ETF Stats – April 2009

The month of April brought seven new ETFs and one new ETN to market.  Additionally, three ETNs left the scene while all ETFs remained active.

With all changes netted out, there were a total of 844 (759 ETFs and 85 ETNs) exchange traded products listed at the end of April.  This is a net increase of five for the month, while the year-to-date count is down by one.

The total number of products on ETF Deathwatch declined to 155 and the percentage dropped to 18.4% from 19.3% a month ago.  The percentage of ETNs on Deathwatch edged upward again to a disturbingly high level of +48.2%.

The recent decision by PowerShares to close 19 ETFs in May will have a significant impact on next month’s statistics.

April 2009 Month End	ETFs	ETNs	Total
Currently Listed U.S.	759	85	844
Listed as of 12/31/2008	760	85	845
New Introductions for Month	7	1	8
Delistings/Closures for Month	0	3	3
Net Change for Month	+7	-2	+5
New Introductions YTD	22	3	25
Delistings/Closures YTD	23	3	26
Net Change YTD	-1	0	-1
On Deathwatch at End of Month	114	41	155
% on Deathwatch	15.0%	48.2%	18.4%

 

The eight new ETFs and ETNs listed in April (alphabetically by name):

• Direxion Daily 10-Year Treasury Bear 3x Shares (TYO)
• Direxion Daily 10-Year Treasury Bull 3x Shares (TYD)
• Direxion Daily 30-Year Treasury Bear 3x Shares (TMV)
• Direxion Daily 30-Year Treasury Bull 3x Shares (TMF)
• JPMorgan Alerian MLP Index ETN (AMJ)
• SPDR Barclays Capital Convertible Bond ETF (CWB)
• SPDR KBW Mortgage Finance ETF (KME)
• Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap ETF (VSS)

The three delisted ETNs in April:

• Elements MLCX Gold Index ETN (former ticker = GOE)
• Elements MLCX Livestock Index ETN (former ticker = LSO)
• Elements MLCX Precious Metals Index ETN (former ticker = PMY)

 

Disclosure: no positions