ETFGI reports the ETFs industry in the United States ended 2021 with record high assets of US$7.21 trillion and record net inflows of US$919.78 billion

LONDON — January 18, 2022 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reports the ETFs industry in the United States ended 2021 with record high assets of US$7.21 trillion and record net inflows of US$919.78 billion. ETFs and ETPs listed in US gained net inflows of US$116.38 billion during December, bringing year-to-date net inflows to a record US$919.78 billion. Assets invested in the US ETFs/ETPs industry increased by 3.5% in December and 31.9% during 2021, according to ETFGI's December 2021 United States 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

  • ETFs industry in the United States ends 2021 with record high assets of $7.21 Trillion.
  • Assets increased 31.9% in 2021, going from US$5.47 Tn at end of 2020, to US$7.21 Tn.
  • Record net inflows in 2021 of $919.78 Bn beating the prior record of $490.19 Bn gathered in 2020.
  • 2021 net inflows of $919.78 Bn are $429.59 Bn or 114% larger than 2020 record net inflows $490.19 Bn. 
  • 28th month of consecutive net inflows.
  • The top 3 providers, account for 78.5% of assets. iShares $2.466 Tn, 34.2% market share; Vanguard $2.08 Tn and 28.8%, followed by SPDR ETFs with $1.11 Tn and 15.4% market share. 
  • Top 3 for net inflows in 2021: Vanguard $327.85 Bn, iShares US$212.68 Bn and SPDR ETFs US$97.53 Bn.
  • Equity ETFs gathered a record $641.48 Bn in net inflows 2021. 

“The S&P 500 increased 4.48% in December and was up 28.71% in 2021. Developed markets excluding the US, experienced a gain of 4.89% in December an was up 11.38% in 2021. Luxembourg (Up 12.65%) and Ireland (Up 9.68%) experienced the largest gains among the developed markets in December.  Emerging markets were up 1.60% during December and gained 1.22% in 2021.  Mexico (up 12.80%) and Czech Republic (up 12.55%) gained the most among emerging markets in December, whilst Chile (down 5.26%) and China (down 2.73%) witnessed the largest declines.” According to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI.

Growth in US ETF and ETP assets as of the end of December 2021

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The ETFs/ETPs industry in the United States had 2,805 products, assets of $7.21 trillionn, from 234 providers listed on 3 exchanges.


During December 2021, ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of $116.38 Bn. Equity ETFs/ETPs listed in US gained net inflows of $90.29 Bn during December, bringing net inflows for 2021 to $641.48 Bn, much higher than the $205.92 Bn in net inflows equity products had attracted in 2020. Fixed income ETFs/ETPs reported net inflows of $20.33 Bn during December, bringing net inflows for 2021 to $174.43 Bn, slightly lower than the $176.40 Bn in net inflows fixed income products had attracted in 2020. Commodities ETFs/ETPs reported net outflows of $2.18 Bn during December, bringing year to date net outflows for 2021 to $11.35 Bn, while in 2020 commodities products attracted net inflows of $38.99 Bn.  Active ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of $5.82 Bn during December, bringing net inflows for 2021 to $102.06 Bn, nearly double the $59.80 Bn in net inflows active products reported in 2020.

Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $71.64 Bn during December. SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY US) gathered $25.58 Bn the largest individual net inflow.
 

Top 20 ETFs by net new assets December 2021: US

Name

Ticker

Assets
(US$ Mn)
 Dec-21

NNA
(US$ Mn)
 YTD-21

NNA
(US$ Mn)
 Dec-21

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

SPY US

460,638.99

40,474.20

25,578.80

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

IVV US

333,122.97

31,951.66

5,406.49

Invesco QQQ Trust

QQQ US

215,953.41

22,852.64

5,049.32

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

VTI US

296,642.01

43,368.58

4,473.21

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

VEA US

110,104.52

16,054.74

3,487.81

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

HYG US

21,698.93

(4,038.06)

3,012.61

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

TLT US

19,667.08

1,886.31

2,987.59

Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

VWO US

81,071.34

11,362.50

2,373.02

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

IJR US

75,280.44

5,504.59

2,007.33

Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF

VXUS US

53,016.13

12,974.65

1,894.97

Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund

XLF US

44,071.59

9,636.25

1,754.16

iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF

AGG US

92,152.84

9,846.97

1,749.03

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

LQD US

38,988.42

(14,114.85)

1,699.72

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF

IEFA US

104,267.62

13,767.19

1,614.77

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF

IXUS US

32,858.80

6,347.11

1,534.55

ProShares UltraPro QQQ

TQQQ US

20,642.25

1,117.66

1,499.32

Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF

BND US

84,187.04

18,702.91

1,497.30

iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF

IWD US

59,972.31

5,681.31

1,430.76

iShares TIPS Bond ETF

TIP US

38,838.96

12,098.78

1,314.28

Vanguard Short-Term Inflation-Protected Securities Index Fund

VTIP US

19,714.89

9,933.64

1,272.42

The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $743 Mn during December. Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP US) gathered $201.16 Mn the largest individual net inflow.

Top 10 ETPs by net new assets December 2021: US

Name

Ticker

Assets
(US$ Mn)
 Dec-21

NNA
(US$ Mn)
YTD-21

NNA
(US$ Mn)

Dec-21

Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund

UUP US

717.31

328.58

201.16

iPath Bloomberg Commodity Index Total Return ETN

DJP US

1,013.78

328.01

168.44

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures

UVXY US

816.76

1,675.82

129.73

ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas

BOIL US

173.51

72.73

71.91

MicroSectors FANG Innovation 3X Leveraged ETN

BULZ US

343.06

314.68

66.42

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust

GLDM US

4,355.30

505.02

32.13

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures

SVXY US

423.84

(197.38)

28.01

iPath Shiller CAPE ETN

CAPE US

494.53

120.67

19.46

Aberdeen Standard Physical Silver Shares

SIVR US

995.15

274.75

13.05

MicroSectors US Big Banks Index 3X Leveraged ETN

BNKU US

136.46

40.33

12.36

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

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