ETFGI reports global ETFs industry gathered net inflows of US$80.28 billion during May 2022

 

LONDONJune 15, 2022 — ETFGI, a leading independent research, event and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs ecosystem, reported today that the global ETFs industry gathered net inflows of US$80.28 billion during May, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$417.87 billion. During May, assets invested globally in the ETFs industry increased by 1.0%, from US$9.36 trillion at the end of April to US$9.46 trillion, according to ETFGI's May 2022 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

  • Assets of $9.46 Tn invested in the global ETFs industry at the end of May 2022.
  • Assets invested globally increased by 1.0% in May but have decreased 7.9% YTD, going from $10.27 Tn at end of 2021 to $9.46 Tn.
  • Net inflows in May were strong at $80.28 Bn.
  • YTD net inflows of $417.87 Bn are the 2nd highest on record, after YTD net inflows in 2021 of
    $572.36 Bn.
  • $1.14 Tn in net inflows gathered in the past 12 months.
  • Global ETFs industry has had 36th months of consecutive net inflows.
  • Equity ETFs and ETPs listed globally saw $35.62 Bn in net inflows in May 2022.

“The S&P 500 was up 0.18% in May but is down 12.76% in the first 5 months of 2022, as inflation concerns along with Fed rate hikes weighed on markets.   Developed markets excluding the US increased by 0.73% in May but is down 11.73% YTD.  Portugal (up 7.05%) and Spain (up 4.67%) saw the largest increases amongst the developed markets in May. Emerging markets increased by 0.03% during May but are down 11.53% in YTD. Chile (up 19.75%) and Colombia (up 9.02%) saw the largest increases amongst emerging markets in May, while Hungary (down 13.81%) and Pakistan (down 10.51%) saw the largest declines.” According to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI.

 

Global ETF and ETP assets as of the end of May 2022

 

The Global ETFs industry had 10,360 products, with 21,291 listings, assets of $9.46 Tn, from 642 providers listed on 80 exchanges in 63 countries at the end of May.

During May, net inflows globally were $80.28 Bn. Equity products gathered net inflows of $35.62 Bn during May, bringing YTD net inflows to $245.06 Bn, lower than the $397.60 Bn net inflows gathered at this point in 2021. Fixed income products had net inflows of $34.37 Bn during May, bringing YTD net inflows to $81.11 Bn, lower than the $93.29 Bn in net inflows fixed income products had gathered by the end of May 2021. Commodities products reported net outflows of $4.34 Bn during May, bringing YTD net inflows to $17.70 Bn, which is higher than the $3.59 Bn in net outflows commodities products reported YTD in 2021. Active products attracted net inflows of $11.63 Bn over the month, taking the YTD net inflows to $55.05 Bn, which us lower than the $74.28 Bn in net inflows active products had reported in the first five months of 2021.

Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs ranked by net new assets gathered in May, which collectively gathered $55.63 Bn during May. iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV US) gathered $8.07 Bn, the largest individual net inflow.
 

Top 20 ETFs by net new inflows May 2022: Global

Name

 

Ticker

Assets
($ Mn)
May-22

NNA
($ Mn)
 YTD-22

NNA
($ Mn)
May-22

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

 

IVV US

297,874.33

7,992.38

8,071.66

SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

 

SPY US

379,470.98

(23,904.93)

4,571.72

iShares National Muni Bond ETF

 

MUB US

29,139.13

5,668.29

3,796.03

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

 

VOO US

262,209.54

18,387.24

3,763.41

Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF

 

BSV US

40,102.03

(86.43)

3,389.58

iShares Core High Dividend ETF

 

HDV US

13,152.22

4,961.39

2,964.12

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF

 

BIL US

18,949.14

5,357.81

2,669.80

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF

 

HYG US

15,158.91

(4,984.15)

2,478.77

iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

 

SHY US

25,321.15

5,252.78

2,402.07

iShares Edge MSCI Minimum Volatility Emerging Markets ETF

 

EEMV US

5,972.35

2,419.08

2,353.66

iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF

 

SHV US

19,893.93

6,746.96

2,204.88

Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

 

XLV US

39,548.87

6,205.87

2,200.99

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

 

IEF US

18,445.80

2,688.42

2,168.51

iShares iBoxx $ Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

 

LQD US

34,839.78

1,054.08

1,948.40

iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF

 

TLT US

20,289.11

5,006.48

1,912.21

SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF

 

JNK US

7,799.75

(1,105.24)

1,811.67

ProShares UltraPro QQQ

 

TQQQ US

13,783.19

7,773.70

1,779.69

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

 

SPYD US

8,549.68

2,859.36

1,757.24

WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund

 

USFR US

5,796.59

3,950.03

1,716.87

iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF - Acc

 

CSSPX SW

57,648.40

5,590.14

1,666.14

 

The top 10 ETPs ranked by net new assets gathered in May collectively gathered $1.63 Bn during the month. Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund (UUP US) gathered $514 Mn, the largest individual net inflow.
 

Top 10 ETPs by net new inflows May 2022: Global

Name

 

Ticker

Assets
($ Mn)
May-22

NNA
($ Mn)
 YTD-22

NNA
($ Mn)
May-22

Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bullish Fund

 

UUP US

1,642.57

878.11

514.23

WisdomTree Core Physical Gold - Acc

 

WGLD LN

635.80

222.77

186.04

Invesco DB Agriculture Fund

 

DBA US

2,349.57

1,217.38

152.94

MicroSectors FANG+ Index 3X Leveraged ETNs due January 8, 2038

 

FNGU US

745.28

214.23

149.04

WisdomTree Agriculture - Acc

 

AIGA LN

532.06

250.47

126.87

Teucrium Wheat Fund

 

WEAT US

665.72

517.11

122.72

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Natural Gas

 

KOLD US

271.58

398.97

113.46

ProShares UltraShort DJ-UBS Crude Oil

 

SCO US

390.56

491.68

103.01

Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund

 

DBC US

4,712.58

910.74

101.44

ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures

 

SVXY US

471.82

122.84

60.60

 


Investors have tended to invest in Equity products in May.


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