Global ETFs exceeded $1.4 trn in H1 2011

At the end of June 2011, the global ETF industry had 2,825 ETFs with 6,229 listings from 146 providers on 49 exchanges around the world. This compares to 2,459 ETFs with 5,554 listings from 136 providers on 46 exchanges at the end of 2010. Assets increased from $1.3 trn at the end of 2010 to more than $1.44 trn at the end of the first half of 2011. Global ETF new fund flows totaled $62.8 billion this year to the end of May; while flows for the whole of 2010 stood at $172.8bn. This growth is attributed to a number of factors, including the number and types of indexes covered, more f...