Exchange-Traded Fund Assets
June 2003

Washington, DC, July 28, 2003 - The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $121.57 billion in June, 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 2003

May 2003

December 2002

Total Domestic Equity Index

109,585

108,275

92,904

 

Domestic (Broad-based)

95,043

94,271

82,365

 

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

14,542

14,004

10,539

Global/International Equity Index

8,119

6,614

5,324

Bond Index

3,868

3,545

3,915

All

121,571

118,435

102,143

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

 

June 2003

May 2003

YTD-03

YTD-02

Gross Issuance

8,296

4,850

36,810

43,875

Gross Redemptions

7,436

3,765

31,550

21,559

Net Issuance

860

1,085

5,260

22,316

Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type

 

June 2003

May 2003

December 2002

Total Domestic Equity Index

69

69

66

 

Domestic (Broad-Based)

38

38

35

 

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

31

31

31

Global/International Equity Index

41

41

39

Bond Index

4

4

8

All

114

114

113

Highlights: Assets of all exchange-traded funds increased by $3.14 billion to $121.57 billion in June. Equity index ETF assets increased by $2.81 billion to $117.70 billion, while bond index ETF assets increased by $323 million to $3.87 billion. Assets of domestic equity ETFs increased by $1.31 billion, and international equity ETF assets increased by $1.51 billion.

During June, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $860 million. Equity index ETFs experienced a positive net issuance of $508 million, while bond ETFs experienced a positive net issuance of $352 million. Gross issuance of all ETFs increased in June to $8.30 billion from $4.85 billion in May, and redemptions increased to $7.44 billion from $3.77 billion in May.

Sixty-nine ETFs tracked domestic stock indexes in June and held assets of $109.59 billion. Forty-one ETFs tracked international equity indexes and held assets of $8.12 billion. And four ETFs tracked bond indexes.

  

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