SUMMARY
- At the end of Q1 2012, the US ETF industry had 1,154 ETFs, assets of US$1,077.1 Bn, from 30 providers on 3 exchanges.
- In March 2012, 12 new ETFs listed, while 6 ETFs delisted. YTD to Q1 2012, 75 new ETFs have listed, while 14 ETFs have delisted.
- In March 2012, ETFs saw net inflows of US$12.4 Bn.
- SPDR ETFs gathered the largest net inflows in March with US$4.9 Bn, followed by Vanguard with US$4.8 Bn and PowerShares with US$1.4 Bn net inflows.
- Vanguard gathered the largest net inflows YTD with US$17.3 Bn, followed by iShares with US$11.8 Bn and SPDR ETFs with US$7.4 Bn net inflows.
- Bank of New York experienced the largest net outflows in March with US$1.2 Bn.
- Bank of New York experienced the largest net outflows YTD with US$0.6 Bn, followed by Direxion Shares with US$0.5 Bn and RevenueShares with US$0.01 Bn net outflows.
- S&P has the largest amount of ETF assets tracking its benchmarks, with US$312.0 Bn, followed by MSCI with US$284.3 Bn, and Barclays Capital with US$143.1 Bn.
- Including other Exchange Traded Products (ETPs), at the end of March 2012, the US ETF/ETP industry had 1,438 ETFs/ETPs, assets of US$1,210.5 Bn, from 47 providers on 3 exchanges.
- In March 2012, 14 new ETFs/ETPs listed, while 8 ETFs/ETPs delisted. YTD to March 2012, 85 new ETFs/ETPs have listed, while 16 ETFs/ETPs have delisted.
- In March 2012, ETFs/ETPs saw net inflows of US$12.8 Bn.
- Vanguard gathered the largest net inflows in March with US$4.8 Bn, followed by SPDR ETFs with US$4.6 Bn and PowerShares with US$1.4 Bn net inflows.
- Vanguard experienced the largest net inflows YTD with US$17.3 Bn, followed by iShares with US$12.5 Bn and SPDR ETFs with US$9.2 Bn net inflows.
- Bank of New York experienced the largest net outflows in March with US$1.2 Bn.
- Bank of New York experienced the largest net outflows YTD with US$0.6 Bn, followed by Direxion Shares with US$0.5 Bn and Goldman Sachs with US$0.05 Bn net outflows.
- S&P has the largest amount of ETF/ETP assets tracking its benchmarks, with US$318.9 Bn, followed by MSCI with US$284.8 Bn, and Barclays Capital with US$143.5 Bn.