Among the more popular ETF picks, the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (NYSEArca: IEMG) continued to attract inflows, bringing in $2.5 billion in net inflows over February and $4.2 billion in the first two months of the year. Investors may be looking at this cheap EM option as a way to gain access to emerging markets where valuations are much lower than the loftier prices in U.S. markets, especially after the recent Trump-induced rally.
The iShares Core S&P 500 ETF (NYSEArca: IVV) and the iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF (NYSEArca: IJR) were other two notable popular ETF plays over February, attracting $1.3 billion and $1.1 billion over the past month.
Financial advisors have grown increasingly focused on low-cost investments as the industry shifts toward fee-based financial advise.
“The proliferation of passive management continued to pressure both flows and effective fee rates, offsetting the positive impact of higher markets,” according to a Moody’s Investors Service report on Tuesday.
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