Emerging market ETFs have attracted capital for the 14th consecutive week, with China-related ETFs being the most favored
Emerging market ETFs have attracted inflows for the 14th consecutive week, with a net inflow of $6.83 billion last week, bringing the total inflow to $18.4 billion. Equity ETFs dominated the inflows, with a net inflow of $6.67 billion. China-related ETFs were the most popular, attracting $1.65 billion in inflows. The total assets of emerging market ETFs increased from $460.4 billion to $473.7 billion. Some markets, such as Kazakhstan, experienced capital outflows
Data shows that investors continued to increase their positions in emerging market assets last week, driving the trend of inflows into emerging market stocks and bond exchange-traded funds (ETFs). This marks the 14th consecutive week of net inflows for emerging market ETFs.
According to media compiled data, as of the week ending January 23, U.S.-listed emerging market ETFs that invest in multiple emerging market countries or specific countries attracted a total inflow of $6.83 billion, slightly lower than the previous week's $7.13 billion, but the overall scale remains high. Year-to-date, these ETFs have accumulated inflows of $18.4 billion.
In terms of asset classes, equity ETFs continue to be the main source of inflows, with a net inflow of $6.67 billion for the week; bond ETFs recorded an inflow of $15.84 million. With continued inflows, the total asset size of emerging market ETFs rose from $460.4 billion the previous week to $473.7 billion.
Among countries and regions, China-related ETFs continue to be the most favored direction for funds. The inflow into the Chinese market reached $1.65 billion for the week, led by the iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets ETF. The previous week, the Chinese market also topped the emerging markets with an inflow of $1.69 billion.
In contrast, some markets experienced capital outflows. Data shows that Kazakhstan became the market with the largest capital outflow for the week, with a net outflow of approximately $475,000.
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