iShares topped the rankings based on net inflows with US$61.0 Bn in 2013, narrowly beating Vanguard with US$60.2 Bn. SPDR finished 3rd with US$18.3 Bn, PowerShares took 4th place with US$15.4 billion and WisdomTree gathered the 5th largest net inflows with US$14.4 billion.
In 2013, 611 new ETFs/ETPs were launched by 102 providers which, is slightly higher than the 595 ETFs/ETPs launched in 2012 by 104 providers. The 245 ETF/ETP closures in 2013 are higher than the 206 ETFs/ETPs that closed in 2012, and more than three times the 72 that closed in 2011.
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