LSEG Lipper’s March report finds that globally equity ETFs (+EUR113.2 billion) enjoyed the highest estimated net inflows for the month, followed by bond ETFs (+EUR23.7 billion) and alternatives ETFs (+EUR6.3 billion).
The best-selling Lipper global classification for March 2024 was Equity U.S. (+EUR55.5 billion), Equity Global ex U.S. (+EUR8.4 billion), and Equity Taiwan (+EUR7.8 billion).
ESG-related ETFs enjoyed inflows of (+EUR1.5 billion) over the course of March, according to LSEG Lipper. BlackRock (iShares) was the best-selling ETF promoter globally for March (+EUR34.9 billion). It was followed by State Street Global Advisors (+EUR25.6 billion) and Vanguard (+EUR24.5 billion).
Active/Semi Active ETFs enjoyed inflows of (+EUR26.9 bn) for the month, the firm says.
Detlef Glow, Head of EMEA Research at LSEG Lipper, comments: “March 2024 was another month with healthy inflows for the global ETF industry. These inflows occurred in a further unstable market environment since the geopolitical tensions in Middle East, especially the Red Sea, increased over the course of the month. Nevertheless, since a number of shipping companies these days avoid the passage of the Suez channel, it is to be expected that the prolonged delivery times will cause some tensions for the still vulnerable delivery chains.
“Market sentiment was further driven by hopes that central banks—especially the US Federal Reserve—have reached the last phase of their fight against high and further increasing inflation rates given their rather dovish statements during/after the respective central bank meetings.”
