It’s a July for the record books.
State Street Global Advisors finds inflows into exchange-traded funds hit $127 billion. Not only was it the best July ever, but the firm’s head of SPDR Americas research notes it is also the second-largest monthly inflow ever.
“Part of it is just the market,” Matt Bartolini told CNBC’s “ETF Edge” on Thursday. “We see investors deploy cash from the sidelines. A lot of cash was built up over the years. We started to see investors really make a concerted effort to continue to buy into this rally. We also saw sort of broadening in the market depth in terms of rotation take place.”
Bartolini also points to a narrowing spread between growth and value-oriented ETFs.
“It’s not so heliocentric towards tech,” he said.
First trillion-dollar year for ETF industry?
BTIG’s Troy Donohue thinks ETFs are pacing for a major milestone by the end of the year, as long as the macro factors of the election season don’t make investors too hesitant.
“It’s been a great start to the year,” said Donohue, BTIG’s head of Americas portfolio trading. “[It] could be the first trillion-dollar year that the ETF industry has.”
Disclaimer
Conclusion:
July has certainly been an exceptional month for exchange-traded funds, with record-breaking inflows and a significant shift in market dynamics. The surge in investments and the evolving landscape of ETFs indicate a growing confidence among investors in the current market environment.
As industry experts predict a potential trillion-dollar year for the ETF industry, the future looks bright for this sector. Despite uncertainties surrounding the upcoming election season, the momentum gained in July suggests a promising outlook for the remainder of the year.
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