ETF Stats for February 2011: Exactly 1,000 ETFs
There were exactly 1,000 ETFs listed for trading at the end of February. Adding in the 135 listed ETNs yields a total quantity of 1,135 exchange-traded products (ETPs). Fourteen new products were introduced in February, consisting of thirteen ETFs and one ETN. There were no delistings for the month,...
ETF Stats for January 2011: Product Count Surpasses 1100
January produced twenty new ETFs and two new ETNs. None closed. The 22 new products result in a current total count of 1,121 listings (987 ETFs and 134 ETNs). Two of the new ETFs are classified as actively-managed funds, bringing their count to 33. Trading activity picked up after falling significantly...
ETF Stats for December 2010: 1,099 and $1 Trillion
The total quantity of new product introductions in 2010 was 223, consisting of 180 ETFs and 43 ETNs. There were 49 closures during the year, putting the net increase of listings for 2010 at 174 (131 ETFs and 43 ETNs). 2010 enters the history books as the year with the third largest number of new introductions,...
List of 223 New ETFs for 2010
A grand total of 223 new exchange-traded products (ETPs) came to market in 2010, consisting of 180 ETFs and 43 ETNs. This is the third largest quantity on record, behind the 291 of 2007 and 231 of 2008. There were only 136 new ETPs launched in 2009. There were 49 closures in 2010, producing a net...
ETF Stats for November 2010
New product introduction ran extremely slow most of November until a flurry of launches appeared on the last day of the month. Just eight products arrived throughout the first twenty-nine days before the last minute rush of 17 new arrivals on November 30. The 25 new products consisted of six ETFs...
ETF Stats for October 2010: ETF Count Declines
New product creation slowed to its lowest level in 14 months. Only four new ETFs were launched in October while six were closed. The net decline of two ETFs was offset by the introduction of three new ETNs, allowing the total product count to increase by one. The month ended with 1,068 (957 ETFs...
ETF Stats for September 2010: Vanguard Not Content With Third Place
New ETF creation activity picked up in September as 27 new products came on the market. New arrivals consisted of 25 ETFs and two ETNs. Vanguard was singularly responsible for the majority of new listings, launching 16 new ETFs in two separate waves. Particularly noteworthy about the Vanguard launches...
ETF Stats for August 2010: 36.7% of Dollar Volume Went to SPY
Eight new ETFs and eight new ETNs were introduced in August, a substantial drop from the 23 in July. Two ETFs were delisted, and the net increase of 14 new products pushed current listings to 1,046 (940 ETFs and 106 ETNs). So far in 2010 there have been 129 ETFs and 17 ETNs brought to market for...
ETF Stats for July 2010 – Official Count at 1,032
Twenty new ETFs and three new ETNs hit the market in July. No products were delisted, pushing the official count to a record high 1,032 (934 ETFs and 98 ETNs). Also during the month, the first lawsuit over ETF ticker symbols was filed as the Select Sector SPDR Trust claimed the “XL family of ETFs”...
ETF Stats for June 2010 – Listings at 1,009
There were twelve new ETFs and two new ETNs launched in June. With no closures, the net increase of fourteen for the month places the number of currently listed products at 1,009 (914 ETFs and 95 ETNs), the highest level ever. The number of listings briefly topped 1,000 for the first time ever in May...
