Global exchange-traded funds and exchange-traded products experienced net inflows of $36.5 billion in April, marking the 51st consecutive month of net inflows, according to ETFGI, a London-based research and consulting firm.
That said, the amount was 5.11 percent less than net inflows during the year-earlier month.
While market volatility has buffeted the performance of some ETFs and ETPs, overall assets invested globally in these vehicles rose 1.01 percent in April, for aggregate assets under management just shy of $5 trillion.
Through April, the global ETF/ETP industry had 7,366 products (75 percent were ETFs) with 14,004 listings, and assets of $4.969 trillion (96 percent were invested in ETFs) from 373 providers listed on 70 exchanges in 57 countries.