US exchange-traded product inflows totalled USD4.2bn during the week ending 20 August, according to research by Deutsche Bank.

Equity, fixed income, commodity and currency ETPs had inflows of USD1.9bn, USD1.4bn, USD732m and USD99m, respectively.

Within equity ETPs, emerging markets regional ETPs received the largest inflows (USD1.3bn) followed by small cap ETPs, while large cap ETPs saw the largest outflows (USD663m).

The fixed income ETPs inflows were led by sovereign ETPs (USD589m) and no fixed income sub-segment experienced any outflow.

Commodity ETPs experienced positive flows as gold ETPs recovered ground after a series of weeks recording outflows. Gold related inflows totaled USD634m during the week. On the contrary, broad exposure commodity products experienced the largest outflows (USD157m) again.

Average daily turnover of US ETPs decreased by 5.1 per cent and positioned itself right below USD60bn.

Assets under management remained at about the same level, totalling USD815bn at the end of the week. Equity ETPs account for 72 per cent of the assets with USD587bn, followed by fixed income funds with USD143bn and 18 per cent of market share.