ETF Stats for July 2012 – Trading Activity Plummets
Ten product introductions and no closures brought the listed ETP count to 1,486 (1,268 ETFs and 218 ETNs) at the end of July. The year-to-date quantities include 134 launches and 17 closures, for a net increase of 117 listings. Two of July’s new ETFs are actively managed funds, pushing their quantity...
ETF Field Guide Leads Investors Through The Jungle
The ETF/ETN industry’s explosive growth the last few years has outpaced the availability of complete, standardized data. Unaware of potentially superior products, investors often make uninformed advertising-driven choices. Every year the ETF jungle grows denser and murkier. Blazing a trail...
ETF Stats for June 2012: Actively Managed Assets Less Than 1%
The ETF count for June stands at 1,476, consisting of 1,259 ETFs and 217 ETNs. Eleven new product introductions during the month brought the launch count to 124 for the first half of 2012. Assets under management climbed to $1.18 trillion. The 3.9% monthly increase closely matches the performance...
ETF Stats for May 2012: 157 Exceed $1 Billion AUM
A grand total of 1,465 ETPs were listed for trading as of May 31. The count consists of 1,249 ETFs and 216 ETNs. Just eight new products came to market in May and none closed. So far in 2012, introductions totaled 113 (100 ETFs and 13 ETNs) and closures numbered 17 ETFs and no ETNs. The actively...
ETF Stats for April 2012: Listed Count at 1,457
Eighteen new ETFs and two ETNs came to market in April. The twenty new product introductions places the year-to-date launch count at 105, but the net increase is only 88 as a results of the 17 closures. The number of listed products was 1,457 at month-end, consisting of 1,243 ETFs and 214 ETNs. Assets...
ETF Stats for March 2012: Launch Activity Dives
Monthly launch activity plunged more than 70% from February’s blistering pace. The March new product count of only 14 (13 ETFs and 1 ETN) was the lowest since last August. New ETPs year-to-date total 85, but with 16 closures the net increase is just 69. The eight March closures were all from...
ETF Stats for February 2012: 2nd Highest Launch Count On Record
Launch activity continued at a blistering pace last month. February’s new product count of 48 (40 ETFs and 8 ETNs) was second only to the 50 launches in January 2007. BlackRock’s iShares brand accounted for 23 of February’s new products and 35 of the 71 year-to-date total. The iShares...
ETF Stats for January 2012: Trading Activity Continues to Slow
January’s new ETF activity hit the highest level in seven months. After ten days of no introductions, the pace jumped to more than one a day with 23 launches in the last 21 calendar days of the month. So far the new rollouts have been limited to ETFs rather than ETNs. Month-end totals stood...
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...
