ETFs, ETPs Pass $5 Trillion With Record January Net New Assets

January also marked the 48th consecutive month of net inflows into funds and products listed globally, with $106 billion gathered during the month, 68.6% more than net inflows at this point last year.

ETFGI said the bulk of these flows went to the top 10 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $62.6 billion. Here are the top 10, with January total assets and net new assets:

• SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) – $307 billion / $19.8 billion
• iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (IVV) – $155 billion / $7.2 billion
• iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF (IEFA) – $50 billion / $6.5 billion
• iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (IEMG) – $50 billion/ $3.2 billion
• iShares MSCI Japan ETF (EWJ) – $22 billion / $2.4 billion
• Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO) – $91 billion / $2.4 billion
• TOPIX Exchange Traded Fund (1306) – $65 billion / $1.9 billion
• iShares JP Morgan USD Emerging Markets Bond ETF (EMB) – $14 billion / $1.9 billion
• Industrial Select Sector SPDR ETF (XLI) – $25 billion / $1.8 billion
• SPDR Dow Jones Industrial Average ETF (DIA) – $25 billion / $1.5 billion

Similarly, the top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $3.6 billion in January. The top five, with total assets and inflows:

• ProShares Short VIX Short-Term Futures (SVXY) – $1.6 billion / $920 million
• iShares Gold Trust (IAU) – $11 billion / $767 million
• VelocityShares Daily Inverse VIX Short Term ETN (XIV) – $$1.9 billion / $744 million
• VelocityShares Daily 3x Inverse Natural Gas ETN (DGAZ) – $530 million / $394 million
• SPDR Gold Shares (GLD) – $36 billion / $179 million

ETFGI reported that equity ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of $87.7 billion in January, and increase of 7.5% from December, while fixed income ETFs/ETPs saw net inflows of $11.6 billion, up 1.7% from the previous month.

It said investors in January tended to invest in core, market cap and lower cost ETFs.

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