The Markets November 11, 2011

ETFs Could See $100B in Inflows in 2011

Strategic Insight (SI), an Asset International company, said U.S. exchange-traded funds (ETFs) experienced $19 billion in net inflows in October alone.
Reported by

Leading the way in net inflows were diversified emerging markets ETFs ($4.6 billion in inflows) and high yield ETFs ($2 billion).   

Through the first 10 months of 2011, ETFs (including ETNs) saw net inflows of $94 billion, a pace that could produce the fifth straight year of $100 billion or more in inflows to ETFs, SI said.   

For more stories like this, sign up for the PLANADVISERdash daily newsletter.

At the end of October 2011, U.S. ETF assets stood at $1.08 trillion, up from $970 billion at the end of September.  

«