Exchange-Traded Fund Assets
October 2005Washington, DC, November 22, 2005 - The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $263.84 billion in October, according to ICI, 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. 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.
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Assets of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type
(millions of dollars) |
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October 2005 |
September 2005 |
December 2004 |
Total Domestic Equity Index |
196,590 |
192,683R |
184,045 |
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Domestic (Broad-based) |
170,232 |
165,430R |
163,730 |
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Domestic (Sector/Industry) |
26,358 |
27,253 |
20,315 |
Global/International Equity Index |
52,844 |
52,826R |
33,644 |
Bond Index |
14,404 |
13,956 |
8,516 |
All |
263,838 |
259,465R |
226,205 | R=Revised
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Value of Shares Issued and Redeemed by All Exchange-Traded Funds
(millions of dollars) |
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October 2005 |
September 2005 |
YTD 2005 |
YTD 2004 |
Gross Issuance |
25,456 |
27,996R |
204,086 |
116,267 |
Gross Redemptions |
14,448 |
24,110 |
170,875 |
81,443 |
Net Issuance |
11,008 |
3,886R |
33,211 |
34,825 | R=Revised
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Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type |
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October 2005 |
September 2005 |
December 2004 |
Total Domestic Equity Index |
132 |
124R |
102 |
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Domestic (Broad-Based) |
73 |
73R |
60 |
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Domestic (Sector/Industry) |
59 |
51 |
42 |
Global/International Equity Index |
49 |
49R |
43 |
Bond Index |
6 |
6 |
6 |
All |
187 |
179R |
151 | R=Revised Highlights: Assets of all exchange-traded funds rose in October by $4.37 billion, or 1.7 percent, to $263.84 billion. Equity index ETF assets increased by $3.93 billion to $249.43 billion, while bond index ETF assets increased by $448 million to $14.40 billion. Assets of domestic equity ETFs increased by $3.91 billion, and international equity ETF assets increased by $18 million. During October, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $11.01 billion. The 132 ETFs that tracked domestic stock indexes in October held assets of $196.59 billion. Forty-nine ETFs tracked international equity indexes and held assets of $52.84 billion. And six ETFs tracked bond indexes. This website includes a section devoted to statistics on exchange-traded funds and other investment companies.
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