Exchange-Traded Fund Assets
October 2002

Washington, DC, November 26, 2002 - The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $100.73 billion in October 2002, 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)

   

October 2002

September 2002

December 2001

Total Domestic Equity Index

92,035

74,016

79,977

 

Domestic (Broad-Based)

82,302

66,383

71,774

 

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

9,733

7,633

8,202

Global/International Equity Index

4,653

4,310

3,016

Bond Index

4,039

3,934

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All

100,727

82,259

82,993

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

 

October 2002

September 2002

YTD-02

YTD-01

Gross Issuance

14,558

5,974

80,384

62,324

Gross Redemptions

3,852

5,521

36,562

37,182

Net Issuance

10,706

453

43,821

25,142

Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type

 

October 2002

September 2002

December 2001

Total Domestic Equity Index

69

68

68

 

Domestic (Broad-Based)

36

35

35

 

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

33

33

33

Global/International Equity Index

35

34

34

Bond Index

4

4

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All

108

106

102

Highlights: Assets of all exchange-traded funds increased by $18.47 billion to $100.73 billion in October 2002. Equity index ETF assets increased by $18.36 billion to $96.69 billion, while bond index ETF assets increased by $105 million to $4.04 billion. Assets of domestic equity ETFs increased by $18.02 billion, and international equity ETF assets increased by $343 million.

During October, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $10.71 billion. Net issuance of all equity index ETFs equaled $10.54 billion, while bond ETF net issuance was $164 million. Gross issuance of all ETFs increased in October to $14.56 billion from $5.97 billion in September, and redemptions decreased to $3.85 billion from $5.52 billion in September.

Sixty-nine ETFs tracked domestic stock indexes in October and held assets of $92.04 billion. Thirty-five ETFs tracked international equity indexes and held assets of $4.65 billion. And four ETFs tracked bond indexes and held assets of $4.04 billion.

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