ETFGI reports ETFs industry in Europe gathered US$17.10 billion in net inflows in April 2022
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By Deborah Fuhr, Managing Partner at ETFGI
ETFGI reported today that the ETFs industry in Europe gathered net inflows of US$17.10 billion during April, bringing year-to-date net inflows to US$66.82 billion. During the month, assets invested in the European ETF/ETP industry decreased by 6.2%, from US$1.58 trillion at the end of March to US$1.48 trillion, according to ETFGI’s April 2022 European ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Highlights
April 11th marked the 22nd anniversary of the listing of the first ETF in Europe.
Assets of $1.48 Tn invested in ETFs industry in Europe at the end of April.
Assets decreased 7.4% YTD in 2022, going from $1.60 Tn at end of 2021 to $1.48 Tn.
Net inflows of $17.10 Bn during April 2022.
YTD net inflows of $66.82 Bn are the second highest on record, after YTD net inflows in 2021 of $78.83 Bn.
$181.63 Bn in net inflows gathered in the past 12 months.
25th month of consecutive net inflows.
YTD net inflows of $45.54 Bn for Equity ETFs listed in Europe are the second highest on record, after YTD net inflows in 2021 of $63.00 Bn.
“The S&P 500 decreased by 8.72% in April and is by 12.92% in the first 4 months of 2022. Developed markets excluding the US decreased by 6.71% in April. The largest declines include the Netherlands (down 10.25%) and Luxembourg (down 10.00%). Emerging markets decreased by 5.40% during April and are down by 11.56% in the first 4 months of 2022. Poland (down 17.01%) and Peru (down 15.32%) witnessed the largest declines among emerging markets in April, whilst Turkey (up 7.44%) and Saudi Arabia (up 4.99%) gained the most.” According to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI.
Europe ETFs and ETPs asset growth as at the end of April 2022
The ETFs industry in Europe had 2,708 products, assets of $1.48 Tn, from 90 providers listed on 29 exchanges in 24 countries at the end of April.
During April, ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of $17.10 Bn. Equity ETFs/ETPs gathered net inflows of $10.97 Bn over April, bringing YTD net inflows to $45.54 Bn, lower than the $63.00 Bn in net inflows equity products had attracted at this point in 2021. Fixed income ETFs/ETPs had net inflows of $4.45 Bn during April, bringing net inflows for the year through April 2022 to $11.30 Bn, slightly lower than the $11.35 Bn in net inflows fixed income products had attracted at this point in 2021. Commodities ETFs/ETPs reported net inflows of $1.42 Bn during April, bringing YTD net inflows to $9.03 Bn, higher than the $1.46 Bn in net inflows commodities products had reported year to date in 2021. Active ETFs/ETPs attracted net inflows of $0.3 Mn over the month, gathering YTD net inflows of $675 Mn, lower than the $1.34 Bn in net inflows active products had reported in the first four months of 2021.
Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $12.69 Bn during April. UBS ETFs plc – MSCI ACWI SF UCITS ETF (hedged to USD) A-acc (ACWIU SW) gathered $4.16 Bn, the largest individual net inflow.
Top 20 ETFs by net inflows in April 2022: Europe
Name | Ticker | Assets | NNA | NNA |
ACWIU SW | 7,005.27 | 4,312.33 | 4,163.45 | |
iShares $ Treasury Bond 1-3yr UCITS ETF | IBTS LN | 8,958.67 | (434.48) | 1,002.86 |
Lyxor Core STOXX EUROPE 600 (DR) – UCITS ETF C-EUR – Acc | MEUD FP | 5,530.26 | 2,094.13 | 874.02 |
iShares $ Treasury Bond 3-7yr UCITS ETF – USD D – Acc | CSBGU7 SW | 4,660.03 | 1,928.76 | 746.39 |
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF – Acc | CSSPX SW | 55,837.53 | 3,924.00 | 715.14 |
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF – Acc | IWDA LN | 44,379.02 | 3,225.87 | 555.53 |
iShares Core FTSE 100 UCITS ETF | ISF LN | 13,756.58 | 604.36 | 529.54 |
iShares $ High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF | IHYU LN | 6,713.95 | (124.68) | 492.52 |
Invesco MSCI Saudi Arabia UCITS ETF – Acc | MSAU LN | 785.24 | 411.10 | 410.08 |
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF | VUSA LN | 34,452.70 | 1,047.28 | 359.00 |
UBS ETF (IE) MSCI Australia UCITS ETF A-acc – Acc | AUSCHW SW | 791.01 | 439.20 | 315.21 |
iShares £ Corp Bond 0-5yr UCITS ETF | IS15 LN | 1,825.98 | 286.52 | 308.28 |
iShares $ Short Duration Corp Bond UCITS ETF | SDIG LN | 6,169.03 | 176.11 | 301.16 |
HSBC MSCI World UCITS ETF | HMWO LN | 4,540.35 | 587.20 | 291.93 |
iShares MSCI Canada UCITS ETF – Acc | CSCA SW | 1,569.20 | 351.48 | 280.97 |
Xtrackers II Global Government Bond UCITS ETF – EUR Hdg – Acc | DBZB GY | 1,669.34 | 63.48 | 280.45 |
iShares Global Clean Energy UCITS ETF | INRG LN | 5,613.74 | 749.23 | 272.25 |
Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF | VHYD LN | 2,883.01 | 829.30 | 264.63 |
iShares $ Treasury Bond 7-10yr UCITS ETF | IBTM LN | 4,665.45 | 678.21 | 264.39 |
SPDR S&P US Dividend Aristocrats UCITS ETF | SPYD GY | 4,030.36 | 702.17 | 263.34 |
The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $1.80 Bn during April. iShares Physical Gold ETC – Acc (SGLN LN) gathered $724 Mn the largest individual net inflow.
Top 10 ETPs by net inflows in April 2022: Europe
Name | Ticker | Assets | NNA | NNA |
iShares Physical Gold ETC – Acc | SGLN LN | 17,600.87 | 4,191.24 | 723.50 |
AMUNDI PHYSICAL GOLD ETC (C) – Acc | GOLD FP | 5,107.95 | 935.63 | 344.31 |
Xetra Gold EUR – Acc | 4GLD GY | 14,979.75 | 414.27 | 207.04 |
Xtrackers Physical Gold Euro Hedged ETC – Acc | XAD1 GY | 2,025.05 | 132.45 | 111.70 |
WisdomTree Industrial Metals – Acc | AIGI LN | 908.25 | 119.91 | 108.19 |
Royal Mint Physical Gold ETC Securities – Acc | RMAU LN | 605.83 | 312.58 | 100.49 |
Invesco Physical Gold ETC – Acc | SGLD LN | 17,026.00 | 2,159.45 | 57.08 |
WisdomTree Copper – Acc | COPA LN | 623.77 | 106.77 | 56.69 |
WisdomTree Physical Swiss Gold – Acc | SGBS LN | 3,192.18 | (660.66) | 51.89 |
CoinShares FTX Physical FTX Token | CFTT GY | 37.36 | 37.93 | 37.93 |
Investors have tended to invest in Equity ETFs and ETPs during April.
ETFGI is a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, based in London, England. Deborah Fuhr, Managing Partner, Founder, ETFGI website www.etfgi.com.
Source: ETFWorld
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