Actively managed ETFs and ETPs globally have marked their 18th consecutive month of net inflows according to a report by independent research and consultancy firm ETFGI.
US$14.68 billion of net inflows for active ETFs and ETPs were recorded during the month of September according to the firm.
Year-to-date net inflows are now at US$109.93 billion, beating the previous record of US$51.29 billion set at this point last year as well as the full-year record of US$91.10 billion set in 2020.
Assets were found to have increased 46.1 per cent YTD and have reached a record US$417.73 billion compared to US$285.83 billion as of the end of 2020.
ETFGI said that investors globally had tended to invest in equity-focused products during September.
Net inflows for actively managed equity ETFs and ETPs were US$9.72 billion for the month, reaching a record US$52.73 billion YTD. Fixed income focused products received net inflows of US$4.33 billion in September to reach US$45.79 billion YTD compared to US$30.74 billion recorded at the same point in 2020.
Environmental, social, and governance ETFs and ETPs in particular have attracted substantial inflows recently, with US$11.24 billion recorded globally during the month of August.
Locally, BetaShares reported that a record $2.9 billion in net inflows were reported for the Australian ETF industry during September with over $9 billion in trading activity.
International and Australian equities accounted for $963 million and $950 million of monthly inflows respectively, compared to $382 million for cash and $333 million for fixed income.
Jon Bragg
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