NSX Releases September 2010 ETF/ETN Data Report; Assets Top $900 Billion for the First Time

JERSEY CITY, N.J., Oct. 5 /PRNewswire/ -- National Stock Exchange, Inc. (NSX®) announced that assets in U.S. listed Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) and Exchange-Traded Notes (ETN) surpassed $900 billion for the first time, totaling approximately $900.1 billion at September 2010 month-end.  This is an increase of approximately 28% over September 2009 month-end when assets totaled $704.9 billion.  At the end of September 2010 there were 1066 listed products.

Net cash flows to ETFs for the month totaled $28 billion, bringing the year to date total to over $75 billion.  ETF/ETN notional trading volume during September 2010 totaled $1.3 trillion, representing 30% of all U.S. equity trading volume.

This and more data is included in the full NSX September 2010 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 1066 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.