ETFs/ETPs listed in Japan gathered a record level of 5.4 billion US dollars in net new assets in December and a record level of 16.3 billion US dollars in NNA in 2014, according to ETFGI.
At the end of December 2014, the Japanese ETF/ETP industry had 146 ETFs/ETPs, with 191 listings, assets of USD90bn, from 18 providers listed on two exchanges according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s end December 2014 Global ETF and ETP industry insights report.
“The global ETF/ETP industry enjoyed a very good year in 2014 gathering USD338 billion in net new assets. The US market outperformed other developed markets in 2014 marking the third year of double digit gains with the S&P 500 ending the year up 14%. Emerging markets gained 1% while developed markets were down 4% for the year,” says Deborah Fuhr, managing partner of ETFGI.
Nomura AM is the largest ETF/ETP provider in terms of assets with USD44bn, reflecting 48.6% market share, Daiwa is second with USD19 Bn and 20.7% market share, followed by Nikko AM with USD18 Bn and 19.6% market share. The top three ETF/ETP providers, out of 18, account for 88.9% of Japanese ETF/ETP assets, while the remaining 15 providers each have less than 8% market share.
Nikkei has the largest amount of ETF/ETP assets tracking its benchmarks reflecting a 55.1% market share, TSE is second with a 42.2% market share followed by S&P Dow Jones with 0.8%.
