US-listed exchange traded fund turnover rose by 3.6 per cent in the week ending 6 March, with monthly average daily turnover reaching USD90.1bn, according to the latest ETF liquidity re
US-listed exchange traded fund turnover rose by 3.6 per cent in the week ending 6 March, with monthly average daily turnover reaching USD90.1bn, according to the latest ETF liquidity report from Deutsche Bank researchers Aram Flores and Shan Lan.
Turnover in the S&P 500 SPDR was USD31.6bn. The UltraShort S&P500 ProShares had turnover of USD5.6bn, followed by the PowerShares QQQ Nasdaq 100 with turnover of USD5.1bn. No new US ETFs were launched.
Short-related ETF turnover rose 11.53 per cent to USD17.1bn, remaining the second largest category after large cap ETFs.
Among emerging country ETFs, iShares FTSE/Xinhua China ETF turnover was USD1.05bn, followed by the iShares MSCI Brazil ETF with turnover of USD879m.
In non-US developed market flows, iShares MSCI Japan had turnover of USD280m.
In non-US regional flows, emerging market turnover was USD1.9bn and developed global markets had turnover of USD1.3bn.
Total assets under management for equity based ETFs declined by 3.8 per cent from the previous week to USD316bn.