In May 2014, ETFs/ETPs listed globally gathered net inflows of US$22.4 billion. Fixed income ETFs/ETPs gathered the largest net inflows with US$11.5 billion, followed by equity ETFs/ETPs with US$10.3 billion, while commodity ETFs/ETPs saw net outflows of US$565 million.
YTD through end of May 2014, ETFs/ETPs have seen net inflows of US$91.2 billion, which is less than the US$108.2 billion of net inflows gathered at this time last year. Equity ETFs/ETPs have gathered the largest net inflows YTD with US$47.9 billion, followed by fixed income ETFs/ETPs with US$35.9 billion, while commodity ETFs/ETPs have experienced net outflows of US$1.7 billion YTD.
In May 2014, iShares gathered the largest net ETF/ETP inflows with US$9.7 billion, followed by Vanguard with US$6.5 billion in net inflows, and Lyxor ETFs with US$1.4 billion in net inflows.