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Morgan Stanley-US ETF Weekly Update
February 10, 2014--US ETF Weekly Update
Weekly Flows: $9.1 Billion Net Outflows
Third Consecutive Week of Net Outflows
ETF Assets Stand at $1.6 Trillion, Down 4% YTD
Six ETF Launches Last Week
Factor Advisors Closes Two ETFs
US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Flows by Market Segment
ETFs posted net outflows of $9.1 bln last week, the third consecutive week of net outflows
Over the last three weeks, ETFs have exhibited a combined $32.4 bln in net outflows
Last week's net outflows were led by US Large-Cap ETFs at $13.6 bln; conversely, Fixed Income ETFs posted net inflows of $11.9 bln, the most of any category we measured
Nine of the 15 categories we measured posted net outflows last week
ETF assets stand at $1.6 tln, down 4% YTD
13-week flows remain positive among asset classes; combined $4.8 bln in net inflows
International - Developed ETFs have generated $18.5 bln in net inflows over the last 13 weeks, while International -Emerging ETFs have posted $15.5 bln in net outflows; the divergence is remarkable as International - Developed ETFs now have a market cap nearly twice as large as International - Emerging ETFs
Notably, after last week's net inflows, Fixed Income ETFs have generated net inflows of $10.7 bln over the last 13 weeks; this is a reversal from the net outflows we witnessed during the second half of last year
US-Listed ETFs: Estimated Largest Flows by Individual ETF
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF (SHY) posted net inflows of $3.7 bln this past week, the most of any ETF
Fixed Income ETFs accounted for nine of the 10 ETFs (including a leveraged Treasury ETF) to generate the largest net inflows last week, totaling $13.9 bln; investors fled equities last week and sought the safety of high quality US fixed income investments
Over the last 13 weeks, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY) has posted net outflows of $11.9 bln, the most of any ETF; SPY has posted net outflows for five consecutive weeks
Additionally, over the last 13 weeks, the iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) has lost over 30% of its current market cap in net outflows; International - Emerging ETFs as a whole have exhibited large net outflows as investors fear slowing growth and declining emerging market currencies
US-Listed ETFs: ETF Dollar Volume
ETF monthly $ volume as a % of listed trading volume declined to 25% in January, which is below the five-year average of 28%
Over the last five years, ETF monthly $ volume as a % of listed trading volume peaked in August 2011 at 36%
ETF $ volume was $499 bln last week, up $61 bln from the prior week and more than 68% above its 13-week average
US Mid-Cap ETFs accounted for 4% of ETF $ volume last week, up from their 13-week average of 2%
US-Listed ETFs: Short Interest Data Unchanged: Based on data as of 1/15/14
The iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF (EEM) had the largest increase in USD short interest at $2.1 bln
EEM's shares short are at their highest level since 6/14/13 as investors flee emerging market equity and debt
685 ETFs exhibited short interest increases while 559 experienced short interest declines over the last period
Aggregate ETF USD short interest increased by $10.0 bln over the period ended 1/15/14
The average shares short/shares outstanding for ETFs is currently 4.4%, up from 4.2% last period
Six of the 10 most heavily shorted ETFs as a % of shares outstanding are sector/industry related
For the second consecutive period, the SPDR Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF (XOP) was the most heavily shorted ETF with shares short as a % of shares outstanding of 348%
Based on multiple borrowings and the ability to continuously create new shares, shares short as a % of shares outstanding can exceed 100% (only eight ETFs exhibited shares short as a % of shares outstanding equal to or greater than 100%)
US-Listed ETFs: Most Successful Recent Launches by Assets
$7.9 bln in total market cap of ETFs less than 1-year old
Active ETFs account for 24% of the market capitalization of ETFs launched over the past year, the most of any category
Over the last 13 weeks, International - Developed ETFs have attracted $712 mln in net inflows, the most of any group
31 new ETF listings and two closures/delistings YTD (10 additional closures announced)
The top 10 most successful launches make up 46% of the market cap of ETFs launched over the past year
Seven ETF sponsors and two asset classes (equities and fixed income) represented in top 10 most successful launches; we note that the representation of funds with an income orientation is currently five (down from seven at the end of the second quarter 2013)
The iShares MSCI USA Quality Factor ETF (QUAL) posted net inflows of $21 mln last week, the most of any recently launched ETF; QUAL owns US equities selected based on fundamental factors, including high return on equity, stable year-over-year earnings growth, and low financial leverage
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Source: Morgan Stanley
Investors turn to 'shadow' bond market
February 10, 2013--The shadows are growing in the corporate bond market as investors turn to derivatives to buy and sell.
An increasingly illiquid cash bond market is behind the shift, with banks starting to withdraw from market making.
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Source: FT.com
SEC Guidance Update: Risk Management in Changing Fixed Income Market Conditions
February 9, 2014--In January the SEC issued a Guidance Update: Risk Management in Changing Fixed Income Market Conditions.
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Source: SEC.gov
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
February 7, 2014--The current reports for the week of February 4, 2014 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance Update-January 2014
February 7, 2014--The BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance-January 2014 Update has been published and is now available for review.
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Source: BNY Mellon
CBO-Monthly Budget Review for January 2014
February 7, 2014--The federal government ran a budget deficit of $184 billion for the first four months of fiscal year 2014, CBO estimates-$107 billion less than the shortfall recorded in the same span last year. Revenues are higher and outlays are lower than they were at this time a year ago.
