ETF inflows surge to $111bn in October

EM sees sixteenth month of inflows

ETF inflows surged to $111.5bn last month, triple the monthly total in September and surpassing $100bn for the first time since March.

Meanwhile, emerging market equity ETPs saw $7.3bn added to them, a sixteenth consecutive month of inflows. While $5.1bn of that went to APAC listed ETPs, flows also returned to EMEA and US-listed ETPs for the first time since June. The numbers put emerging market equity ETPs on track to overtake last year's record-setting inflows of $90.7bn, with $81.1bn inflows year-to-date. Korea was particularly popular for ETP inflows, seeing $400m in inflows, marking a new record for the country. Investors also returned to Brazil, as the country saw its largest inflows since June at $800m, des...