Exchange-Traded Fund Assets
January 2006Washington, DC, February 24, 2006 - The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $312.79 billion in January, according to ICI. The Institute's monthly statistical collection also includes the value of shares issued and redeemed by exchange-traded funds. 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.
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Assets of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type
(millions of dollars) |
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January 2006 |
December 2005 |
December 2004 |
Total Domestic Equity Index |
222,598 |
215,807 |
184,045 |
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Domestic (Broad-based) |
189,775 |
186,832R |
163,730 |
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Domestic (Sector/Industry) |
32,823 |
28,975R |
20,315 |
Global/International Equity Index |
74,555 |
65,210 |
33,644 |
Bond Index |
15,640 |
15,004 |
8,516 |
All |
312,793 |
296,022 |
226,205 | R=Revised
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Value of Shares Issued and Redeemed by All Exchange-Traded Funds
(millions of dollars) |
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January 2006 |
December 2005 |
2005 |
2004 |
Gross Issuance |
28,385 |
33,353 |
267,243 |
156,683 |
Gross Redemptions |
25,519 |
27,460 |
213,372 |
101,662 |
Net Issuance |
2,865 |
5,893 |
53,871 |
55,021 |
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Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type |
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January 2006 |
December 2005 |
December 2004 |
Total Domestic Equity Index |
146 |
146 |
102 |
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Domestic (Broad-Based) |
81 |
81R |
60 |
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Domestic (Sector/Industry) |
65 |
65R |
42 |
Global/International Equity Index |
49 |
49 |
43 |
Bond Index |
6 |
6 |
6 |
All |
201 |
201 |
151 | R=Revised Highlights: Assets of all exchange-traded funds rose in January by $16.77 billion, or 5.7 percent, to $312.79 billion. In January, equity index ETF assets increased by $16.14 billion to $297.15 billion, while bond index ETF assets increased by $636 million to $15.64 billion. Assets of domestic equity ETFs increased by $6.79 billion, and international equity ETF assets increased by $9.35 billion. During January, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $2.87 billion. Overall, there were 201 ETFs. The 146 ETFs that tracked domestic stock indexes in January held assets of $222.60 billion. Forty-nine ETFs tracked international equity indexes and held assets of $74.56 billion. And six ETFs tracked bond indexes. This website includes a section devoted to statistics on exchange-traded funds and other investment companies.
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