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
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
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.