ICI Reports ETF Assets and Net Issuance
WASHINGTON, Jan. 29, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- The combined assets of the nation's exchange-traded funds (ETFs) were $13.37 trillion in December, according to ICI. The Institute's monthly statistical collection also includes the value of shares issued and redeemed by exchange-traded funds.
Statistics contained in the Institute's monthly ETF report have been obtained from information provided to ICI by exchange-traded funds and commodity funds. Commodity funds are listed in the Domestic (Sector/Industry) category.
Assets of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type
Billions of dollars
December 2025 | November 2025 | December 2024 | ||
Total Domestic Equity | 8,609.9 | 8,510.0 | 6,887.0 | |
Domestic (Broad-Based) | 7,645.5 | 7,549.0 | 6,072.2 | |
Domestic (Sector/Industry) | 964.5 | 961.0 | 814.7 | |
Global/International Equity | 2,133.8 | 2,073.0 | 1,451.0 | |
Hybrid | 48.3 | 48.8 | 41.0 | |
Bond | 2,238.9 | 2,219.3 | 1,758.9 | |
Commodities | 341.9 | 315.1 | 167.5 | |
All | 13,372.9 | 13,166.2 | 10,305.4 | |
Note: Components may not add to the total due to rounding.
Value of Shares Issued and Redeemed by All Exchange-Traded Funds
Billions of dollars
December 2025 | November 2025 | YTD 2025 | YTD 2024 | |
Gross Issuance | 847.9 | 519.4 | 6,211.0 | 5,071.6 |
Gross Redemptions | 618.6 | 371.3 | 4,743.1 | 3,926.8 |
Net Issuance | 229.3 | 148.1 | 1,467.9 | 1,144.9 |
Note: Components may not add to the total due to rounding.
Number of Exchange-Traded Funds by Type
December 2025 | November 2025 | December 2024 | ||
Total Domestic Equity | 2,468 | 2,402 | 1,835 | |
Domestic (Broad-Based) | 1,977 | 1,926 | 1,383 | |
Domestic (Sector/Industry) | 491 | 476 | 452 | |
Global/International Equity | 905 | 893 | 825 | |
Hybrid | 109 | 103 | 101 | |
Bond | 883 | 878 | 761 | |
Commodities | 125 | 126 | 119 | |
All | 4,490 | 4,402 | 3,641 | |
Highlights: Assets of all exchange-traded funds rose in December by $206.70 billion, or 1.6 percent, to $13.37 trillion. Over the past 12 months, ETF assets increased $3.07 trillion, or 29.8 percent. Assets in domestic equity ETFs increased $1.72 trillion since December 2024, and global equity ETF assets rose $682.88 billion during this period. At the end of December 2025, assets of bond funds were $2.24 trillion and hybrid funds were $48.28 billion and commodity funds were $341.90 billion.
During December, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $229.25 billion. In December 2024, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $145.30 billion.
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SOURCE Investment Company Institute
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