Exchange-Traded Fund Assets
May 2002Washington, DC, June 20, 2002 - The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $92.86 billion in May 2002, 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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May 2002 |
April 2002 |
December 2001 |
Domestic (Broad-based) |
76,557 |
72,484 |
71,774 |
Domestic (Sector/Industry) |
9,143 |
9,253 |
8,202 |
Total Domestic |
85,700 |
81,737 |
79,977 |
Global/International |
7,163 |
4,123 |
3,016 |
All |
92,863 |
85,859 |
82,993 |
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Value of Shares Issued and Redeemed by All Exchange-Traded Funds
(millions of dollars) |
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May 2002 |
April 2002 |
YTD-02 |
YTD-01 |
Gross Issuance |
12,754 |
6,234 |
35,705 |
34,485 |
Gross Redemptions |
3,791 |
2,817 |
17,314 |
20,616 |
Net Issuance |
8,964 |
3,417 |
18,391 |
13,869 |
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Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type |
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May 2002 |
April 2002 |
December 2001 |
Domestic (Broad-based) |
35 |
35 |
35 |
Domestic (Sector/Industry) |
33 |
33 |
33 |
Total Domestic |
68 |
68 |
68 |
Global/International |
34 |
34 |
34 |
All |
102 |
102 |
102 | Highlights: Assets of exchange-traded funds increased by $7.00 billion in May 2002. Assets of domestic ETFs increased by $3.96 billion, while assets of international ETFs increased by $3.04 billion. The value of shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $8.96 billion in May. Gross issuance in May increased to $12.75 billion from $6.23 billion in April, and redemptions in May increased to $3.79 billion from $2.82 billion in April. Sixty-eight ETFs tracked domestic stock indexes in May and held assets of $85.70 billion. Among the domestic ETFs, 35 used broad-based indexes and 33 ETFs targeted sector or industry indexes. The Institute offers answers to frequently asked questions about ETFs.
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