•Assets are up 31.9% year to date which is greater than the 18.6% CAGR over the past 10 years.

•Equity products have gathered more net inflows than fixed income products as of the end of December.