Assets invested in actively managed exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded products listed globally reached a new record high of $42.0bn at the end of November 2016, according to data from ETF industry consultant ETFGI.

First Trust, SPDR ETFs and PIMCO have gathered the largest amount of net new actively managed ETF assets year-to-date as of the end of November.

During the month, active ETFs/ETPs saw net inflows of $1.1bn with First Trust gathering the largest amount of net new assets at $432m, followed by Source with $197m and Fidelity with $134m.

Year-to-date through the end of November 2016, active ETFs/ETPs saw net inflows of $6.8bn. First Trust was the most successful gatherer of net new assets over this period with $3.0bn in net inflows, followed by SPDR ETFs with $1.5bn and PIMCO with $918m.

Record levels of assets were also reached for active ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States at $28.7bn, Canada at $5.6bn, and in Asia Pacific ex-Japan at $1.9bn.

At the end of November 2016, the global active ETF/ETP industry had 303 ETFs/ETPs, with 398 listings from 59 providers listed on 16 exchanges in 12 countries.

Source: ETFGI.