AdvisorShares Active ETF Market Share Update – Week Ending 9/22/2017
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Assets in actively managed ETFs increased by $203 million, or 0.50%, to $40.53 billion. No new funds launched last week, which leaves the count at 189.
The gains at the provider level were very small and widely dispersed led by $31 million for ARK Investments, $30 million for State Street and $26 million for PIMCO. Declines were also small with ArrowShares and Virtus each contracting by $5 million.
At the strategy level, Global Equity and Short Term Bond each brought in $54 million while Alternative Income was in the red by $13 million.
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Number of Active ETFs by Sponsor
Number of Active ETFs by Strategy
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