iShares, of the BlackRock stable, becomes a global leader in the ETF sector, thanks to $130 billion raised in 2015. BlackRock announced last year it had inflows of $130 billion, with an annual organic growth rate of 13%, through its iShares platform which ended the year #XNUMX in the global exchange traded fund (ETF) industry.
Speaking in terms of growth, in the United States there was a real record with 87 billion deposits in 2015, 15 more than the previous year. Excellent results also in Europe ($34 billion compared to $20 billion in 2014). In both markets, 42% of funding was achieved.
Overall the sector ended 2015 with a record growth of 347 billion dollars.
Mark Wiedman, Global Head of BlackRock iShares, commented: “Despite weak equity markets in 2015, the global ETF sector set a new growth record at $347bn. Institutional and retail investors are increasingly turning to ETFs as instruments suitable for any financial market and as long-term core investments.”
Speaking of Bond ETFs, Weidman specified that “ 2015 was an exceptional year, which closed with an annual organic growth rate of 22% globally. Bond ETFs enable retail and institutional investors to access bond markets at transparent, public pricing, with a high level of liquidity. iShares – continued the manager – has reached $50bn worldwide, equal to 54% of all new funding of bond ETFs. iShares bond ETFs performed in line with client expectations during both quiet and high volatility markets in 2015.”
iShares' global assets under management exceeded $1.000 trillion as of December 31, 2015.
