ETFs, ETPs Attract $44.3 Billion Inflows In February

Tom Burroughes

13 March 2019

Exchange-traded funds and products listed globally gathered $44.31 billion of net inflows in February, taking the total for the last two months to $61.66 billion, suggesting that the enthusiasm for these “passive” entities is not abating.

Assets invested in the global ETF/ETP industry finished the month up by 3.15 per cent, from $5.16 trillion at the end of January, reaching a record $5.32 trillion, according to Topix 150 finished February up 0.33 per cent, with year-to-date returns of 7.62 per cent,” she noted.

“Emerging and frontier markets saw more modest gains, finishing February up 0.74 per cent and 2.62 per cent, bringing year-to-date returns to 8.56 per cent and 7.35 per cent, respectively,” she added.