Exchange-Traded Fund Assets
November 2005Washington, DC, December 22, 2005 - The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $288.95 billion in November, 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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November 2005 |
October 2005 |
December 2004 |
Total Domestic Equity Index |
214,127 |
196,590 |
184,045 |
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Domestic (Broad-based) |
184,573 |
170,232 |
163,730 |
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Domestic (Sector/Industry) |
29,554 |
26,358 |
20,315 |
Global/International Equity Index |
59,795 |
52,844 |
33,644 |
Bond Index |
15,030 |
14,404 |
8,516 |
All |
288,953 |
263,838 |
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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November 2005 |
October 2005 |
YTD 2005 |
YTD 2004 |
Gross Issuance |
29,805 |
25,456 |
233,891 |
137,276 |
Gross Redemptions |
15,038 |
14,448 |
185,913 |
90,993 |
Net Issuance |
14,767 |
11,008 |
47,978 |
46,283 | R=Revised
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Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type |
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November 2005 |
October 2005 |
December 2004 |
Total Domestic Equity Index |
141 |
132 |
102 |
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Domestic (Broad-Based) |
73 |
73 |
60 |
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Domestic (Sector/Industry) |
68 |
59 |
42 |
Global/International Equity Index |
49 |
49 |
43 |
Bond Index |
6 |
6 |
6 |
All |
196 |
187 |
151 | R=Revised Highlights: Assets of all exchange-traded funds rose in November by $25.12 billion, or 9.5 percent, to $288.95 billion. Equity index ETF assets increased by $24.49 billion to $273.92 billion, while bond index ETF assets increased by $626 million to $15.03 billion. Assets of domestic equity ETFs increased by $17.54 billion, and international equity ETF assets increased by $6.95 billion. During November, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $14.77 billion. The 141 ETFs that tracked domestic stock indexes in November held assets of $214.13 billion. Forty-nine ETFs tracked international equity indexes and held assets of $59.80 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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