Constituents of the HAN-GINS Indxx Healthcare Innovation UCITS ETF (WELL) continue to work at the forefront of the Covid-19 pandemic. Biotech constituents of the WELL innovative healthcare ETF, are leading vaccine research, as well as medical device constituents being amongst the biggest suppliers of PPE materials, ventilators and other respiratory equipment.

Amundi reports that interest in global ETFs remained buoyant in August with investments increasing by EUR50.0 billion. Investors allocated EUR22.7 billion to shares, as the appetite for riskier assets has continued to strengthen, Amundi says.

The European monthly ETF data from the Lipper team at Refinitiv shows that ETF promoters in Europe experienced net inflows of EUR8.9 billion for August. 

Liquid Strategies, the parent of Overlay Shares exchange-traded funds (ETFs), has announced that the Overlay Shares Large Cap Equity ETF (OVL) has surpassed USD100 million in assets under management since it began trading on the NYSE Arca in October. 

ETFs and ETPs listed in Japan gathered net inflows of USD6.58 billion during July, bringing year-to-date net inflows to USD51.54 billion significantly more than the USD26.44 billion gathered at this point in 2019 and significantly more than the net inflows of USD36.72 billion gathered in all of 2019. 

Assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed globally broke through the USD7 trillion milestone at the end of August, according to the latest data released by ETFGI.

Assets invested in ETFs and ETPs listed in Canada reached USD171.62 billion, a new record, at the end of July.  

The first exchange-traded fund (ETF) to integrate a socially responsible investing filter to the S&P 500 equity index has passed the mark of USD1 billion in assets under management. 

ProShares Pet Care ETF (PAWZ) has enjoyed a good year so far, with performance of over 11 per cent year to date, achieved on a wave of resilience that reflects, the firm says, the critical role of companion animals in pet owners’ lives during social distancing, as adoption and foster applications reached record highs.

Assets invested in Leverage and Inverse ETFs and ETPs listed globally reached a record USD89.64 billion at the end of July.