Exchange-Traded Fund Assets
July 2005

Washington, DC, August 24, 2005 - The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $252.32 billion in July, 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 2005

June 2005

December 2004

Total Domestic Equity Index

195,226

189,511

184,045

 

Domestic (Broad-based)

168,625

164,190

163,730

 

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

26,601

25,321

20,315

Global/International Equity Index

43,986

40,729

33,644

Bond Index

13,109

12,420

8,516

All

252,321

242,660

226,205

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

 

July 2005

June 2005

YTD 2005

YTD 2004

Gross Issuance

14,358

27,672

135,492

87,718

Gross Redemptions

-15,061

-27,006

-117,133

-64,223

Net Issuance

-703

665

18,359

23,495

Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type

 

July 2005

June 2005

December 2004

Total Domestic Equity Index

119

119

102

 

Domestic (Broad-Based)

68

68

60

 

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

51

51

42

Global/International Equity Index

46

46

43

Bond Index

6

6

6

All

171

171

151

Highlights: Assets of all exchange-traded funds rose in July by $9.66 billion, or 4.0 percent, to $252.32 billion. Equity index ETF assets increased by $8.97 billion to $239.21 billion, while bond index ETF assets increased by $689 million to $13.11 billion. Assets of domestic equity ETFs increased by $5.72 billion, and international equity ETF assets increased by $3.26 billion.

During July, the value of all ETF shares redeemed exceeded that of shares issued by $703 million. Equity index ETFs experienced a negative net issuance of $1.59 billion, while bond ETFs experienced a positive net issuance of $891 million.

The 119 ETFs that tracked domestic stock indexes in July held assets of $195.23 billion. Forty-six ETFs tracked international equity indexes and held assets of $43.99 billion. And six ETFs tracked bond indexes.

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