Exchange-Traded Fund Assets
January 2004

Washington, DC, February 26, 2004 - The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $155.82 billion in January, according to the Investment Company Institute, the national association of the investment company industry. The Institute's monthly statistical collection also includes the value of shares issued and redeemed by exchange-traded funds.

An exchange-traded fund is an investment company with shares that trade intraday on stock exchanges at market-determined prices. Investors may buy or sell ETF shares through a broker just as they would the shares of any publicly traded company.

Statistics contained in the Institute's monthly ETF report have been obtained from information provided to ICI by exchange-traded funds. Trust-issued receipts, such as Holding Company Depository Receipts (HOLDRS), are not included in the report because they are not issued by registered investment companies.

Assets of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type
(millions of dollars)

   

January 2004

December 2003

November 2003

Total Domestic Equity Index

134,205

132,332

116,521

 

Domestic (Broad-based)

114,754

114,049

100,060

 

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

19,451

18,283

16,461

Global/International Equity Index

16,464

13,984

11,945

Bond Index

5,149

4,667

4,253

All

155,817

150,983

132,719

Value of Shares Issued and Redeemed by All Exchange-Traded Funds
(millions of dollars)

 

January 2004

December 2003

YTD 2004

YTD 2003

Gross Issuance

11,792

24,420

11,792

3,283

Gross Redemptions

9,873

11,851

9,873

7,525

Net Issuance

1,919

12,569

1,919

-4,242

Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type

 

January 2004

December 2003

November 2003

Total Domestic Equity Index

85

72

72

Domestic (Broad-Based)

48

40

40

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

37

32

32

Global/International Equity Index

41

41

41

Bond Index

6

6

5

All

132

119

118

Highlights: Assets of all exchange-traded funds increased by $4.83 billion to $155.82 billion in January. Equity index ETF assets increased by $4.35 billion to $150.67 billion, while bond index ETF assets increased by $482 million to $5.15 billion. Assets of domestic equity ETFs increased by $1.87 billion, and international equity ETF assets increased by $2.48 billion.

During January, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $1.92 billion. Equity index ETFs experienced a positive net issuance of $1.48 billion, while bond ETFs experienced a positive net issuance of $437 million. Gross issuance of all ETFs decreased in January to $11.79 billion from $24.42 billion in December, and redemptions decreased to $9.87 billion from $11.85 billion in December.

Eighty-five ETFs tracked domestic stock indexes in January and held assets of $134.21 billion. Forty-one ETFs tracked international equity indexes and held assets of $16.46 billion. And six ETFs tracked bond indexes.

  

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