ICI Reports ETF Assets and Net Issuance

ICI.org – Washington, DC, August 30, 2016—The combined assets of the nation’s exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $2.349 trillion in July, 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

		July 2016	June 2016	July 2015
Total Domestic Equity		1,440,266	1,358,630	1,275,499
	Domestic (Broad-Based)	1,083,220	1,012,903	943,233
	Domestic (Sector/Industry)	357,046	345,727	332,266
Global/International Equity		491,403	464,665	509,294
Hybrid		4,474	4,314	3,810
Bond		413,175	401,686	321,490
All		2,349,318	2,229,295	2,110,093

Value of Shares Issued and Redeemed by All Exchange-Traded Funds
Millions of dollars

	July 2016	June 2016	YTD 2016	YTD 2015
Gross Issuance	143,293	148,545	856,635	967,878
Gross Redemptions	96,405	131,820	744,278	848,004
Net Issuance	46,887	16,724	112,357	119,873

Note: Components may not add to the total due to rounding.

 

 

Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type

		July 2016	June 2016	July 2015
Total Domestic Equity		747	746	664
	Domestic (Broad-Based)	375	374	335
	Domestic (Sector/Industry)	372	372	329
Global/International Equity		632	626	562
Hybrid		20	20	22
Bond		283	282	278
All		1,682	1,674	1,526

 

Highlights: Assets of all exchange-traded funds rose in July by $120.02 billion, or 5.4 percent, to $2.349 trillion. Over the past 12 months, ETF assets increased $239.23 billion, or 11.3 percent. Assets in domestic equity ETFs increased $164.77 billion since July 2015, and global equity ETF assets decreased $17.89 billion during this period. At the end of July 2016, assets of bond funds were $413.18 billion and hybrid funds were $4.47 billion.

 

During July, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $46.89 billion. In July 2015, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $22.89 billion.