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Investing April 26, 2005
March ETF Assets Reach $228B
April 26, 2005 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - The total
combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs)
as of March were up 2.2% to $228.7 billion, according to an
Investment Company Institute (ICI) news release.
Reported by Fred Schneyer
Breaking this down, $179.7 billion is in domestic equity indices, while $37.6 billion sat in global/international equity indices. About $11.3 billion was in bond indices, according to the release. This is up from the February figures of $175.6 billion, $38.1 billion and $10.1 billion, respectively. The total assets in ETFs in February were $223.8 billion.
The gross issuance of shares in March was $29.1 billion, while the gross redemption was $18.7 billion, for a net issuance was $10.3 billion on the month.
The number of ETFs in the domestic equity market rose by seven on the month to 110, while three ETFs were added in the global/international arena. No bond ETFs were added on the month
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