Exchange-Traded Fund Assets
December 2006Washington, DC, January 31, 2007 - The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $422.48 billion in December, according to ICI. 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 and, beginning with this month's report, information for commodity funds. The commodity funds will be included in the Domestic (Sector/Industry) category. In addition, the historical data has been revised to reflect the inclusion of the commodity funds since their inception.
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Assets of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type
(millions of dollars) |
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December 2006 |
November 2006 |
December 2005 |
Total Domestic Equity Index |
290,776 |
288,585R |
220,606R |
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Domestic (Broad-based) |
232,487 |
229,940 |
186,832 |
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Domestic (Sector/Industry) |
58,289 |
58,644R |
33,774R |
Global/International Equity Index |
111,194 |
102,213R |
65,210 |
Bond Index |
20,514 |
20,251 |
15,004 |
All |
422,484 |
411,048R |
300,820R |
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Value of Shares Issued and Redeemed by All Exchange-traded Funds
(millions of dollars) |
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December 2006 |
November 2006 |
2006 |
2005 |
Gross Issuance |
52,416 |
36,008R |
456,548 |
270,700R |
Gross Redemptions |
43,205 |
31,526R |
382,627 |
213,971R |
Net Issuance |
9,211 |
4,482R |
73,921 |
56,729R |
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Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type |
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December 2006 |
November 2006 |
December 2005 |
Total Domestic Equity Index |
266 |
257R |
149R |
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Domestic (Broad-Based) |
133 |
124 |
81 |
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Domestic (Sector/Industry) |
133 |
133R |
68R |
Global/International Equity Index |
85 |
84R |
49 |
Bond Index |
6 |
6 |
6 |
All |
357 |
347R |
204R | Highlights: Assets of all exchange-traded funds rose in December by $11.44 billion, or 2.8 percent, to $422.48 billion. Over the past 12 months, ETF assets increased $121.66 billion, or 40.4 percent. Assets in domestic equity ETFs increased $70.17 billion since December 2005, and global equity ETFs assets rose $45.98 billion during this period. During December, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $9.21 billion. In 2006, ETFs have experienced a net issuance of $73.92 billion. This website includes a section devoted to statistics on unit investment trusts and other investment companies.
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