ETF Assets Drop in February

March 28, 2008 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Exchange-traded fund assets declined in February, but have nonetheless increased 29.1% over the past year.

The Investment Company Institute (ICI) notes that assets of all exchange-traded funds (ETFs) fell in February by $9.41 billion, or 1.7%, to $559.31 billion. However, over the past 12 months, ETF assets increased $125.91 billion, or 29.1%.  

Assets in domestic equity ETFs increased $55.48 billion since February 2007, and global equity ETFs assets rose by nearly as much – $51.87 billion – during this period. Assets of bond index funds were $39.88 billion and hybrid index funds were $138 million.

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During February, the value of all ETF shares issued fell short of shares redeemed by $6.93 billion. In February 2007, ETFs experienced a net issuance of $4.99 billion.

A detailed breakdown of the monthly ETF data is available on our website at http://members.ici.org/stats/etfdata.xls

Assets of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type
(millions of dollars)

  

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> February 2008

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> January 2008

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> February 2007

Total Domestic Equity Index

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 350,303

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 370,001

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 294,821

 

Domestic (Broad-based)

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 250,038

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 274,190

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 231,453

 

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 100,266

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 95,811

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 63,368

Global/International Equity Index

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 168,991

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 160,862

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 117,122

Hybrid Index

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 138

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 119

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> -*

Bond Index

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 39,879

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 37,743

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 21,455

All

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 559,311

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 568,725

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 433,398

* Hybrid Index funds are a new product with the first funds launched in October 2007.

Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type

 

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> February 2008

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> January 2008

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> February 2007

Total Domestic Equity Index

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 415

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 420

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 331

 

Domestic (Broad-Based)

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 192

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 198

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 158

 

Domestic (Sector/Industry)

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 223

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 222

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 173

Global/International Equity Index

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 160

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 160

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 87

Hybrid Index

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 6

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 5

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> -*

Bond Index

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 53

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 50

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 14

All

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 634

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 635

style="TEXT-ALIGN: right"> 432

* Hybrid Index funds are a new product with the first funds launched in October 2007.

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