ETFGI reports a record US$543 billion invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) at the end of November 2021

LONDON —December 17, 2021 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs/ETPs ecosystem, reported today reports a record US$543 billion invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) at the end of November. ETFs and ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) saw net inflows of US$9.77 billion during November, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$86.99 billion. Assets invested in the Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETFs/ETPs industry have increased by 0.4%, from US$541.09 billion at the end of October, to US$543.08 billion, according to ETFGI’s November 2021 Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)

Highlights

  • Record $543.08 billion invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) at the end of November 2021
  • Record YTD 2021 net inflows of $86.99 Bn beating the prior record of $53.86 Bn gathered in YTD 2020.
  • $86.99 Bn YTD net inflows are $32.69 Bn over full year 2020 record net inflows $54.30 Bn.
  • $87.43 billion in net inflows gathered in the past 12 months.
  • Assets increased 22.2% YTD in 2021, going from US$444.46 billion at end of 2020, to US$543.08 billion.
  • 5th month of consecutive net inflows
  • Equity ETFs and ETPs listed in the Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) gathered a record of $63.21 Bn in YTD net inflows.

“Due to the growing threat of a new COVID variant Omicron, the S&P 500 declined 0.69% in November, however, the index is up 23.18% year to date. Developed markets, excluding the US, experienced a fall of 4.94% in November. Israel (down 1.03%) and the US (down 1.47%) experienced the smallest losses among the developed markets in November, while Luxembourg suffered the biggest loss of 16.90%. Emerging markets declined 3.53% during November. United Arab Emirates (up 8.15%) and Chile (up 5.51%) gained the most, whilst Turkey (down 13.72%) and Poland (down 11.95%) witnessed the largest declines.” According to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI.

Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETF and ETP asset growth as at the end of November 2021

At the end of November 2021, the Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) ETFs and ETPs industry had 2,308 products, with 2,467 listings, from 218 providers on 20 exchanges in 15 countries.

Equity ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) gained net inflows of $12.71 Bn during November 2021, bringing net inflows for the year to $63.21 Bn, much higher than the $18.16 Bn in net inflows reported for the year to November 2020. Fixed income ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) suffered net outflows of $304 Mn during November, bringing YTD net inflows for 2021 to $10.45 Bn, higher than the $7.90 Bn in net inflows fixed income products had attracted for the corresponding period through November 2020. Commodities ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) reported net outflows of $295 Mn during November 2021, bringing net outflows for the year to $940 Mn, lower than the $5.87 Bn in net inflows reported for the year to November 2020. Active ETFs/ETPs listed in Asia Pacific (ex-Japan) reported net outflows of $2.79 Bn during November, taking net inflows for the year to $12.03 Bn, lower than the $18.07 Bn in net inflows active products had attracted for the year to November 2020.

Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $11.09 Bn during November. ChinaAMC MSCI China A 50 Connect ETF (159601 CH) gathered $1.59 Bn the largest individual net inflow.

Top 20 ETFs by net new assets in November 2021: Asia Pacific (ex-Japan)

NameTickerAssets
(US$ Mn)
 Nov-21
NNA
(US$ Mn)
 YTD-21
NNA
(US$ Mn)
Nov-21
ChinaAMC MSCI China A 50 Connect ETF159601 CH1,585.991,591.501,591.50
E Fund MSCI China A 50 Connect ETF563000 CH1,553.931,560.951,560.95
China Universal MSCI China A 50 Connect ETF560050 CH1,324.911,330.691,330.69
Tianhong CSI Food and Beverage ETF159736 CH692.49691.65676.36
Mirae Asset TIGER China Electric Vehicle Solactive ETF371460 KS2,565.361,925.49635.58
China Southern MSCI China A 50 Connect ETF159602 CH596.26599.08599.08
CSOP Bloomberg ChinaTreasury + Policy Bank Bond Index ETF83199 HK793.69755.39501.16
CSOP Bloomberg ChinaTreasury + Policy Bank Bond Index ETF3199 HK792.39755.19501.02
E Fund CSI Overseas China Internet 50 ETF Index Fund513050 CH4,731.795,232.39469.03
ChinaAMC Hengsheng Internet Science and Technology Industry ETF QDII513330 CH2,383.112,975.65384.67
Samsung KODEX MSCI Korea Total Return ETF – Acc278540 KS1,368.21(65.98)375.82
SBI-ETF Nifty 50 – AccSBINIFT IN15,431.441,511.67329.99
iShares USD Asia High Yield Bond Index ETFAHYG SP1,845.241,815.07298.21
ICBC Credit Suisse CSI300 ETF – Acc510350 CH772.89266.86287.84
Guotai CSI All Share Securities Companies ETF – Acc512880 CH5,829.65139.92276.14
Tracker Fund of Hong Kong (TraHK)2800 HK11,985.47232.82270.96
Samsung KODEX K-Metaverse Active ETF401470 KS357.82354.43266.47
Huatai-PineBridge Dividend ETF510880 CH2,723.071,184.40260.41
Mirae Asset TIGER S&P500 ETF360750 KS869.16698.97237.72
Yuanta Taiwan High Dividend LowVolatility ETF00713 TT342.25226.72237.57

The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $225.47 Mn during November. ETFS Physical Gold (AUS) – Acc – Acc (GOLD AU) gathered $41.67 Mn the largest individual net inflow.

Top 10 ETPs by net inflows in November 2021: Asia Pacific (ex-Japan)

NameTickerAssets
(US$ Mn)
 Nov-21
NNA
(US$ Mn)
 YTD-21
NNA
(US$ Mn)
Nov-21
ETFS Physical Gold (AUS) – Acc – AccGOLD AU1,708.66208.9241.67
Korea Investment & Securities TRUE KOSPI 200 ETN 67570067 KS40.1442.1333.60
KB Securities KB Leveraged S&P 500 Futures ETN H580016 KS42.6632.0532.05
Shinhan Investment Shinhan S&P500 VIX S/T Futures ETN C 58500058 KS37.2417.6017.60
MiraeAsset Securities MiraeAsset K200 Auto-KO-C 2212-01 ETN 59520044 KS14.5416.7616.76
MiraeAsset Securities MiraeAsset K200 Auto-KO-P 2212-01 ETN 60520045 KS18.6516.7616.76
Korea Investment & Securities TRUE Inverse 2X Copper Futures ETN 73570073 KS17.0816.7616.76
Korea Investment & Securities TRUE Leverage Copper Futures ETN 72570072 KS16.5516.7616.76
Hana Financial Investment Hana Inverse 2X Copper Futures ETN H 10700010 KS16.8816.7616.76
Hana Financial Investment Hana Leverage Copper Futures ETN H 9700009 KS16.3516.7616.76

Investors have tended to invest in Equity ETFs and ETPs during November. 
 
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Published on December 17, 2021

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