Assets invested in ETFs in Asia Pacific excluding Japan reached a new record of $1.41 trillion at the end of July, according to ETF research firm ETFGI.
This crossed the previous record of $1.37 trillion set in June, according to the data. The industry gathered $28.54 billion in net inflows during the month, taking year-to-date inflows to $142.83 billion, the second-highest on record after 2024’s $191.13 billion. Assets have grown 22.7% so far this year, rising from $1.15 trillion at the end of 2024.
Fixed income ETFs dominated with $22.12 billion in July and $52.17 billion year-to-date, well ahead of last year’s pace. Equity ETFs attracted $5.09 billion in July, though their $61.75 billion of inflows this year lag the $137.86 billion gathered in the same period of 2024. Commodity ETFs added $62.97 million in July, taking their year-to-date tally to $12.13 billion, more than triple of last year’s figure. Active ETFs gained $2.98 billion for the month and $15.79 billion so far this year.
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The top 20 ETFs captured $25.14 billion of net new assets in July, led by the ChinaAMC CSI AAA Sci-Tech Innovation Corporate Bond ETF, which gathered $2.13 billion.
Among ETPs, the largest inflow went to MiraeAsset Securities’ CAPE Shiller US Core Sector ETN, with $36.44 million.
“The S&P 500 Index rose by 2.24% in July, bringing its year-to-date gain to 8.59%. In contrast, developed markets excluding the US declined by 0.71% during the month, though they remain up 19.44% for the year. Denmark and the Netherlands experienced the largest monthly drops among developed markets, falling by 13.90% and 5.78%, respectively. Emerging markets posted a 1.63% increase in July and are up 13.22% year-to-date, with Thailand and the United Arab Emirates leading the gains, rising by 14.13% and 8.41%, respectively,” commented Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI.
