Money invested in actively traded exchange-traded products globally reached a record of US$42 billion as of the end of November, according to figures released on Friday by ETFGI.
The London-based research firm, which tracks both open-end exchange-traded funds and non-open-end exchange-traded products, said record levels of assets under management in active ETFs/ETPs were reached in the U.S. with $28.68 billion (all figures in U.S. dollars), along with in Canada ($5.58 billion) and in Asia Pacific ex-Japan ($1.92 billion).
Through November, there were 303 active ETFs/ETPs with 398 listings from 59 providers listed on 16 exchanges in 12 countries.
And also year-to-date through November, First Trust had attracted the most net inflows into active ETFs/ETPs with $2.99 billion, followed by State Street Global Advisors' SPDR ETFs ($1.49 billion) and Pimco ($918 milion).