US lively ETF gross sales soar whereas passive counterparts bleed money

Energetic trade traded fund gross sales trounced these of their passive counterparts final month, powered by JPMorgan Asset Administration‘s line-up.

Knowledge from Morningstar reveals the lively aspect of the US {industry} garnered $8.6bn in February inflows, whereas passive ETFs shed $10.4bn.

The US industry-wide $1.8bn outflow marked ETFs’ first money-losing month since April final yr.

JPMorgan rode the lively gross sales wave to a second-place end in general flows, with $5.5bn, from $8bn in January. Lifting the gross sales have been its Fairness Premium Earnings, Extremely-Quick Earnings and Nasdaq Fairness Premium Earnings, in addition to the passive BetaBuilders Europe.

Vanguard remained the {industry}’s high vendor, with $9.6bn in inflows, from $12.1bn in January.

iShares and State Avenue International Advisors each swung to outflows. At iShares, buyers pulled $15.7bn, most of it from three funds: the iBoxx $ Excessive Yield Company Bond (HYG), iBoxx $ Funding Grade Company Bond (LQD) and Core S&P 500 ETFs.

SSGA bled $17.3bn, most of it from the agency’s marquee S&P 500 ETF (SPY).

Behind JPMorgan, the strongest sellers have been Dimensional Fund Advisors, with $2bn in new money, adopted by Invesco, with $1.8bn; Charles Schwab, $1.7bn; and ProShares, $800mn.

First Belief and WisdomTree every posted $600mn in inflows.