ETFGI reports assets in the Global ETFs industry reach a record US$9.46 trillion at the end of July 2021

 

LONDONAugust 31, 2021 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reports assets in the Global ETFs industry reach a record 9.46 trillion US dollars at the end of July. ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$80.45 billion during July, bringing year-to-date net inflows to a record US$739.54 billion which is higher than the US$373.01 billion gathered at this point last year. Assets invested in the global ETFs/ETPs industry have increased by 1.2% from US$9.35 trillion at the end of June 2021, to US$9.46 trillion at the end of July, according to ETFGI's July 2021 Global ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
 

Highlights

  • Record $9.46 trillion invested in ETFs and ETPs listed globally at the end of July 2021.
  • Record YTD 2021 net inflows of $739.54 Bn beating the prior record of $390.93 Bn gathered in YTD 2017.
  • $739.54 Bn YTD net inflows are just $22 Bn lower than the full year 2020 record net inflows $490.19 Bn.
  • $1.13 trillion in net inflows gathered in the past 12 months.
  • Assets have increased 18.4% YTD in 2021, going from $7.99 trillion at end of 2020, to $9.46 trillion.
  • 26th month of consecutive net inflows

 

“The S&P 500 gained 2.38% in July.  Developed markets ex-U.S. gained 0.40% in July. Luxembourg 8.41% and Finland 5.59% were the leaders of the month while Hong Kong suffer the biggest loss of 4.47%. Emerging markets were down  by 5.59% at the end of July.” According to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI.
 

Global ETF and ETP assets as of the end of July 2021

 

 

The Global ETFs and ETPs industry had 9,154 products, with 18,539 listings, assets of $9,464 trillion, from 563 providers listed on 78 exchanges in 62 countries at the end of July.

During July 2021, ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of $80.45 Bn. Equity ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of $53.04 Bn during July, bringing net inflows for 2021 to $512.17 Bn, much greater than the $112.90 Bn in net inflows equity products attracted for the corresponding period in 2020. Fixed Income ETFs/ETPs listed globally reported net inflows of $21.68 Bn during July, bringing net inflows for 2021 to $133.34 Bn, lower than the $140.53 Bn in net inflows fixed income products had attracted YTD in 2020. Commodity ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered net outflows of $1.20 Bn, bringing net outflows for 2021 to $6.13 Bn, significantly lower than the $64.44 Bn in net inflows commodity products had attracted over the same period last year. Active ETFs/ETPs reported $6.00 Bn in net inflows, bringing net inflows for 2021 to $88.23 Bn, higher than the $35.23 Bn in net inflows active products had attracted YTD in 2020.

Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $43.59 Bn during July. Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF (BSV US) gathered $6.16 Bn the largest net inflow.

Top 20 ETFs by net new inflows July 2021: Globalhttps://etfgi.com/sites/default/files/styles/feature_image/public/source_3.png?itok=sw3zyEon

Name

 

Ticker

Assets
(US$ Mn)
Jul-21

NNA
(US$ Mn)
 YTD-21

NNA
(US$ Mn)
Jul-21

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

 

BSV US

40,535.86

11,201.79

5,991.36

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

 

VOO US

243,339.08

32,054.86

5,337.55

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

 

VTI US

258,285.59

23,583.45

3,223.34

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

 

TIP US

31,543.15

4,438.84

2,599.66

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

 

XLV US

32,230.40

2,491.71

2,574.19

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

 

IEFA US

99,091.47

7,713.16

2,354.05

iShares Trust iShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETF

 

ESGU US

20,827.30

4,905.20

2,005.20

KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF

 

KWEB US

5,114.13

3,516.61

1,913.84

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

 

VT US

23,863.05

4,696.46

1,901.04

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

 

VEA US

103,424.87

7,674.68

1,817.14

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

 

IVV US

291,326.63

14,533.83

1,784.12

iShares Edge MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF

 

QUAL US

23,966.92

(1,121.38)

1,623.08

iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ESG UCITS ETF - Acc

 

IUME NA

1,497.26

1,455.77

1,455.77

Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund

 

XLP US

13,208.07

(612.48)

1,413.63

iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ESG UCITS ETF - Acc

 

IUVE NA

1,425.31

1,413.11

1,413.11

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

 

EFG US

12,115.43

1,373.16

1,387.63

Vanguard Total International Bond ETF

 

BNDX US

44,726.55

7,835.14

1,278.34

iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF - Acc

 

IWDA LN

40,345.92

6,657.38

1,252.58

iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF

 

ITOT US

41,965.61

4,202.12

1,157.23

Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF

 

VXUS US

48,629.22

7,407.76

1,105.61

 

The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $984 Mn over July. Invesco Physical Gold ETC - Acc (SGLD LN) gathered $313 Mn the largest net inflow.

Top 10 ETPs by net new inflows July 2021: Global

Name

 

Ticker

Assets
(US$ Mn)
Jul-21

NNA
(US$ Mn)
 YTD-21

NNA
(US$ Mn)
Jul-21

Invesco Physical Gold ETC - Acc

 

IAU US

13,221.67

(221.86)

313.20

Xetra Gold EUR - Acc

 

UVXY US

13,871.03

1,148.14

198.79

Xtrackers Physical Gold Euro Hedged ETC - Acc

 

XGDE GY

2,393.85

(878.39)

72.41

Aberdeen Standard Precious Metals Basket Trust

 

GLD US

1,104.63

277.36

72.20

iShares Physical Gold ETC - Acc

 

00XQ GY

13,391.63

(337.90)

63.22

AMUNDI PHYSICAL GOLD ETC (C) - Acc

 

XGDU LN

3,832.96

681.36

60.53

Xtrackers IE Physical Gold ETC Securities - Acc

 

SLVO US

2,001.22

1,708.94

59.69

WisdomTree Physical Swiss Gold - Acc

 

GOLD FP

3,686.52

172.40

56.16

Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund

 

VXX US

473.22

99.30

44.89

Credit Suisse Silver Shares Covered Call ETN

 

4GLD GY

294.78

270.04

43.35

 

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Investors have tended to invest in Equity ETFs and ETPs during July.


Contact deborah.fuhr@etfgi.com if you have any questions or comments on the press release or ETFGI events, research or consulting services.

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