Assets under management of Asia Pacific exchange-traded funds declined 2.2 per cent in the week ending 13 August to USD63.5bn, according to Deutsche Bank.

The largest ETF by AUM is the iShares Asia Trust - iShares FTSE/Xinhua A50 China Tracker managed by BlackRock with AUM of USD6.6bn.

Monthly average daily turnover remained at about the same level at USD855m.

The largest ETF by turnover was the iShares Asia Trust - iShares FTSE/Xinhua A50 China Tracker, issued by BlackRock with USD196m, accounting for 22.9 per cent of total turnover.

There are 228 equity based ETFs in the Asia Pacific region with 321 listings across 12 countries and 15 exchanges. Japan has the largest market share by AUM, accounting for 38.80 per cent of the whole market, whilst China has the largest market share by turnover with 36.72 per cent.

There were no new listings during the week.