By ETFGI

ETFGI, an independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reports that assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed globally reached a record US$9.35 trillion at the end of the first half of 2021. ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$88.50 billion during June, bringing year-to-date net inflows to a record US$660.73 billion which is higher than the prior record of US$293.69 billion gathered at this point last year.  US$1.028 trillion in net inflows have been gathered in the past 12 months.  Assets invested in the global ETFs/ETPs industry grew by 17% in the first half of 2021 going from US$7.99 trillion at the end of 2020, to US$9.35 trillion at the end of June, according to ETFGI’s June 2021 Global ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, a monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

Highlights

• • Assets in the global ETFs and ETPs industry reached $9.35 trillion at the end of the first half of 2021
  • Record YTD net inflows of $660.73 Bn beating the prior record of $293.69 Bn gathered YTD in 2020.
  • The $660.73 Bn in net inflows in the first half of 2021 are just $102 Bn less than the $762.77 gathered in all of 2020.
  •  Equity ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered a record $460.73 Bn in net inflows in the first half of 2021.

• 25th month of consecutive net inflows

“The S&P 500 gained 2.33% in June and are up 15.25% in the first half of 2021. Developed markets ex-U.S. lost 0.82% in June but are up 9.96% in the first half. Emerging markets are up 0.47% in June and are up 9.03% in the first half,” according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI.

Global ETF and ETP Assets as of the End of June 2021

Source: ETFGI data sourced from ETF/ETP sponsors, exchanges, regulatory filings, Thomson Reuters/Lipper, Bloomberg, publicly available sources and data generated in-house. Note: This report is based on the most recent data available at the time of publication. Asset and flow data may change slightly as additional data becomes available.

The Global ETFs and ETPs industry had 8,977 products, with 18,299 listings, assets of $9.354 trillion, from 556 providers listed on 77 exchanges in 62 countries at the end of the first half of 2021.

During June, ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of $88.50 Bn. Equity ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of $63.34 Bn in June, bringing net inflows for 2021 to $460.73 Bn, much greater than the $89.28 Bn in net inflows at this point in 2020. Fixed Income ETFs/ETPs listed globally reported net inflows of $18.32 Bn during June, bringing net inflows for 2021 to $111.67 Bn, higher than the $105.09 Bn in net inflows fixed income products had attracted YTD in 2020. Commodity ETFs/ETPs listed globally suffered net outflows of $1.31 Bn, bringing net outflows for 2021 to $4.90 Bn, significantly lower than the $54.20 Bn in net inflows commodity products had attracted at this point in 2020. Active ETFs/ETPs reported $8.06 Bn in net inflows, bringing net inflows for 2021 to $82.23 Bn, which is much higher than the $26.06 Bn in net inflows active products attracted YTD in 2020.

Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $41.14 Bn during June. The Invesco QQQ Trust (QQQ US) gathered $6.16 Bn the largest net inflows.

Top 20 ETFs by net new inflows June 2021: Global

Name	Ticker	Assets (US$ Mn) June-21	NNA (US$ Mn) YTD-21	NNA (US$ Mn) June-21
Invesco QQQ Trust	QQQ US	174,723.42	5,836.05	6,160.63
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust	SPY US	376,588.32	-1,981.23	4884.88
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF	VTI US	250,652.50	20,360.11	3,506.53
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF	BND US	78,563.87	12,397.36	2,898.78
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF	VOO US	232,656.20	26,717.31	2,538.63
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF	TLT US	15,469.30	-2,030.56	2,440.54
iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF	IYR US	7,026.67	816.38	2,258.53
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	IVV US	282,861.11	12,749.70	1,597.28
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF	IEFA US	95,780.72	5,359.11	1,533.56
iShares MSCI Eurozone ETF	EZU US	8,070.13	2,516.45	1,519.30
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF	VEA US	100,924.56	5,857.54	1,396.71
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF – Acc	IWDA LN	38,397.32	5,404.79	1,359.06
Vanguard Value ETF	VTV US	81,704.88	10,234.10	1,245.16
SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 Growth ETF	SPYG US	12,378.48	1,405.25	1,221.76
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF	VGK US	19,663.01	3,707.61	1,211.64
iShares Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF	IGSB US	26,693.36	4,521.11	1,163.76
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF	VXUS US	48,163.44	6,302.15	1,159.00
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF	SCHD US	26,038.71	6,554.07	1,117.53
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF	IEMG US	83,678.15	9,227.95	969.11
SPDR Blackstone/GSO Senior Loan ETF	SRLN US	6,295.18	3,996.78	959.91

Source: ETFGI data sourced from ETF/ETP sponsors, exchanges, regulatory filings, Thomson Reuters/Lipper, Bloomberg, publicly available sources and data generated in-house. Note: This report is based on the most recent data available at the time of publication. Asset and flow data may change slightly as additional data becomes available.

The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $1.37 Bn over June. The iShares Gold Trust (IAU US) gathered $262 Mn the largest net inflows.

Top 10 ETPs by Net New Inflows June 2021: Global

Name	Ticker	Assets (US$ Mn) June-21	NNA (US$ Mn) YTD-21	NNA (US$ Mn) June-21
iShares Gold Trust	IAU US	28,611.36	-1,043.42	262.04
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures	UVXY US	835.29	1,193.40	212.24
Xtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC Securities – EUR Hdg Acc	XGDE GY	872.47	765.63	184.34
SPDR Gold Shares	GLD US	58,222.02	-6,864.85	172.7
WisdomTree Precious Metals – EUR Daily Hedged – Acc	00XQ GY	135.72	13.96	134.28
Xtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC Securities – Acc	XGDU LN	1,881.84	1,649.25	91.98
Credit Suisse Silver Shares Covered Call ETN	SLVO US	261.61	226.69	90.92
AMUNDI PHYSICAL GOLD ETC (C) – Acc	GOLD FP	3,640.50	620.83	79.78
iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN	VXX US	998.15	973.82	69.98
Xetra Gold EUR – Acc	4GLD GY	13,245.36	949.36	68.19

Source: ETFGI data sourced from ETF/ETP sponsors, exchanges, regulatory filings, Thomson Reuters/Lipper, Bloomberg, publicly available sources and data generated in-house. Note: This report is based on the most recent data available at the time of publication. Asset and flow data may change slightly as additional data becomes available.

Investors have tended to invest in Equity ETFs/ETPs during June and in the first half of 2021.

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