Exchange-Traded Fund Assets
March 2005Washington, DC, April 26, 2005 - The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $228.72 billion in March, 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.
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Assets of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type
(millions of dollars) |
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March 2005 |
February 2005 |
December 2004 |
Total Domestic Equity Index |
179,705 |
175,623 |
184,045 |
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Domestic (Broad-Based) |
158,374 |
154,128 |
163,730 |
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Domestic (Sector/Industry) |
21,330 |
21,495 |
20,315 |
Global/International Equity Index |
37,698 |
38,113 |
33,644 |
Bond Index |
11,316 |
10,123 |
8,516 |
All |
228,719 |
223,859 |
226,205 |
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Value of Shares Issued and Redeemed by All Exchange-Traded Funds
(millions of dollars) |
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March 2005 |
February 2005 |
YTD 2005 |
YTD 2004 |
Gross Issuance |
29,167 |
12,467 |
55,994 |
35,374 |
Gross Redemptions |
-18,784 |
-16,958 |
-47,112 |
-27,853 |
Net Issuance |
10,382 |
-4,491 |
8,881 |
7,521 |
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Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type |
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March 2005 |
February 2005 |
December 2004 |
Total Domestic Equity Index |
110 |
103 |
102 |
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Domestic (Broad-Based) |
67 |
61 |
60 |
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Domestic (Sector/Industry) |
43 |
42 |
42 |
Global/International Equity Index |
46 |
43 |
43 |
Bond Index |
6 |
6 |
6 |
All |
162 |
152 |
151 | Highlights: Assets of all exchange-traded funds rose by $4.86 billion, or 2.2 percent, to $228.72 billion in March. Equity index ETF assets increased by $3.67 billion to $217.40 billion, while bond index ETF assets increased by $1.19 billion to $11.32 billion. Assets of domestic equity ETFs increased by $4.08 billion, and international equity ETF assets decreased by $415 million. During March, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $10.38 billion. Equity index ETFs experienced a positive net issuance of $9.11 billion, while bond ETFs experienced a positive net issuance of $1.27 billion. Gross issuance of all ETFs increased in March to $29.17 billion from $12.47 billion in February, and redemptions increased to $18.78 billion from $16.96 billion in February. The 110 ETFs that tracked domestic stock indexes in March held assets of $179.71 billion. Forty-six ETFs tracked international equity indexes and held assets of $37.70 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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