Exchange-Traded Fund Assets
June 2004

Washington, July 28 - The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $178.54 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 2004

May 2004

December 2003

Total Domestic Equity Index

149,560

138,395

132,332

 

Domestic (Broad-based)

127,547

117,830

114,049

 

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

22,013

20,565

18,283

Global/International Equity Index

22,268

21,178

13,984

Bond Index

6,709

6,892

4,667

All

178,538

166,466

150,983

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

 

June 2004

May 2004

YTD 2004

YTD 2003

Gross Issuance

20,001

10,788

78,121

36,810

Gross Redemptions

11,654

8,818

55,409

31,550

Net Issuance

8,347

1,970

22,712

5,260

Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type

 

June 2004

May 2004

December 2003

Total Domestic Equity Index

96

87

72

 

Domestic (Broad-Based)

59

50

40

 

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

37

37

32

Global/International Equity Index

41

41

41

Bond Index

6

6

6

All

143

134

119

Highlights: Assets of all exchange-traded funds increased by $12.07 billion to $178.54 billion in June. Equity index ETF assets increased by $12.26 billion to $171.83 billion, while bond index ETF assets decreased by $183 million to $6.71 billion. Assets of domestic equity ETFs increased by $11.17 billion, and international equity ETF assets increased by $1.09 billion.

During June, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $8.35 billion. Equity index ETFs experienced a positive net issuance of $8.53 billion, while bond ETFs experienced a negative net issuance of $182 million. Gross issuance of all ETFs increased in June to $20.00 billion from $10.79 billion in May, and redemptions increased to $11.65 billion from $8.82 billion in May.

Ninety-six ETFs tracked domestic stock indexes in June and held assets of $149.56 billion. Forty-one ETFs tracked international equity indexes and held assets of $22.27 billion. And six ETFs tracked bond indexes.

  

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