Gold ETFs attracted record inflows in April

Gold ETFs attracted record inflows in April gathering $9.2bn in new investments last month. Reaching almost a five-month period, inflows have totalled $16.8billion and are set for a record year. State Street’s $62billion SPDR Gold Shares, GLD, has taken in nearly $12billion in 2020, ranking it third for worldwide ETF inflows.

China’s ETF market crossed the $100 billion-mark

China’s ETF market crossed the $100 billion-mark last week, a record high since the first ETF product was launched 15 years ago. Year-to-date, 48 new ETFs have launched bringing the total number of ETF products in the China market to 306.

Global ETFs see muted inflows

A quiet week given the long holiday weekend in the UK, but global ETF flows poured in with many markets in the green territory, albeit a bit muted.

ETFs are too big to ignore

ETF Stream put on a fantastic event last week which kicked off with a keynote from Arnaud Llinas of Amundi, who aptly quoted, “passives have not become too big but they are too big to ignore”.

How far can Bond ETFs go?

A quiet week for ETF launches in Europe but a number of new entrants seen in the U.S., and a recent report predicts that global bond ETF assets will hit $5 trillion in less than 10 years.

Grayscale breaks into European ETF market

A wild week in markets, but that doesn’t stop ETFs from plowing ahead with new fund launches and index changes and a PwC survey is predicting that global ETF assets will hit $20tn by 2026.

Mixed bag of global ETF flows

A busy week with April ETF flows being reported across the globe. And finally, after a two-2week delay, it looks like Australia is ready to be next in line for their first physical crypto ETFs.

Hashdex officially launches in Europe

A number of exciting new crypto ETPs launched last week including the 21Shares ByteTree gold and Bitcoin ETP. And Brazilian crypto asset manager Hashdex, officially launched their first crypto ETP in Europe and in the U.S.

The SEC to review revenue sharing in the U.S.

In the U.S., the Securities and Exchange Commission’s enforcement division, SEC has launched an investigation on revenue sharing between ETF issuers and intermediaries. And a busy week of global ETF launches including the first spot Bitcoin and Ethereum ETFs to launch in Australia.

What is hindering UK retail investor growth?

A brief newsletter today with no fund launches in Europe and just a handful last week in the U.S. Interesting UK retail survey conducted by Wisdomtree confirms the need for more investor education.