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New products, record FuM.
The Australian ETF industry recorded another strong month of growth, with total industry FuM at the end of April hitting a new high of $28.3B. Growth was relatively evenly split between new inflows (representing 43% or ~$400m) and market value appreciation. Flows were a mirror of last month, with largest inflows into the Australian equities category, along with good flows into Australian bonds, with virtually no outflows recorded at either a category or sub-category level.
Market Cap
- ASX Exchange Traded Funds Market Cap: $28.3B – New record high
- Market cap growth for month: +3.3%, + $900.8m
- Market cap growth for last twelve months: 29.5%, +$6.5B
New Money
- New unit growth for month (units outstanding by number): 1.8%
- Net new money (units outstanding by $ value): +$395.7m
Products
- 204 Exchange Traded Products trading on the ASX
- 2 new products launched this month – BetaShares Australian Small Companies Select Fund (managed fund) (ASX: SMLL) and ANZ ETFS Global Technology ETF (ASX: TECH)
Trading Value
- Average trading value down 34% vs. last month’s record month
Performance
- European equities (unhedged) the best performers this month
Top 5 category inflows (by $) – April 2017
| Category | Inflow Value | |
| Australian Equities | $ 116,022,341 | |
| International Equities | $ 113,757,770 | |
| Fixed Income | $ 82,818,315 | |
| Cash | $ 51,271,328 | |
| Australian Listed Property | $ 12,453,290 | |
Comment: The largest inflows were recorded in the Australian equities and Australian bonds categories, with virtually no outflows recorded at either a category or sub-category level.
Top category outflows (by $) – April 2017
Comment: No outflows at a broad category level.
Top sub- category inflows (by $) – April 2017
| Category | Inflow Value | |
| Australian Equities – Broad | $ 82,979,771 | |
| Australian Bonds | $ 54,651,187 | |
| Cash | $ 51,271,328 | |
| International Equities – Developed World | $ 46,042,747 | |
| Global Bonds | $ 28,167,128 | |
Top sub- category outflows (by $) – April 2017
| Category | Outflow Value | |
| Australian Equities – Geared | ($ 4,415,085) | |
| Australian Equities – Large Cap | ($ 2,24,666) | |