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The Australian exchange traded fund industry recorded its largest month of growth by value in July, increasing $1.3 billion (7%) to reach a new record high of $19.7 billion in funds under management.
Approximately $700 million (55%) of the industry’s growth over the month came from new money inflows, with the remainder driven by strong equity market growth.
Market Cap
- ASX Exchange Traded Funds Market Cap: $19.7B – New record high
- Market cap growth for month: +7.0%, +$1,278.8m – largest $ value growth on record
- Market cap growth for last twelve months: +60.3%, +$7.5B
Comment: The new financial year brought with it new records. This month was the largest $ value growth recorded to date in the industry – a record we expect to see repeatedly broken in the future.
New Money
- New unit growth for month (units outstanding by number): +6.6%
- Net new money (units outstanding by $ value): +$700.1m
Products
- 139 Exchange Traded Products trading on the ASX
- 1 new product launched – K2 Global Equities Fund (KII)
Trading Value
Average trading value increased 5% month on month
Performance
Global Consumer Staples and BetaShares Nasdaq 100 ETF (NDQ) were the best performing products this month
Top 5 category inflows (by $) – July
| Category | Inflow Value | |
| International Equities – Developed | $223,468,973 | |
| Aus. Equities – Broad | $172,186,833 | |
| International Equities – Emerging Markets | $81,269,485 | |
| Aus. High Yield | $80,071,283 | |
| International Equities – Global | $77,203,535 | |
Comment: International equities were once again the dominant product category, constituting over 50% of the month’s inflows, with particularly strong flows to emerging markets equities.
Top category outflows (by $) – July
| Category | Outflow Value | |
| Resources Sector | ($3,824,868) | |
| Aus. Equities – Small Cap | ($2,416,237) | |
Comment: Outflow activity was relatively low through the month, with net outflows restricted to the resources sector and Australian small cap exposures only.