ETFGI reports ETFs listed globally have gathered a record US$1.14 trillion in net inflows in the first 11 months of 2021

LONDON —December 9, 2021 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed globally have gathered a record US$1.14 trilion in net inflows in the first 11 months of 2021. During November the global ETFs and ETPs industry gathered US$97.44 billion, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$1.14 trillion which is higher than the US$670.16 billion gathered at this point last year. Assets increased 24.2% YTD in 2021, going from US$7.99 trillion at end of 2020, to US$9.92 trillion at the end of November. Assets decreased by 0.6% from US$9.98 trillion at the end of October 2021, to US$9.92 trillion at the end of November, according to ETFGI’s preliminary November 2021 Global 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

  • $9.92 trillion invested in ETFs and ETPs listed globally at the end of November declined slightly from the record $9.98 trillion reached at the end of October 2021.
  • Record YTD 2021 net inflows of $1.14 Tn beating the prior record of $670.16 Bn gathered YTD 2020.
  • $1.14 Tn YTD net inflows are $377.23 Bn higher than the record $762.77 Bn gathered in all of 2020.  
  • $1.23 trillion in net inflows gathered in the past 12 months.
  • Assets increased 24.2% YTD in 2021, going from US$7.99 trillion at end of 2020, to US$9.92 trillion.
  • 30th month of consecutive net inflows
  • Equity ETFs and ETPs listed globally gathered a record $788.95 Bn in YTD net inflows 2021.

“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.

Global ETF and ETP assets as of the end of November 2021

The Global ETF/ETP industry had 9,700 prodcts, with 19,606 listings, assets of $9.92 trillion, from 596 providers listed on 79 exchanges in 62 countries at the end of November.

During November, ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of $ 97.44 Bn. Equity ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of $72.28 Bn duirng November, bringing net inflows for 2021 to $788.95 Bn, much greater than the $302.50 Bn in net inflows equity products had attracted for the corresponding period in 2020. Fixed Income ETFs/ETPs listed globally reported net inflows of $16.04 Bn during November, bringing YTD net inflows for 2021 to $211.13 Bn, higher than the $210.51 Bn in net inflows fixed income products had attracted YTD in 2020. Commodity ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of $948 Mn, bringing net outflows for 2021 to $9.91 Bn, significantly lower than the $63.34 Bn in net inflows commodity products had attracted over the same period last year. Active ETFs/ETPs reported $5.74 Bn in net inflows, bringing net inflows for 2021 to $126.04 Bn, higher than the $77.12 Bn in net inflows active products had attracted YTD in 2020.

Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $40.09 Bn during November. Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF (VTI US) gathered $5.74 Bn the largest individual net inflow.

Top 20 ETFs by net new inflows November 2021: Global

NameTickerAssets
(US$ Mn)

Nov-21
NNA
(US$ Mn)
 YTD-21
NNA
(US$ Mn)

Nov-21
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETFVTI US287,384.4338,895.375,739.58
iShares Core S&P 500 ETFIVV US314,607.3326,545.184,340.38
Vanguard S&P 500 ETFVOO US274,833.4648,422.274,020.88
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETFVEA US104,387.1112,566.932,378.88
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETFIEF US16,781.502,458.752,224.59
iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETFIEFA US100,920.9912,152.421,651.48
Nuveen Growth Opportunities ETFNUGO US3,279.593,282.061,632.03
Invesco QQQ TrustQQQ US210,092.4115,830.931,613.76
ChinaAMC MSCI China A 50 Connect ETF159601 CH1,585.991,591.501,591.50
Vanguard Intermediate-Term Corporate Bond ETFVCIT US46,955.576,347.661,589.74
iShares TIPS Bond ETFTIP US37,722.3910,784.501,568.96
E Fund MSCI China A 50 Connect ETF563000 CH1,553.931,560.951,560.95
iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETFAGG US90,929.598,097.931,442.76
iShares Russell 2000 ETFIWM US68,827.894,071.501,375.72
China Universal MSCI China A 50 Connect ETF560050 CH1,324.911,330.691,330.69
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETFTLT US17,160.69(1101.28)1,308.81
SPDR S&P 500 ETF TrustSPY US417,698.5414,895.391,275.25
Vanguard Value ETFVTV US88,927.8514,860.991,270.14
iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETFSTIP US8,621.875,635.561,124.63
iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETFIJR US70,542.473,497.261,048.91

The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $1.71 Bn over November. SPDR Gold Shares (GLD US) gathered $663.25 Mn the largest individual net inflow.

Top 10 ETPs by net new inflows November 2021: Global

NameTickerAssets
(US$ Mn)

Nov-21
NNA
(US$ Mn)
 YTD-21
NNA
(US$ Mn)

Nov-21
SPDR Gold SharesGLD US56,592.95(9,771.73)663.25
Invesco Physical Gold ETC – AccSGLD LN13,748.80471.81204.21
WisdomTree Physical Swiss Gold – AccSGBS LN3,611.17146.32131.53
SparkChange Physical Carbon EUA ETCCO2P LN133.56122.28122.28
iShares Gold TrustIAU US28,824.50(1,457.50)117.17
AMUNDI PHYSICAL GOLD ETC (C) – AccGOLD FP3,780.73659.44110.02
Invesco DB Agriculture FundDBA US1,055.37245.1296.99
United States Natural Gas Fund LPUNG US510.27(38.05)94.08
ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural GasBOIL US182.700.8285.91
iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed TrustGSG US1,348.08255.1085.45

Investors have tended to invest in Equity ETFs/ETPs during November.

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Published on December 9, 2021

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