Without shifts in the timing of certain payments (which otherwise would have fallen on a weekend), the deficit for the four-month period would have been $141 billion less this year than it was in fiscal year 2013. If lawmakers enact no further legislation affecting spending or revenues, the federal government will end fiscal year 2014 with a deficit of $514 billion, or 3.0 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), CBO estimates. That figure compares with a deficit of $680 billion, or 4.1 percent of GDP, in 2013.
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Source: Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
First Bridge Feb 2014 ETF Landscape Report
February 7, 2014--Key highlights from our Feb 2014 ETF Landscape & Risk report:
ETP assets in the US fell to $1.64T as of January 31 2014 due to outflows and market declines. Equity ETFs saw total assets decline by $60.9b while bond ETFs saw assets increase by $2.9B.
January was marked by a sharp rise in the VIX, indicating that investors expect increased equity market volatility in the next 30 days. Some investors may want to evaluate low volatility ETFs as a way to stay invested in equities while reducing the magnitude of a potential drawdown relative to traditional market cap weighted equity ETFs.
2013 was a historically bad year for the Yen, so hedging against a falling Yen was a very effective strategy. That trend has reversed in 2014 YTD, with an appreciating Yen. However investors in emerging market equities may want to consider currency hedged ETFs if those currencies continue to depreciate vs. the USD in 2014.
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Source: First Bridge
Investors Bolt From Stock Funds Into Bonds
Money Began to Flow Back Into Bond Funds in January after Seven Straight Weeks of Outflows
February 6, 2014--Investors swapped out of U.S. equity funds and into bonds at the fastest clip on record last week, according to Lipper Inc., as they grasped for safety while the stock market swooned.
Traditional U.S. stock mutual funds and exchange-traded funds together saw withdrawals of $18.8 billion in the week ended Feb. 5, their biggest weekly withdrawals on record. The abrupt reversal, led by ETFs, comes after U.S. stock funds attracted $172 billion in 2013, the biggest inflow since the financial crisis.
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Source: Wall Street Journal
ROBO-STOX(TM) Global Robotics And Automation ETF Achieves More Than $75 Million In Assets Under Management
Fund's Rapid Growth Could Suggest Strong Investor Interest in Robotics Sector's Accelerating Progress
February 6, 2014--ROBO-STOX LLC, the world leader in developing investment solutions targeting the robotics and automation space, has announced that the ROBO-STOX(TM) Global Robotics and Automation Index ETF (Ticker: ROBO) grew to more than $75 million in assets under management as of January 28, 2014.
The Fund became available to investors on NASDAQ through the Exchange-Traded Concepts platform on October 22, 2013, and as of February 4, 2014, the Fund's shares were trading at 2.8 percent above their $25 initial public offering.
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Source: ROBO-STOX LLC
DB-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-North America-US ETF Market Monthly Review-Market sell-off and strong outflows removed 3.4% from US ETP assets
February 6, 2014--Data in this report is as of Friday, January 31st,2014
US ETP assets dropped by $57.5bn
ETP assets in the US dropped by $57.5bn to $1.620 trillion (YTD -3.4%) last month. Global ETP industry assets closed at $2.193 trillion (YTD -3.0%)
Flows Review: International DM equity allocations remain resilient
US ETPs experienced outflows of $15.2bn during January (-0.9% of last month's AUM).
Within long-only ETPs,total flows were -$16.1bn in January vs. +$19.6bn in December. Equity,Fixed Income,and Commodity long-only ETPs experienced flows of -$15.4bn,+$0.4bn and -$0.7bn,respectively.
Long-only equity products were highly influenced by US (-$14.2bn) and EM focused ETPs (-$9bn); however,based on the products that experienced the majority of the outflows we believe that most of the US outflows were driven by short term repositioning rather than a reallocation away from the US; while in the case of EM,market stress just exacerbated the preexisting flight of assets the segment was already experiencing. On the other hand,international DM ETPs (especially the European-focused ones) remained resilient and managed to gather healthy inflows of $7.3bn; furthermore,ETPs benchmarked to the Japanese market have yet again captured the largest flows among single country exposures (+$0.6bn). Meanwhile,on the Fixed Income space,we saw allocations favoring Short Duration with $1.0bn in net creations,and broad exposure (+$1.2bn) ETPs; Lastly,Gold ETPs experienced another month of net redemptions (-$0.7bn) despite recording a positive performance during last month; however the outflow trend did slow down.
New Launch Calendar: beta,smart-beta and active strategies
There were twenty-five new ETFs listed during the previous month. Twenty-one of them were listed in the NYSE Arca and the remaining four were listed in NASDAQ. The new products offer exposure to beta,smart-beta and active strategies covering the two major asset classes; within equities,new offerings include currency-hedged,leveraged,MLPs,US,dividend,growth and value; meanwhile,the new fixed income offering includes short,mid and long term allocation,global credit and municipals.
Turnover Review: Floor activity increased by 17.8% in January
ETP turnover totaled $1.416 trillion last month,17.8% (+$213.9bn) higher than the previous month figure of $1.202 trillion,and 14.2% above last year's monthly average of $1.240 trillion. Equity,Fixed Income and Commodity ETPs turnover increased by $208.4bn (+19.5%),$2.4bn (+3.0%) and $0.5bn (+1.3%) during January,respectively.
ETP trading made up 24.8% of all US cash equity trading in January,down from last year's peak of 32.0% in June,and still below its 3-year monthly average of 28.0%.
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Source: Deutsche Bank-Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy-North America
