US-listed exchange-traded fund (ETF) net inflows totaled $59.1 billion during the first quarter of 2015, according to Morningstar.1 International Equity ETFs and Taxable Bond ETFs received the strongest net inflows, totaling $37.7 billion and $20.2 billion, respectively, while US Equity ETFs had the largest net outflows, totaling $12.6 billion. (See Table 1 below) Within the International Equity category, currency hedged ETFs received $26.5 billion in net inflows, as US investors sought to avoid foreign currency risk. Within the Taxable Bond ETFs category, net inflows were strongest among High Yield Bond ETFs (+$4.8 billion), Corporate Bond ETFs (+$4.8 billion), Intermediate-Term Bond ETFs (+$3.5 billion), and Preferred Stock ETFs (+$1.9 billion). Interestingly, net outflows for the US Equity category may not be as bad as they seem, as outflows from a single ETF totaled nearly $31.3 billion. Apart from this ETF, the US Equity ETFs category received $18.8 billion in net inflows.
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1Morningstar Direct. Includes all US-listed
exchange-traded funds, exchange-traded
notes and other exchange-traded products.
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Posted on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 @ 1:03 PM
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