ETF data provider ETFGI reports that assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe were USD556 billion down from the record high USD567 billion reached at the end of Q3 2016. Net flows gathered by ETFs/ETPs in November were USD3.59 billion of net new assets gathered during the month marking the 27th consecutive month of net inflows.
Deborah Fuhr, (pictured), co-founder and managing partner at ETFGI, writes that at the end of November 2016, the European ETF/ETP industry had 2,228 ETFs/ETPs, with 7,023 listings, assets of USD556 billion, from 56 providers listed on 25 exchanges in 21 countries.
ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe gathered net inflows of USD3.59 billion in November. Year to date, net inflows stand at USD50.51billion. At this point last year there were net inflows of USD72.64 billion.
Equity ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of USD7.81 billion in November, bringing year to date net inflows to USD11.89 billion, which is less than the net inflows of USD42.27 billion over the same period last year.
Fixed income ETFs and ETPs experienced net outflows of USD3.82 billion in November, reducing year to date net inflows to USD23.70 billion, which is less than the same period last year which saw net inflows of USD24.92 billion.
Commodity ETFs/ETPs saw net outflows of USD398 million in November. Year to date, net inflows are at USD12.70 billion, compared to net inflows of USD1.21 billion over the same period last year.
BNP Paribas Easy gathered the largest net ETF/ETP inflows in November with USD1.54 billion, followed by Vanguard with USD883 million and Source with USD718 million net inflows. Year to date, iShares gathered the largest net ETF/ETP inflows YTD with USD28.53 billion, followed by ETF Securities with USD5.22 billion and SPDR ETFs with USD4.61 billion net inflows.
