Monthly average daily exchange-traded fund turnover in the Asia Pacific region remained around the same level in the week ending 27 April at USD882m, according to Deutsche Bank research
Monthly average daily exchange-traded fund turnover in the Asia Pacific region remained around the same level in the week ending 27 April at USD882m, according to Deutsche Bank researchers Shan Lan and Aram Flores.
The largest ETF by turnover was the China 50 ETF issued by China Asset Management with USD 213m accounting for 24.1 per cent of total turnover.
There were four new ETFs launched in the week to 27 April. iShares launched a new Asia ETF Series including four regional funds offering exposure to the Asia Pacific region. The new trackers are listed at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange.
Assets under management declined 5.5 per cent to USD47.4bn.
The largest ETF by AUM is the Topix ETF, managed by Nomura Asset Management, with AUM of USD6.1bn.
There are 180 equity based ETFs in the Asia Pacific region with 210 listings across 12 countries and 15 exchanges. Japan has the largest market share by AUM accounting for 51.30 per cent of the whole market, whilst China has the largest market share by turnover with 42.86 per cent.
