ETFs/ETPs Listed In The United States Have Gathered 1.53 Billion US Dollars In Net New Assets In February 2016, According To ETFGI

In February 2016, ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States gathered net inflows of US$1.53 Bn in February 2016, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s February 2016 global ETF and ETP industry insights report.

In the United States the ETF/ETP industry had 1,863 ETFs/ETPs, assets of US$2.02 Bn, from 95 providers listed on 3 exchanges at the end of February 2016. (click here to see ETFGI’s chart of United States listed ETF/ETP asset growth)
 
“February was another volatile month for equity markets which drove investors to invest net flows into government bonds and gold.   The S&P 500 closed the month down 0.13%. Despite recent uncertainty, emerging markets gain 0.31% in February, while developed markets outside of the U.S. declined 1%.” according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner at ETFGI.
 
In February 2016, ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States gathered net inflows of US$1.53 Bn.  Fixed income ETFs/ETPs gathered the largest net inflows with US$10.47 Bn, followed by commodity ETFs/ETPs with US$5.62 Bn, while equity ETFs/ETPs suffered net outflows of US$15.34 Bn

The net inflows of US$ 5.62 Bn into Commodity ETFs/ETPs in February 2016 is a record high. The previous record was $4.28 Bn in September 2012.  
 
Vanguard gathered the largest net ETF/ETP inflows in February with US$3.58 Bn, followed by iShares with US$1.98 Bn and SPDR ETFs with US$1.24 Bn net inflows.
 
YTD, Vanguard gathered the largest net ETF/ETP inflows YTD with US$7.36 Bn, followed by SPDR ETFs with US$1.88 Bn and iShares with US$1.71 Bn net inflows.

S&P Dow Jones has the largest amount of ETF/ETP assets tracking its benchmarks reflecting 33.5% market share; MSCI is second with 14.4% market share, followed by FTSE Russell with 13.6% market share.