ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed globally reach a new record of US$8.30 trillion at the end of February 2021
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By Deborah Fuhr, Managing Partner at ETFGI
ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed around the world reach a new record of US$8.30 trillion at the end of February 2021
ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered the highest ever monthly net inflows of US$139.46 billion during February, bringing year-to-date net inflows to a record level of US$222.54 billion. Assets invested in the global ETFs/ETPs industry have increased by 3.0% from US$8.06 trillion at the end of January 2021, to US$8.30 trillion at the end of February, according to ETFGI’s February 2021 Global ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Highlights
Assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed globally reach a new record of $8.30 trillion at the end of February.
Net inflows of $139.46 Bn in February are the highest ever beating the prior record of $131.99 Bn set in Nov 2020
YTD net inflows are a record $222.54 Bn ahead of the $98.31 Bn in 2020 and beating the prior record of $130.95 set in February 2017
$110.80 Bn of net inflows went into Equity products during February.
“Despite a sell-off in the last week of the month, the S&P 500 gained of 2.76% in February, driven by optimism on COVID-19 vaccines, as well as continued monetary and fiscal stimulus. Developed markets ex- the U.S. ended the month up 2.50% while Emerging markets were up by 1.50% for the month. The leaders of the developed market in February were Hong Kong (6.03%), Canada (5.66%) and Spain (5.32%) .“ according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder, and owner of ETFGI.
Global ETF and ETP assets as of the end of February 2021
The Global ETF/ETP industry had had 8,749 ETFs/ETPs, with 17,421 listings, assets of $8.30 trillion, from 528 providers listed on 77 exchanges in 62 countries at the end of February.
During February 2021, ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of $139.46 Bn Equity ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of $110.80 Bn over February, bringing net inflows for 2021 to $159.89 Bn, greater than the $37.87 Bn in net inflows equity products had attracted YTD in 2020. Fixed Income ETFs/ETPs reported $9.08 Bn in net inflows bringing net inflows for 2021 to $22.33 Bn, which is lower than the $35.74 Bn in net inflows fixed income products had attracted YTD in 2020. Commodity ETFs/ETPs saw net outflows of $2.04 Bn in February, bringing YTD net inflows to $791 Mn, which is much less than the net inflows of $9.29 Bn over the same period last year.
Active ETFs/ETPs listed globally reported net inflows of $16.90 Bn during February, bringing net inflows for 2021 to $33.80 Bn, much higher than the $12.47 Bn in net inflows active products had attracted YTD in 2020
Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $60.61 Bn during February, Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO US) gathered $11.53 billion.
Top 20 ETFs by net new inflows February 2021: Global
Name |
Ticker |
Assets |
NNA |
NNA |
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF |
VOO US |
194,031.31 |
13,082.72 |
11,524.52 |
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF |
IVV US |
245,880.07 |
6,028.46 |
8,355.95 |
SPDR Bloomberg SASB U.S. Corporate ESG UCITS ETF – Acc |
SPPU GY |
5,521.04 |
5,537.99 |
5,537.99 |
Invesco QQQ Trust |
QQQ US |
151,588.73 |
(577.59) |
3,540.81 |
iShares Russell 2000 ETF |
IWM US |
67,492.50 |
2,465.24 |
3,445.80 |
Financial Select Sector SPDR Fund |
XLF US |
34,403.86 |
7,028.51 |
2,878.93 |
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust |
SPY US |
328,759.50 |
(8,975.27) |
2,837.82 |
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF |
VTI US |
211,342.93 |
5,455.24 |
2,631.08 |
ARK Innovation ETF |
ARKK US |
23,431.99 |
5,465.72 |
2,368.57 |
Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF |
BND US |
70,895.92 |
4,755.35 |
2,009.48 |
iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF |
IEMG US |
76,321.74 |
4,921.28 |
1,765.28 |
iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF |
IYR US |
5,606.59 |
154.27 |
1,742.63 |
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF |
VWO US |
76,615.84 |
2,279.19 |
1,699.56 |
ARK Fintech Innovation ETF |
ARKF US |
4,412.96 |
2,355.98 |
1,689.80 |
ARK Web x.O ETF |
ARKW US |
8,075.87 |
2,412.75 |
1,583.86 |
Energy Select Sector SPDR Fund |
XLE US |
20,457.34 |
2,697.95 |
1,468.92 |
Schwab US TIPS ETF |
SCHP US |
15,821.60 |
1,930.38 |
1,397.79 |
Vanguard Total International Stock Index Fund ETF |
VXUS US |
41,479.37 |
2,356.12 |
1,391.57 |
Vanguard Value ETF |
VTV US |
66,511.18 |
2,550.61 |
1,379.20 |
Hwabao WP Cash Tianyi Listed Money Market Fund |
511990 CH |
23,331.65 |
2,447.18 |
1,362.84 |
The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $3.37 Bn over February. ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures (UVXY US) gathered $1.10 Bn.
Top 10 ETPs by net new inflows February 2021: Global
Name |
Ticker |
Assets |
NNA |
NNA |
ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures |
UVXY US |
2,525.89 |
1,375.77 |
1,102.02 |
iPath Series B S&P 500 VIX Short-Term Futures ETN |
VXX US |
1,577.04 |
658.86 |
486.03 |
iShares Silver Trust |
SLV US |
16,429.09 |
1,638.19 |
456.43 |
Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund |
DBC US |
1,891.86 |
352.56 |
355.66 |
BTCetc – Bitcoin ETP – Acc |
BTCE GY |
846.45 |
310.13 |
290.57 |
Xetra Gold EUR – Acc |
4GLD GY |
12,213.12 |
229.34 |
160.45 |
Invesco DB Agriculture Fund |
DBA US |
895.49 |
196.34 |
154.09 |
SPDR Gold MiniShares Trust |
GLDM US |
4,006.79 |
324.06 |
137.62 |
MicroSectors FANG+ Index 3X Leveraged ETNs due January 8, 2038 |
FNGU US |
1,526.00 |
134.33 |
134.33 |
ProShares VIX Short-Term Futures ETF |
VIXY US |
469.68 |
179.50 |
97.52 |
Investors have tended to invest in Equity ETFs/ETPs during February.
Source: ETFWorld