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ETFGI reports assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Japan reached a new record of US$225 Bn at the end of July 2017

LONDON — August 23, 2017 — ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm on trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, today reported assets invested in ETFs/ETPs listed in Japan reached a new record of US$225 Bn at the end of July 2017, according to ETFGI’s July 2017 global ETF and ETP industry insights report.

At the end of July 2017, the Japanese ETF/ETP industry had 188 ETFs/ETPs, with 233 listings and assets of US$225 Bn from 21 providers on 2 exchanges.
 
“Most equity markets continued to see gains in July. The S&P 500 gained 2% with Telecom and Info Tech as the top performing sectors, up 6% and 4%, respectively. International equities, and especially emerging markets, were up 3% and 6%, respectively. Political risks remain a focus for investors - the ability of the Trump administration to move forward on policy goals and hearings on Capitol Hill, Brexit negotiations, and North Korea is still an area of concern.” According to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner at ETFGI.
 
ETFs and ETPs listed in Japan saw net inflows of US$4.32 Bn in July. Year to date, net inflows stand at US$32.88 Bn. At this point last year there were net inflows of US$18.07 Bn.

Equity ETFs/ETPs saw net inflows of US$4.12 Bn in July, bringing year to date net inflows to US$34.19 Bn, which is substantially greater than the net inflows of US$17.34 Bn over the same period last year.

Fixed income ETFs/ETPs experienced net inflows of US$9 Mn in July, growing year to date net inflows to US$37 Mn, which is less than the same period last year which saw net inflows of US$44 Mn.

Commodity ETFs/ETPs saw net outflows of US$36 Mn in July. Year to date, net inflows are at US$34 Mn, compared to net inflows of US$18 Mn over the same period last year.

Nikko AM gathered the largest net ETF/ETP inflows in July with US$1.36 Bn, followed by Nomura AM with US$1.17 Bn and Daiwa with US$969 Mn net inflows.
 
YTD, Nomura AM gathered the largest net ETF/ETP inflows with US$13.62 Bn, followed by Nikko AM with US$9.23 Bn and Daiwa with US$6.82 Bn net inflows.

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