NSX Releases April 2011 ETF/ETN Data Reports; New Records Set

JERSEY CITY, N.J., May 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- National Stock Exchange, Inc. (NSX®) announced that assets in U.S. listed Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN) continue to reach record levels, totaling approximately $1.14 trillion at April 2011 month-end, an increase of approximately 34% over April 2010 month-end when assets totaled almost $847 billion.  At the end of April 2011, the number of listed products surpassed 1200 for the first time, totaling 1,216 compared to 998 listed products at the same time last year. 

ETF/ETN net cash inflows for April 2011 totaled approximately $22.4 billion.  Year-to-date net cash inflows reached a record $51.3 billion, an increase of approximately 140% over the same time period in 2010 when net cash flows reached $21.3 billion.  ETF/ETN notional trading volume during April 2011 totaled approximately $1.3 trillion, representing almost 28% of all U.S. equity trading volume.  

This and more data is included in the full NSX April 2011 Month-End ETF/ETN Data Report released by the Exchange, which has become a key industry source for ETF/ETN data. These Data Reports are published following the end of each calendar month.  

To view the full reports go to: http://www.nsx.com/content/market-data.  NSX also publishes a product-by-product breakdown of the 1,216 products on which the data is based.  The complete list can be accessed at: http://www.nsx.com/content/etf-product-list.

The NSX monthly statistics include shares of open-end exchange-traded products, encompassing U.S. listed shares of investment companies, grantor trusts, ETNs and commodity pools.

NSX is the cost-effective provider of exchange services, committed to aligning its interests with those of its customers.  Acknowledged for its proven high-performance, low-latency technology, NSX is also a recognized resource for Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF) data.  For more information on NSX, visit www.nsx.com.

SOURCE National Stock Exchange, Inc.