Exchange-Traded Fund Assets
October 2004

Washington, DC, November 30 - The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $190.51 billion in October, 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 2004

September 2004

December 2003

Total Domestic Equity Index

157,223

150,030R

132,332

 

Domestic (Broad-Based)

140,424

134,161R

120,430R

 

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

16,799

15,870R

11,901R

Global/International Equity Index

25,492

23,902

13,984

Bond Index

7,792

7,459R

4,667

All

190,507

181,391R

150,983

R=Revised

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

 

October 2004

September 2004

YTD 2004

YTD 2003

Gross Issuance

9,625

10,646R

116,267

65,906

Gross Redemptions

4,276

6,603R

81,443

64,803

Net Issuance

5,349

4,043R

34,825

1,103

R=Revised

Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type

 

October 2004

September 2004

December 2003

Total Domestic Equity Index

101

101R

72

 

Domestic (Broad-Based)

59

59R

39R

 

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

42

42R

33R

Global/International Equity Index

42

41

41

Bond Index

6

6

6

All

149

148R

119

R=Revised

Highlights: Assets of all exchange-traded funds increased by $9.12 billion to $190.51 billion in October. Equity index ETF assets increased by $8.78 billion to $182.72 billion, while bond index ETF assets increased by $333 million to $7.79 billion. Assets of domestic equity ETFs increased by $7.19 billion, and international equity ETF assets increased by $1.59 billion.

During October, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $5.35 billion. Equity index ETFs experienced a positive net issuance of $5.07 billion, while bond ETFs also experienced a positive net issuance of $280 million. Gross issuance of all ETFs decreased in October to $9.63 billion from a revised $10.65 billion in September, and redemptions decreased to $4.28 billion from a revised $6.60 billion in September.

One hundred one ETFs tracked domestic stock indexes in October and held assets of $157.22 billion. Forty-two ETFs tracked international equity indexes and held assets of $25.49 billion. And six ETFs tracked bond indexes.

  

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