MSCI Indexes At Helm Of ETF Industry's Robust Growth

Amisha Mehta

12 May 2015

Assets in exchange-traded funds linked to MSCI indexes grew over 12 per cent during the first quarter of 2015 to hit a record level of $418 billion, said , which reported that assets in ETF/ETPs listed globally reached $2.99 trillion at the end of April.

The US took the lion's share with a record $2.13 trillion, while Europe reached $511 billion. Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan) hit $125 billion, while Japan has $112 billion. Canada stood at $69.9 billion.

“Market performance outside the US contributed to the overall increase in assets invested in ETFs/ETPs. Developed and emerging markets had a very good month, gaining 5 per cent and 8 per cent respectively, while in the US the S&P 500 and Dow were up less than 1 per cent,” said Deborah Fuhr, managing partner of ETFGI.