Exchange-Traded Fund Assets
July 2001  

Washington, DC, August 23, 2001 - The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $75.52 billion at the end of July 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)

   

July 2001

June 2001

May 2001

Domestic (Broad-based)

67,028

66,921

63,763

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

6,650

6,721

7,091

Total Domestic

73,678

73,643

70,854

Global/International

1,842

1,917

1,919

All

75,520

75,560

72,773

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

 

July 2001

June 2001

May 2001

Gross Issuance

5,615

7,235

4,049

Gross Redemptions

3,037

3,807

4,297

Net Issuance

2,578

3,428

-248

Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type

 

July 2001

June 2001

May 2001

Domestic (Broad-based)

33

30

30

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

33

30

30

Total Domestic

66

60

60

Global/International

25

25

25

All

91

85

85

Highlights: Assets of exchange-traded funds decreased by $40 million in July. The value of shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $2.58 billion in July. Gross issuance in July decreased to $5.62 billion from $7.24 billion in June, and redemptions in July slowed to $3.04 billion from $3.81 billion in June. Sixty-six ETFs tracked domestic stock indexes in July and had assets of $73.68 billion. Among the domestic ETFs, 33 used broad-based indexes and 33 targeted sector or industry indexes.  

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