Week of August 3, 2020 KPI Summary
Although the open-to-close ratio fell to 0.98 last week, it jumped back to 1.01 this week as the total number of ETFs opened since 08/09/19 is 228, and the total ETFs closed since that date is 226. Total US ETF assets jumped up to $4.71 Tn, and the change YTD continues to climb higher, currently at 6.54%. Returns for both indexes seemed to increase across the board. Most notably, 1-year returns increased by around 8% for both indexes. The Toroso ETF Industry Index remains ahead of the S&P Financial Select Sector Index.
TETF.Index Performance vs. S&P Financial Select Sector Index
(as of August 7, 2020)
TETF.Index Performance vs. Other Leading Financial Indices
(March 31, 2017 through August 7, 2020)
ETF Launches
TrueShares Structured Outcome August ETF (ticker: AUGZ)
Defiance Nasdaq Junior Biotechnology ETF (ticker: IBBJ)
T. Rowe Price Blue Chip Growth ETF (ticker: TCHP)
T. Rowe Price Dividend Growth ETF (ticker: TDVG)
T. Rowe Price Equity Income ETF (ticker: TEQI)
T. Rowe Price Growth Stock ETF (ticker: TGRW)
Why Follow the ETF Industry KPIs
The team at Toroso Investments began tracking the ETF Industry Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) in the early 2000’s and have been consistently reporting on, and analyzing these metrics ever since. The table below was the impetus for the creation of the TETF.Index, the index that tracks the ETF industry. Each week, we will share the statistics we believe to be the most useful for identifying industry trends, in addition to the performance of the TEFT.Index.
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