NSX Releases August 2011 ETF/ETN Data Reports; Number of ETFs Listed Surpasses 1300

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Sept. 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- National Stock Exchange, Inc. (NSX®) announced that assets in U.S. listed Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN) totaled approximately $1.064 trillion at August 2011 month-end, an increase of over 31% in comparison to August 2010 when month-end assets totaled approximately $815 billion.  At the end of August 2011, the number of listed products totaled 1301 compared to 1046 listed products at the same time last year.

ETFs/ETNs posted net cash inflows of approximately $2.03 billion for the month of August 2011.  Year-to-date net cash inflows reached $73.2 billion at the end of August 2011, an increase of approximately 54% over the same time period in 2010 when net cash inflows were $47.6 billion.  ETF/ETN notional trading volume during August 2011 totaled approximately $2.99 trillion, representing almost 37% of all U.S. equity trading volume.  

This and more data is included in the full NSX August 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 1301 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.