Exchange-Traded Fund Assets
January 2007

WASHINGTON, DC, February 28, 2007-The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $431.00 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 and commodity funds. Commodity funds are listed in the Domestic (Sector/Industry) category.

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

   

January 2007

December 2006

December 2005

Total Domestic Equity Index

295,761

290,842R

220,606

 

Domestic (Broad-based)

233,907

232,487

186,832

 

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

61,855

58,355R

33,774

Global/International Equity Index

114,292

111,194

65,210

Bond Index

20,949

20,514

15,004

All

431,001

422,550R

300,820

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

 

January 2007

December 2006

2006

2005

Gross Issuance

47,414

52,458R

456,614R

270,700

Gross Redemptions

44,420

43,205

382,627

213,971

Net Issuance

2,994

9,253R

73,987R

56,729

Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type

 

January 2007

December 2006

December 2005

Total Domestic Equity Index

306

268R

149

 

Domestic (Broad-Based)

139

133

81

 

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

167

135R

68

Global/International Equity Index

87

85

49

Bond Index

14

6

6

All

407

359R

204

Highlights: Assets of all exchange-traded funds rose in January by $8.45 billion, or 2.0 percent, to $431.00 billion. Over the past 12 months, ETF assets increased $111.36 billion, or 34.8 percent. Assets in domestic equity ETFs increased $66.32 billion since January 2006, and global equity ETFs assets rose $39.74 billion during this period.

During January, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $2.99 billion. In 2006, ETFs experienced a net issuance of $73.99 billion.

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