{"id":2223,"date":"2021-07-12T10:44:30","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T10:44:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investwithanedge.com\/?page_id=2223"},"modified":"2021-11-22T10:52:16","modified_gmt":"2021-11-22T10:52:16","slug":"complete-list-of-158-new-etps-for-2013-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/investwithanedge.com\/complete-list-of-158-new-etps-for-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"Complete List of 158 New ETPs for 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"

Exchange traded product launches numbered 158 in 2013, a quantity not very impressive given that six of the past seven years produced higher counts.\u00a0 Additionally, closures totaled 67 for the year, leaving a net increase of only 91.\u00a0 This was on a base of 1,445 active listings at the end of 2012, which results in just a 6.3% increase to\u00a01,536 at the end of 2013<\/a>.\u00a0 However, a truer indication of the health of the industry is assets under management, and they increased by a hefty 25.2% to $1.7 trillion.<\/p>\n

We separate ETPs into nine major groups, and based on these divisions, bond ETFs were the most popular type of product introductions in 2013.\u00a0 The 39 new bond funds accounted for nearly a quarter (24.7%) of the year\u2019s 158 launches.\u00a0 This might seem illogical given the fact that bonds struggled in 2013, but the asset class was under-represented in prior years.\u00a0 Funds targeting global and international equities were the next most popular group with 37 introductions.\u00a0 This is the second year in a row with no new ETPs targeting volatility.<\/p>\n

Quantities by\u00a0broad categories for the 158\u00a0launches of 2013:<\/p>\n