First Trust has gathered the largest actively-managed ETF/ETP net inflows during January 2017, attracting $394m in net new assets, according to latest research from ETF industry consultant ETFGI. The strong demand for the firm’s products pushed iShares into second place for the month, with the behemoth ETF issuer recording $243m in actively-managed ETF/ETP net inflows, while Source came third with a net $192m in new actively-managed ETF/ETP assets.

ETFs/ETPs listed in Europe gathered $11.0bn of net new assets in January with investors displaying a clear demand for ETFs/ETPs tracking developed market equity exposures, according to latest data from ETF industry consultant ETFGI. Deborah Fuhr, Managing Partner and co-Founder of ETFGI, commented: “Investors favoured equities over commodities and fixed income during January as equity markets had a good start to 2017.”

London-based ETF industry consultant ETFGI reports that ETFs/ETPs saw a record level of net inflows in January totalling $62.13bn, marking the 36th consecutive month or 3 years of positive net inflows, according to preliminary data from ETFGI’s January 2017 global ETF and ETP industry insights report.

Assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed globally reached a new record high of $3.546tn at the end of 2016 passing the prior record of $3.444tn set at the end of November 2016, according to ETF industry consultant ETFGI. ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered a record $389.3bn in net inflows, surpassing the prior record of $372.3bn gathered in 2015. Equity ETFs/ETPs gathered the largest net inflows for the year with $231.9bn while fixed income and commodity ETFs/ETPs set new yearly records of $111.6bn and $30.8bn respectively.

Following net inflows of $7.2bn during November 2016, assets under management in smart beta equity ETFs listed globally reached a new record high of $497.0bn, according to latest research from ETFGI. Record levels of assets were also reached at the end of November for equity smart beta ETFs/ETPs listed in the United States at $445.0bn and in Canada with $11.0bn.

Assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in Europe were $556bn at the end of November, down from the record high of $567bn reached at the end of Q3 2016, according to latest research from ETFGI. Net flows gathered by ETFs/ETPs in November were still positive at $3.6bn, marking the 27th consecutive month of net inflows for the region. The most successful gatherers of net new ETF assets in November were BNP Paribas Easy with $1.5bn, Vanguard with $883m, and Source with $718m.

Assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed globally reached a new record high of $3,445bn at the end of November 2016, according to latest research from London-based ETF consultant ETFGI. Equity ETFs/ETPs gathered a record level of net inflows for the month of November at $64.7bn with the majority of flows going into US exposures, reflecting the bullish sentiment for US equities following Donald Trump’s successful bid for the White House. Active ETFs/ETPs also gathered record assets of $1.1bn.

Assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in the United States reached a new record high of $2,471bn at the end of November 2016, according to research from London-based ETF consultant ETFGI. US-listed ETFs/ETPs gathered $48.1bn in November, marking the 9th consecutive month of positive net inflows for the country. Equity ETFs/ETPs gathered the largest and a record level of $49.5bn in net inflows with the majority of money flowing into products providing exposure to US equities.

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. Only nine actively managed ETFs/ETPs, out of a total 293, have managed to reach the coveted $1bn AUM milestone.

Assets invested in exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded products listed globally reached a new record high $3.408tn at the end of Q3 2016, according to latest research from London-based ETF industry consultant ETFGI. While year-to-date ETF/ETP net inflows of $238.1bn is slightly behind the $251.7bn gathered at this point in 2015, both fixed income and commodity ETFs/ETPs have set YTD records within their asset class of $100.7bn and $85.6bn net inflows respectively.