ETFs gather record cash in 2016

• Investors funneled a record $375B into exchange-traded funds in 2016, according to BlackRock (NYSE:BLK), compared with $348B in 2015.
• Best and worst non-leveraged perfomers: SILJ +150.6%, XME +112.5% RSXJ +105%, VXX -68.9%, VIIX -68.9%, VIXY -68.7%.
• Nearly 250 new ETFs were also launched during the year, with the dominant category beings U.S. equities, representing 36% of new funds.