Exchange-Traded Fund Assets
February 2007

Washington, DC, March 29, 2007 - The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $433.40 billion in February, 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)

   

February 2007

January 2007

December 2006

Total Domestic Equity Index

294,821

295,838R

290,842

 

Domestic (Broad-based)

231,453

233,935R

232,487

 

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

63,368

61,903R

58,355

Global/International Equity Index

117,122

114,292

111,194

Bond Index

21,455

20,949

20,514

All

433,398

431,078R

422,550

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

 

February 2007

January 2007

2007

2006

Gross Issuance

51,166

47,424R

98,590

55,308

Gross Redemptions

46,200

44,420

90,620

46,801

Net Issuance

4,966

3,005R

7,971

8,508

Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type

 

February 2007

January 2007

December 2006

Total Domestic Equity Index

331

308R

268

 

Domestic (Broad-Based)

158

139

133

 

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

173

169R

135

Global/International Equity Index

87

87

85

Bond Index

14

14

6

All

432

409R

359

Highlights: Assets of all exchange-traded funds rose in February by $2.32 billion, or 0.5 percent, to $433.40 billion. Over the past 12 months, ETF assets increased $110.99 billion, or 34.4 percent. Assets in domestic equity ETFs increased $64.08 billion since February 2006, and global equity ETFs assets rose $40.43 billion during this period.

During February, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $4.97 billion. In 2006, ETFs experienced a net issuance of $73.99 billion.

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