Despite Market Turmoil, ETF Inflows On Track For Second Best Year Ever

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ETFGI reports global ETFs industry gathered net inflows of 42.46 billion US dollars during July 2022.

LONDON —August 15, 2022 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs/ETPs ecosystem, reported today global ETFs industry gathered net inflows of US$42.46 billion during July, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$505.79 billion. During July 2022, assets invested globally in the ETF/ETP industry increased by 5.9%, from US$8.86 trillion at the end of June to US$9.37 trillion, according to ETFGI’s July 2022 global ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

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Highlights

  • Net inflows of $42.46 Bn into the global ETFs industry during July.
  • YTD net inflows of $505.79 Bn are the second highest on record, after YTD net inflows in 2021 of $739.57 Bn.
  • 38th month of consecutive net inflows.
  • Assets of $9.37 Tn invested in global ETFs industry at the end of July 2022.
  • Fixed Income ETFs and ETPs listed globally saw $31.22 Bn in net inflows in July 2022.

“The S&P 500 increased by 9.22% in July but is down 12.58% YTD 2022. Developed markets excluding the US increased by 5.32% in July but are down 15.84% YTD 2022. Sweden (up 12.13%) and Netherlands (up 9.64%) saw the largest increases amongst the developed markets in July. Emerging markets decreased by 0.40% during July and are down 16.46% YTD in 2022. Pakistan (down 16.59%) and China (down 8.77%) saw the largest decreases amongst emerging markets in July, while Chile (up 12.24%) and India (up 9.14%) saw the largest increases.” According to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI.

Global ETF and ETP assets as of the end of July 2022

Global ETFs industry had 10,574 products, with 21,818 listings, assets of $9.37 Tn, from 644 providers listed on 80 exchanges in 63 countries at the end of July.

During July, ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of $42.46 Bn. Equity ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of $11.83 Bn during July, bringing YTD net inflows to $289.81 Bn, lower than the $511.79 Bn in net inflows equity products had attracted at this point in 2021. Fixed income ETFs/ETPs accumulated net inflows of $31.22 Bn during July, bringing net inflows for the year through July 2022 to $116.60 Bn, lower than the $133.15 Bn in net inflows fixed income products had attracted at the end of July 2021. Commodities ETFs/ETPs reported net outflows of $10.87 Bn during July, bringing YTD net inflows to $2.97 Bn, higher than the $6.13 Bn in net outflows commodities products had reported year to date in 2021. Active ETFs/ETPs attracted net inflows of $8.22 Bn over the month, gathering YTD net inflows of $71.41 Bn, lower than the $88.97 Bn in net inflows active products had reported YTD in 2021.

Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $41.23 Bn during July. iShares US Treasury Bond ETF (GOVT US) gathered $4.77 Bn, the largest individual net inflow.

Top 20 ETFs by net new inflows July 2022: Global

Name

Ticker

Assets
($ Mn)
Jul-22

NNA
($ Mn)
YTD-22

NNA
($ Mn)
Jul-22

iShares US Treasury Bond ETF

GOVT US

23,041.64

8,154.68

4,772.77

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

VOO US

271,258.78

29,475.63

4,173.78

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

TLT US

24,868.55

9,415.77

4,134.88

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

LQD US

35,754.83

1,938.26

3,318.00

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

IVV US

302,751.94

13,458.81

2,388.81

iShares 10-20 Year Treasury Bond ETF

TLH US

4,667.80

3,471.37

2,203.05

Hwabao WP Cash Tianyi Listed Money Market Fund

511990 CH

22,566.65

933.96

1,751.58

Invesco QQQ Trust

QQQ US

174,303.63

2,141.07

1,722.92

Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

VTI US

267,116.66

14,364.86

1,671.58

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

HYG US

15,392.31

(4,595.01)

1,604.19

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF

JNK US

8,080.98

(624.56)

1,530.23

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

IEF US

21,616.61

5,487.47

1,463.38

iShares MSCI EAFE Growth ETF

EFG US

10,133.05

(756.29)

1,415.23

iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF

USMV US

28,645.33

830.55

1,357.72

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ

SQQQ US

4,225.73

2,209.87

1,348.66

Vanguard Growth ETF

VUG US

77,124.52

6,166.44

1,318.22

iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

USHY US

8,300.99

365.91

1,316.47

China Southern CSI 1000 ETF – Acc

512100 CH

1,542.10

1,424.85

1,310.23

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF

IJR US

67,819.42

1,123.55

1,304.23

JPMorgan Equity Premium Income ETF

JEPI US

11,690.54

6,510.80

1,127.84

The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $2.05 Bn over July. ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures (UVXY US) gathered $694 Mn, the largest individual net inflow.

Top 10 ETPs by net new inflows July 2022: Global

Name

Ticker

Assets
($ Mn)
Jul-22

NNA
($ Mn)
YTD-22

NNA
($ Mn)
Jul-22

ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures

UVXY US

1,275.90

351.65

694.48

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas

KOLD US

369.60

582.38

325.35

SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust

GLDM US

5,168.22

1,056.03

251.64

Invesco Physical Gold ETC – Acc

SGLD LN

15,154.27

1,667.09

234.64

Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund

UUP US

1,963.99

1,134.09

220.83

Invesco CurrencyShares Euro Currency Trust

FXE US

329.65

142.38

118.20

ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF

VIXY US

355.07

58.06

88.22

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

SCO US

537.40

604.60

45.69

Xtrackers Physical Gold Euro Hedged ETC – Acc

XAD1 GY

1,818.31

162.04

36.95

MicroSectors Gold Miners 3X Leveraged ETN – Acc

GDXU US

66.41

55.97

33.16

Investors have tended to invest in Fixed Income ETFs/ETPs during July.

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