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Records broken again as industry continues to expand
The Australian ETF industry had a very strong month of growth, with new assets taking the industry to a fresh record high. Total industry FuM at the end of March was $27.4B, a growth of 4.8% or $1.2B. The majority of the growth (60%) came from new money inflows. Substantial trading activity was recorded with the industry also reaching a record high in trading value ($2.0B)
Market Cap
- ASX Exchange Traded Funds Market Cap: $27.4B – New record high
- Market cap growth for month: +4.8%, + $1260.9m
- Market cap growth for last twelve months: 28.4%, +$6.1B
Comment: This month was a ‘big one’ for the industry, with growth well north of $1B for the month. It was a ‘double whammy’ where both asset gains were recorded as well as substantial net net inflows into the industry.
New Money
- New unit growth for month (units outstanding by number): 2.9%
- Net new money (units outstanding by $ value): +$781.9m
Products
- 202 Exchange Traded Products trading on the ASX
- No new products launched this month
Trading Value
- Average trading value up 27% from February, to reach a new record high for value traded ($2.6B)
Performance
- Best performers this month were European equities exposures and the BetaShares Geared U.S. Equities Fund – Currency Hedged (hedge fund).
Top 5 category inflows (by $) – March 2017
| Category | Inflow Value | |
| Australian Equities | $ 507,844,966 | |
| International Equities | $ 113,903,328 | |
| Fixed Income | $ 69,278,169 | |
| Cash | $ 31,170,535 | |
| Australian Listed Property | $ 21,124,289 | |
Top category outflows (by $) – March 2017
Comment: No outflows at a broad category level
Top sub- category inflows (by $) – March 2017
| Category | Inflow Value | |
| Australian Equities – Broad | $ 459,662,980 | |
| Australian Bonds | $ 52,150,704 | |
| International Equities – Developed World | $ 49,888,292 | |
| International Equities – Sector | $ 37,999,275 | |
| Cash | $ 31,170,535 | |
Comment: Some large institutional trading in broad Australian ETFs skewed the numbers somewhat but Australian equities were overall the number category. Australian bonds continued to take meaningful inflows.
Top sub- category outflows (by $) – March 2017
| Category | Outflow Value | |
| International Equities – Asia | ($ 12,888,656) | |
| Australian Equities – Large Cap | ($ 5,409,008) | |
| Broad Commodities | ($ 1,058,604) | |
| Soft Commodities | ($ 580,999) | |
| Australian Equities – Resources Sector | ($ 295,460) | |
A review which includes the total management fee of each product would be useful.
Hi Robert,
A list of all the management fees associated with our products is contained here – https://www.betashares.com.au/fund-list/all-funds/
For management fees of products from other providers see the ASX website
Good afternoon.
Is it possible to gets these updates in a pdf so we an download?
Cheers
Hi Theodore,
That is definitely something we can organise. We will have your account manager get in touch with you to organise