Exchange-Traded Fund Assets
June 2001

Washington, DC, July 24, 2001 - The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $75.56 billion at the end of June 2001, 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.

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

   

June 2001

May 2001

April 2001

Domestic (Broad-based)

66,921

63,763

64,717

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

6,721

7,091

6,696

Total Domestic

73,643

70,854

71,413

Global/International

1,918

1,919

1,917

All

75,559

72,773

73,330

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

 

June 2001

May 2001

April 2001

Gross Issuance

7,231

4,049

5,595

Gross Redemptions

3,807

4,297

5,948

Net Issuance

3,424

-248

-353

Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type

 

June 2001

May 2001

April 2001

Domestic (Broad-based)

30

30

29

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

30

30

30

Total Domestic

60

60

59

Global/International

25

25

25

All

85

85

84


Highlights:
Assets of exchange-traded funds increased by $2.79 billion in June. The value of shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $3.42 billion in June. Gross issuance in June increased to $7.23 billion from $4.05 billion in May, and redemptions in June slowed to $3.81 billion from $4.30 billion in May. Sixty ETFs tracked domestic stock indexes and had assets of $73.64 billion. Among the domestic ETFs, 30 used broad-based indexes and 30 targeted sector or industry indexes.

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