ETF Stats for December 2011: Closures Set Monthly Record and Total Listings Decline
Launch activity slowed to just sixteen new product introductions in December, well below 2011’s monthly average of more than twenty-five. The 308 new listings in 2011 established a new calendar year record, surpassing the 291 of 2007. The sixteen new arrivals are made up of thirteen ETFs and six...
ETF Stats for November 2011: Yearly Launches Set New Record
Launch activity slowed to just seventeen new product introductions in November, but the year-to-date count of 292 is enough to clinch the title for most new ETPs in a calendar year. The previous record of 291 was established four years ago in 2007. The new monthly additions consisted of thirteen...
ETF Stats for October 2011: YTD Launches At 275
New product introductions totaled 275 in the first ten months of 2011. October saw 27 new ETPs come to market, consisting of 17 ETFs and 10 ETNs. Three ETFs closed and liquidated, putting the net gain in listed products at 24 for October. The quantity of U.S. listings now stands at 1,359 (1,163...
ETF Stats for September 2011: Assets Slip Below $1 Trillion
Product launch activity picked up in September following a sluggish summer. New exchange-traded product listings totaled 37 during the month, consisting of 20 ETFs and 17 ETNs. There were three closings (two ETFs and one ETN), producing a net-increase of 34. The quantity of listed products totaled...
ETF Stats for August 2011: Dollar Volume Surges 99%
We thought twelve new products in July would be the year’s low point, but August proved us wrong with only nine new listings. This was the slowest pace since October 2010 and only the third time in three years launches failed to reach double-digits in a calendar month. Three ETN closures accompanied...
ETF Stats for July 2011: Launch Activity Slows
ETF launch teams succumbed to the dog days of summer in July with new product introductions slowing to a trickle. After a record setting first six months of the year, only seven new ETFs and five new ETNs achieved listing status during the month. The six-month introduction rate dropped to 180, second...
ETF Stats for June 2011: 34 New Product Listings
New product introductions kept flowing in June, though behind the pace of recent months, with the listing of 31 new ETFs and 3 new ETNs. This is the lowest monthly figure since February; there were 38 launches in March, 43 in April, and 39 in May. No ETPs were taken off the market, so total listings...
ETF Stats for May 2011: 1,010 ETFs Fighting For Scraps
A steady onslaught of new product introductions continued in May along with the first closure of the year. Sponsors rolled out 36 new ETFs and three ETNs while retiring one ETN. The net addition of 38 brings the quantity of listed ETPs to 1,254 consisting of 1,089 ETFs and 165 ETNs. Currently,...
ETF Stats for April 2011: 1,216 and Counting
A barrage of product introductions in April resulted in 23 new ETFs and 20 new ETNs coming to market. The number of launches matches the 43 in June 2008 while falling short of the record, 50 in January 2007. The month-end quantity now stands at 1,216 (consisting of 1,053 ETFs and 163 ETNs). Actively-managed...
ETF Stats for March 2011: Trading Surges 48 Percent
Thirty new ETFs and eight new ETNs arrived in March. This was the best month for new product introductions since 43 arrived in June 2008. No products were closed in March, marking the third straight month without any closures and keeping the year-to-date count at zero. The total number of listed...
