ETF industry breaks $100B barrier, stellar growth predicted to continue
SYDNEY, 13 April 2021: The Australian ETF industry now exceeds $100 billion in funds under management (FUM), topping the milestone figure for the first time just three months after the end of a record-breaking 2020. Now standing at $102.9B, the industry has added ~$8 billion in the first quarter of 2021, after finishing 2020 with $95.2 billion in FUM.
Leading Australian ETF manager BetaShares forecasts the industry will grow a further 25% over the rest of the year amid strong investor demand, after passing the ‘COVID test’ in 2020. BetaShares has today released its annual predictions for the Australian ETF industry, with growth the underpinning theme for 2021.
The ETF industry broke several records in 2020, with FUM growing by more than 50% over the year to $95.2 billion1. The growth of $33 billion was by far the highest annual change on record. Trading volumes doubled from 2019, with ~$100 billion in total value traded.
The majority of flows has continued to be concentrated between issuers, with ~70% of flows over the last 12 months captured by just three ETF providers. BetaShares and Vanguard became the first ETF issuers to record >$5 billion in net inflows in a single year in 2020.
1 FUM figure includes a number of product conversions. YoY growth excluding conversions is 30%.
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