The combined assets of the nation’s exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $251.49 billion in August, according to the Investment Company Institute, the national association of the investment company industry. The Institute’s monthly statistical collection also includes the value of shares issued and redeemed by exchange-traded funds.
Statistics contained in the Institute’s monthly ETF report have been obtained from information provided to ICI by exchange-traded funds. Trust-issued receipts, such as Holding Company Depository Receipts (HOLDRS), are not included in the report because they are not issued by registered investment companies.
Assets of all exchange-traded funds fell in August by $832 million, or 0.3 percent, to $251.49 billion. Equity index ETF assets decreased by $1.39 billion to $237.83 billion, while bond index ETF assets increased by $555 million to $13.66 billion. Assets of domestic equity ETFs decreased by $4.05 billion, and international equity ETF assets increased by $2.66 billion.
During August, the value of all ETF shares redeemed exceeded that of shares issued by $41 million.
The 121 ETFs that tracked domestic stock indexes in August held assets of $191.18 billion. Forty-eight ETFs tracked international equity indexes and held assets of $46.65 billion. And six ETFs tracked bond indexes.