Vanguard: $120,6 billion of positive inflow in ETFs based in Europe

Vanguard: $120,6 billion of positive inflow in ETFs based in Europe

22 januari 2021

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This is a commentary by Sophie Hunter, ETF Capital Markets specialist, and Nusrath Hussain, senior ETF product specialist.

Highlights1

  • European-domiciled ETFs recorded total inflows of $120.6 billion in 2020.
  • Fixed income ETFs experienced positive flows for the third month in a row in December.
  • Trading volumes on the secondary market declined in December.

Month at a glance2

European-domiciled ETFs recorded their ninth consecutive month of inflows in December, with $27.7 billion, as financial markets were boosted by the start of Covid-19 vaccine deployment and the signing of a new stimulus bill in the US. European-domiciled fixed income ETFs experienced positive flows for the third month in a row after suffering net outflows in September.

Equity ETFs attracted $22.2 billion of inflows. Sustainable equity ETFs again experienced the largest inflows, led by US exposures. Core equity strategies, led by emerging-market equity exposures, also saw strong inflows. Sector equity ETF strategies, meanwhile, suffered the largest outflows.

Commodities ETFs saw their second consecutive month of outflows in December, as investors pulled $588 million during the month. This was again driven largely by ETFs tracking the price of gold, which experienced the largest outflows in the category as the risk-on sentiment weighed on the price of gold.

Spreads

Across Vanguard’s UCITS ETF line-up, spreads tightened in December relative to November’s levels as risk sentiment improved, compressing by 11% (median month-on-month)3.

Secondary-market trading volumes

Trading volumes on the secondary market declined in December. On-exchange volumes were down 7% month-on-month, with an average daily volume of $167 million across the Vanguard UCITS ETF range in December4.

1 Source: ETFbook, month ended 31 December 2020.

2 Source: ETFbook, month ended 31 December 2020.

3 Source: Bloomberg, month ended 31 December 2020.

4 Source: Bloomberg, month ended 31 December 2020.

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