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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. While asset appreciation aided this rise, the majority (65%) of the month’s growth came from net new money. For the second time in a row, global equities exposures received the largest flows, particularly via broad market developed world products.
Market Size & Growth
Market cap
- ASX Exchange Traded Funds Market Cap: $32.0B– new record high!
- Market cap growth for year: +3.5%, +$1076.3m
- Market cap growth for the last 12 months: 32.7%, +7.8B
Comment: There have been 6 months so far where the ETF industry has grown by $1B or more. September represented the 6th largest asset growth to date but the record remains July 2015 (where $1.4B of growth was recorded)
New money
- New unit growth for year (units outstanding by number): 1.8%
- Net new money (units outstanding by $ value): +$686.5m
Products
- 216 Exchange Traded Products trading on the ASX
- 4 new products launched this month including two active funds from Platinum (Global and Asian equities), a Robotics themed fund and a Global Infrastructure fund
Trading value
- Trading value was down 23% month on month
Performance
- The US Small Cap ETF was the best performing fund this month, followed by Global Energy Companies (via ASX: FUEL) and Crude Oil (via ASX: OOO).
Top 5 category inflows (by $) – September
| Category | Inflow Value | |
| International Equities | $ 317,849,959 | |
| Australian Equities | $ 163,117,407 | |
| Fixed Income | $ 119,311,786 | |
| Cash | $ 44,694,131 | |
| Commodities | $ 28,478,854 | |
Top category outflows (by $) – September
| Category | Outflow Value | |
| Australian Listed Property | ($ 11,351,840) | |
Top sub-category inflows (by $) – September
| Category | Inflow Value | |
| International Equities – Developed World | $ 169,603,198 | |
| Australian Equities – Broad | $ 122,562,280 | |
| Australian Bonds | $ 95,172,842 | |
| Cash | $ 44,694,131 | |
| International Equities – Asia | $ 36,452,627 | |
Top sub-category outflows (by $) – September
| Category | Outflow Value | |
| Australian Listed Property | ($ 11,351,840) | |
| Oil | ($ 841,062) | |