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DB-US ETF Market Weekly Review-Markets and $6.0bn inflows push ETP assets to new all time high
March 11, 2013--Data in this report is as of Fri, Mar 08
Market and Net Cash Flows Review
Markets moved higher during last week. The US (S&P 500) rose by 2.17%; while, outside the US, the MSCI EAFE (in USD) and the MSCI EM (USD) rose by 1.84% and 1.26%, respectively.
Moving on to other asset classes, the 10Y US Treasury Yield rose by 20 bps last week. In the meantime, the DB Liquid Commodity Index was up by 1.15%. Similarly, the WTI Crude Oil, Gold and Silver prices moved higher by 1.40%, 0.16% and 1.36%, respectively; while the Agriculture sector (DB Diversified Agriculture Index) end flat for the week. Last but not least, Volatility (VIX) dropped by 18.03% during the same period.
The total US ETP flows from all products registered $6.04bn (+0.4% of AUM) of inflows during last week vs. $2.67bn (+0.2%) of inflows the previous week, setting the YTD weekly flows average at +$4.0bn (+$44.31bn YTD in total cash flows).
Equity, Fixed Income, and Commodity ETPs experienced flows of +$6.01bn (0.58%), +$0.83bn (0.32%), -$0.95bn (-0.91%) last week vs. +$2.7bn (0.26%), +$1.27bn (0.49%), -$1.43bn (-1.34%) in the previous week, respectively.
Among US sectors, Healthcare (+$0.17bn, +1.09%) and Consumer Staples (+$0.07bn, +1.00%) received the top inflows, while Energy (-$0.4bn, -1.72%) and Consumer Discretionary (-$0.01bn, -0.09%) experienced the largest outflows.
Top 3 ETPs & ETNs by inflows: SPY (+$2.3bn), QQQ (+$0.9bn), SSO (+$0.8bn)
Top 3 ETPs & ETNs by outflows: EEM (-$1.1bn), MVV (-$0.8bn), GLD (-$0.7bn)
New Launch Calendar: no new listings
There were no new listings during last week.
Turnover Review: Floor activity decreased by 27%
Total weekly turnover decreased by 26.8% to $259.15bn vs. $354.09bn from the previous week. Last week's turnover level was 3.9% below last year's weekly average. Equity, Fixed Income and Commodity ETPs turnover decreased by $89.4bn (-28.6%), $25m (-0.1%) and $3.3bn (-21.4%), respectively.
Assets under Management (AUM) Review:
ETP assets reach $1.436 trillion
US ETP assets rose by $26.4bn (+1.9%) totaling $1.436 trillion at the end of the week. As of last Friday, US ETPs have accumulated an asset growth of 7.7% YTD. Assets for Equity, Fixed Income and Commodity ETPs moved +$26.7bn,-$28m, -$0.4bn during last week, respectively.
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Source: Deutsche Bank - Synthetic Equity & Index Strategy - North America
Advisers gravitate towards ETFs
March 10, 2013--As exchange traded-fund sponsors look to expand their reach in the retail market, tactical portfolios are one of the fastest-growing channels to deliver the products.
Registered investment advisers and other third-party asset managers have gravitated towards ETFs as a way to execute tactical asset allocation strategies. When packaged into separate accounts, mutual funds or other products, they are finding a receptive audience among advisers, retirement plans and institutional investors.
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Source: FT.com
Pimco and Schwab join $10bn ETF club
March 10, 2013--Charles Schwab and Pimco have just joined the $10bn club -a select group of US investment managers that run more than $10bn-worth of exchange traded fund assets.
Schwab rushed out a press notice to publicise the fact, Pimco chose to let the occasion pass quietly with no acknowledgment.
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Source: FT.com
ETFs and ETPs in Canada had net inflows of US$907 million in February 2013 with the majority going into equities
March 8, 2013--In February 2013, Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) and Exchange Traded Products (ETPs) listed in Canada had net inflows of US$907 million, according to new research published in the latest ETFGI Canada ETF and ETP industry insights.
