Assets in ETFs surged to a new record of $13.99 trillion at the end of August after the industry gathered $130.06 billion in net inflows during the month.
Year-to-date net inflows stood at an unprecedented $1.07 trillion, according to ETFGI, which gathers ETF flow figures.
Equity ETFs led the charge, attracting $67.9 billion in net inflows during August, pushing flows so far in the year to $592.59 billion—more than double the $250.60 billion in inflows recorded by the same time in 2023.
Fixed-income ETFs followed suit, with $34.53 billion in net inflows in August, while active ETFs attracted $23.43 billion.
ETFGI anticipates the global ETF industry will surpass $14 trillion in assets by year-end, with net inflows exceeding $1.3 trillion. This will mark the 67th consecutive month of positive net inflows.
“Emerging markets like Indonesia and Thailand, as well as developed markets like Israel and Singapore, saw substantial gains in August,” noted Deborah Fuhr, managing partner and founder of ETFGI. The S&P 500 rose by 2.43% during August, contributing to its 19.53% year-to-date increase.
The global ETF landscape now boasts 12,677 products across 25,291 listings from 774 providers, spanning 81 exchanges in 63 countries. Vanguard’s S&P 500 ETF (VOO) was the top gainer in August, with $7.88 billion in net inflows.
