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September 17, 2010 at 11:56 AM
Assets in Exchange?Traded Funds (or ETFs) should expand from about 12% of mutual-fund assets today to 14% of these assets in 2014, Financial Research Corporation said Thursday.
ETFs’ annual growth rate in 2010 and through 2014 should be nearly 19% vs. the 23% annual growth rate of the last five years, FRC reported in its Mid?Year 2010 ETF Review.
Driving further ETF growth are the product’s trading influence of ETFs, lower fees and tax efficiency relative to mutual funds, according to FRC, as well as expected wider adoption by institutional and financial advisors.
“ETFs won’t just grow in terms of net flows but will take some mutual-fund market share, as they are a better vehicle for certain types of investments,” said Larry Petrone, a contributor to the recent study, in a phone interview.
Assets in ETFs – excluding money-market funds and fund of funds – are expected to grow from $302 billion in 2005 to $900 billion by the end of 2010, Petrone says.
“ETFs will continue to pick up assets at the expense of mutual funds, and we expect nearly 15% year?over?year growth in 2010,” noted Lynette DeWitt, the study’s author, also in a phone interview.
As the base level of ETF assets grows, the compound annual growth rate figure does shrink somewhat, they note.
“ETFs are more tax efficient, and for some investments, this makes them a better vehicle. And for those who want a more trading-friendly vehicle, like an immediate investment in the S&P 500, ETFs also have less expense than mutual funds,” Petrone shared.
