Assets invested in actively managed exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded products listed globally reached a new record high of $40.3bn at the end of Q3 2016, according to data from London-based ETF industry consultant ETFGI.
During September, actively managed ETFs/ETPs saw net inflows of $574m, contributing to year-to-date net inflows of $3.9bn for the asset type.
PIMCO is the largest actively managed ETF/ETP provider in terms of assets, with $8.1bn under management, reflecting 20.0% market share. Source is second with $5.5bn and 13.6% market share, followed by First Trust with $5.4bn and 13.5% market share. The top three actively managed ETF/ETP providers account for 47.1% of global actively managed ETF/ETP assets.
At the end of Q3 2016, the global actively managed ETF/ETP industry consisted of 293 ETFs/ETPs, with 389 listings, from 56 providers listed on 18 exchanges in 14 countries. Just 9 out of the 293 actively managed ETFs/ETPs hold greater than $1bn in assets – collectively they hold a combined total of $21.0bn, or 51.2%, of global actively managed ETF/ETP assets.
Record levels of assets were also reached at the end of September for actively managed ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States at $27.5bn, Canada at $4.8bn, and in Asia Pacific ex-Japan at $1.9bn.