ETFGI won the Best ETF Research award in 2012 in the ETF Express awards announced on February 28th in London.
Equity ETFs and ETPs gathered the largest net inflows with US$641 million, followed by fixed income ETFs and ETPs with US$262 million, and leveraged inverse ETFs and ETPs with US$34 million, while commodity ETFs and ETPs experienced the largest net outflows with US$78 million.
Year to date through end of February 2013, ETFs and ETPs have seen net inflows of US$389 million. Fixed income ETFs and ETPs gathered the largest net inflows US$466 million, followed by leveraged inverse ETFs and ETPs with US$128 million, and active ETFs and ETPs with US$70 million, while leveraged ETFs and ETPs experienced the largest net outflows year to date with US$171 million.
“The flows into equity ETFs and ETPs show investors are starting to rotate out of cash and fixed income into equities as investor confidence continues to improve,” said Deborah Fuhr, Managing Partner at London-based ETFGI.
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Source: ETFGI
CFTC.gov Commitments of Traders Reports Update
March 8, 2013--The current reports for the week of March 5, 2013 are now available.
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Source: CFTC.gov
BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance-February 2013
March 8, 2013--The BNY Mellon ADR Index Monthly Performance-February 2013 Update has been publiched and is now available for review.
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Source: BNY Mellon
Van Eck files to launch redeemable US gold, silver ETFs
The asset manager has filed with the US SEC to launch two gold and silver ETFs that will allow investors to redeem their shares for physical precious metals.
March 8, 2013--U.S. asset manager Van Eck Global has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to launch two gold and silver exchange-traded funds that will allow investors to redeem their shares for physical precious metals.
The two new products will add to Van Eck's line-up of commodities-focused ETFs, including its Gold Miners ETF and the Junior Gold Miners ETF and mutual funds.
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Source: MineWeb
S&P Dow Jones Indices Announces the Results of MARCH 2013 Canadian Index Reviews
March 8, 2013--Standard & Poor's Canadian Index Operations announces the following index changes as a result of the Quarterly S&P/TSX Composite Index Review.
These changes will be effective at the open on Monday, March 18, 2013:
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Source: S&P Dow Jones Indices
CFTC's Division of Market Oversight Issues Advisory Reminding Market Participants of Certain Swap Data Reporting Requirements
March 8, 2013--The Division of Market Oversight (DMO) of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) today issued an Advisory reminding market participants that swap dealers were required to begin reporting data regarding equity, foreign exchange and other commodity swaps, under Parts 43 and 45 of the CFTC's regulations, on February 28, 2013.
Swap dealers must be in compliance with their reporting obligations with respect to historical swaps in these three asset classes by March 30, 2013.
The Advisory also reminds market participants that Parts 43, 45 and 46 apply to the reporting of data regarding swaps, and not data regarding futures contracts, and that parties with reporting obligations under the swap data reporting rules remain fully responsible for the timely and accurate fulfillment of their reporting obligations, even if they contract with a third party service provider to facilitate reporting.
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Source: CFTC.gov
SEC Proposes Rules to Improve Systems Compliance and Integrity
March 7, 2013--The Securities and Exchange Commission today unanimously proposed new rules to require certain key market participants to have comprehensive policies and procedures in place surrounding their technological systems.
The SEC’s proposal called Regulation SCI would replace the current voluntary compliance program with enforceable rules designed to better insulate the markets from vulnerabilities posed by systems technology issues.
Self-regulatory organizations, certain alternative trading systems, plan processors, and certain exempt clearing agencies would be required to carefully design, develop, test, maintain, and surveil systems that are integral to their operations. The proposed rules would require them to ensure their core technology meets certain standards, conduct business continuity testing, and provide certain notifications in the event of systems disruptions and other events.
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Source: SEC.gov
