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December 2020
WASHINGTON, DC; January 28, 2021—The combined assets of the nation’s exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $5.45 trillion 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 commodity funds. Commodity funds are listed in the Domestic (Sector/Industry) category.
Assets of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type
Billions of dollars
|
|
December 2020 |
November 2020 |
December 2019 |
|
|
Total Domestic Equity |
3,182.6 |
3,050.0 |
2,583.5 |
|
|
|
Domestic (Broad-Based) |
2,661.1 |
2,556.0 |
2,169.3 |
|
|
Domestic (Sector/Industry) |
521.5 |
494.0 |
414.2 |
|
Global/International Equity |
1,028.7 |
950.4 |
883.9 |
|
|
Hybrid |
34.5 |
33.2 |
30.1 |
|
|
Bond |
1,053.3 |
1,037.9 |
813.8 |
|
|
Commodities |
150.3 |
139.9 |
84.9 |
|
|
All |
5,449.4 |
5,211.4 |
4,396.2 |
|
Note: Components may not add to the total due to rounding.
Value of Shares Issued and Redeemed by All Exchange-Traded Funds
Billions of dollars
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|
December 2020 |
November 2020 |
YTD 2020 |
YTD 2019 |
|
Gross Issuance |
264.7 |
281.3 |
3,062.7 |
2,143.0 |
|
Gross Redemptions |
205.4 |
189.7 |
2,561.9 |
1,820.5 |
|
Net Issuance |
59.4 |
91.6 |
500.9 |
322.5 |
Note: Components may not add to the total due to rounding.
Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type
|
|
December 2020 |
November 2020 |
December 2019 |
|
|
Total Domestic Equity |
1,032 |
1,006 |
922 |
|
|
|
Domestic (Broad-Based) |
693 |
673 |
578 |
|
|
Domestic (Sector/Industry) |
339 |
333 |
344 |
|
Global/International Equity |
637 |
628 |
668 |
|
|
Hybrid |
40 |
40 |
38 |
|
|
Bond |
413 |
410 |
380 |
|
|
Commodities |
82 |
82 |
89 |
|
|
All |
2,204 |
2,166 |
2,097 |
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Highlights: Assets of all exchange-traded funds rose in December by $237.97 billion, or 4.6 percent, to $5.45 trillion. Over the past 12 months, ETF assets increased $1.05 trillion, or 24.0 percent. Assets in domestic equity ETFs increased $599.05 billion since December 2019, and global equity ETF assets rose $144.81 billion during this period. At the end of December 2020, assets of bond funds were $1.05 trillion and hybrid funds were $34.50 billion and commodity funds were $150.30 billion.
During December, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $59.39 billion. In December 2019, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $52.23 billion.
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