2011 Recap: Another Big Year For ETFs

The ETF industry finished 2011 with assets of about $1.06 trillion according to data recently released by the ETF Industry Association. Total assets grew by about 5% over the previous year, when the industry stood at $1.01 trillion. Net cash inflows for the year totaled about $117.6 billion, a slight decrease from 2010 when the industry took in $118.7 billion. In 2009, total ETF inflows tallied about $119.4 billion, meaning that creations have been remarkably consistent over the last three years. December was one of the best months of the year from a cash inflows perspective; approximately $16.2 billion, or about 14% of the annual total, came in during the final month of the year. U.S. equity ETFs accounted for about $41.3 billion in inflows, or approximately 35% of the industry total. But the real growth came in the fixed income arena; bond ETF assets grew from about $129 billion [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: How ETF Investors Can Save $415 Million (Without Breaking A Sweat) Alternatives To The 20 Most Popular ETFs Ten New Year’s Resolutions For ETF Investors Where The ETF Money Is Flowing (The Answer Might Surprise You) The Five Biggest ETF Inflows Of 2011