Industry returns to growth, aided by strong markets
After last month’s rare industry dip, the Australian ETF industry returned to its growing ways this month, aided by strong performance in both global and Australian sharemarkets – reaching a record high in FuM of $37.9B. Read on for details of the month in ETFs.

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Positive inflows not enough to stop industry dip 
With both Australian and Global equity markets falling significantly for the second month in a row, continued positive net inflows were not sufficient to stop the industry from declining –ending a 13 month run of positive growth.  Net new money for the industry was positive at $481m,

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Australian ETF investor numbers continue to grow as industry enters the mainstream
The seventh annual BetaShares/Investment Trends ETF Report provides a unique snapshot of the key statistics and drivers in the Australian Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) industry, from the perspective of self-directed investors, SMSFs and financial planners.
This year’s findings signpost a continued rapid growth story,

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ETF industry continues growth path as global markets fall
In a month where global equity markets fell significantly, the ETF industry managed to continue its growth trajectory. Total industry FuM at the month end was $36.9B, with the industry growing ~1% for the month ($339m). Trading value was also very strong,

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NEW YEAR, NEW RECORD!
In what is typically a very quiet month for Australian markets, the ETF industry still managed to eke out a new record in terms of assets under management in the first month of 2018. Total industry FuM at the month end was $36.6B, a growth rate of 1.6% or monthly growth of ~$600m,

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One word: BIG!
We’ll begin our posts in 2018 with a look at the year 2017 in ETF-land. And what a year it was!
The Global ETF industry recorded significant growth in 2017, receiving its highest ever level of net inflows (US$633B) – a growth rate of 18% year on year.

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With the end of the year drawing near, we thought it was an opportune time to discuss the year to come for the ETF industry. In this post, we outline our top 3 predictions for the ETF industry in 2018. In our view, a growing audience of younger investors,

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BIG!
November in the ETF industry was big! And not just big but BIG! November broke essentially every record I can think of: a) All time record FuM; b) Record $ monthly FuM growth; c) Record monthly $ net inflows; and d) All time highest monthly value traded. Told you it was big!

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Do I sound like a broken record? Another record month!
Readers could well be forgiven for thinking that I am on repeat, as I state that, once again, the Australian ETF Industry had a record month! Records were broken in terms of total industry funds under management and record monthly FuM growth.

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Another month, another billion dollars…
The Australian ETF industry rose to a fresh record high in September after another strong period of growth. Total industry FuM at the month end was $32B, which represented growth of 3.5%, or $1076m.
September was the 6th largest month of AuM growth for the industry of all time.

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