ICI Reports ETF Assets
The combined assets of the nation’s exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $1.193 trillion in March, 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. A detailed breakdown of the monthly ETF data is available on our website at http://www.ici.org/info/etfdata.xls
Assets of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type (Millions of dollars)
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March 2012 |
February 2012 |
March 2011 |
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Total Domestic Equity |
704,049 |
690,508 |
621,981 |
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Domestic (Broad-Based) |
461,463 |
444,135 |
396,642 |
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Domestic (Sector/Industry) |
242,586 |
246,374 |
225,339 |
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Global/International Equity |
286,069 |
291,125 |
286,878 |
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Hybrid |
434 |
418 |
342 |
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Bond |
202,615 |
200,465 |
145,833 |
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All |
1,193,167 |
1,182,517 |
1,055,034
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Value of Shares Issued and Redeemed by All Exchange-Traded Funds (Millions of dollars)
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March 2012 |
February 2012 |
YTD 2012 |
YTD 2011 |
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Gross Issuance |
95,905 |
84,585 |
285,526 |
293,137 |
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Gross Redemptions |
83,126 |
71,972 |
232,348 |
269,536 |
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Net Issuance |
12,779 |
12,613 |
53,178 |
23,601
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Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type
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March 2012 |
February 2012 |
March 2011 |
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Total Domestic Equity |
593 |
593 |
525 |
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Domestic (Broad-Based) |
288 |
289 |
250 |
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Domestic (Sector/Industry) |
305 |
304 |
275 |
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Global/International Equity |
405 |
406 |
315 |
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Hybrid |
8 |
8 |
6 |
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Bond |
187 |
180 |
140 |
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All |
1,193 |
1,187 |
986 |
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Highlights: Assets of all exchange-traded funds rose in March by $10.65 billion, or 0.9 percent, to $1.193 trillion. Over the past 12 months, ETF assets increased $138.13 billion, or 13.1 percent. Assets in domestic equity ETFs increased $82.07 billion since March 2011, and global equity ETFs assets fell $809 million during this period. At the end of March 2012, assets of bond funds were $202.62 billion and hybrid funds were $434 million.
During March, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $12.78 billion. In March 2011, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $8.74 billion.



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