ETFGI Reports Assets Invested In ETFs And ETPs Listed In The United States Reach A New Milestone Of US$5.47 Trillion At The End Of 2020 Date
15/01/2021
ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETFs and ETPs ecosystem, reported today that ETFs and ETPs listed in the United States reach a new milestone of US$5.47 trillion at the end of 2020. During 2020 assets increased by 23.6% going from US$4.421 trillion to US$5.47 trillion. During December ETFs and ETPs listed in US gathered net inflows of US$63.49 billion, bringing year-to-date net inflows to a record US$490.19 billion which beats the prior record of US$468.25 billion set in 2017, according to ETFGI s December 2020 US ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Natural Gas ETFs Rebound after Some Think Selling Was Overdone December 29, 2020
Natural gas and related exchange traded funds rebounded Tuesday after a steep sell-off Monday that may have been too bearish.
On Tuesday, the
United States Natural Gas Fund (NYSEArca: UNG) increased 4.6%, while the Nymex natural gas futures advanced 7.3% to $2.47 per million British thermal units.
Natural gas prices plunged Monday after European weather models removed over 25 heating degree days from the long-range outlook while the American model backed off the projected demand in the early part of January, FXEmpire reports.
“What makes the coming pattern strongly bearish is the eight-to-15 day period favors mild conditions over most of the U.S. with continued only minor bouts of subfreezing temperatures into the northern U.S.,” according to NatGasWeather.
5 ETFs To Ride The Natural Gas Price Rally (UNG, BOIL, UNL, UGAZ, GASZ)
Jared Cummans: Few commodities have been in the news as much as natural gas has in 2012. After an abysmal multi-year run, NG seemed to have no momentum behind it and most investors had given up hope. But earlier in this year saw some much needed relief for the fossil fuel as temperatures across the nation were hotter than normal, spiking demand for NG. Ever since, natural gas and its related investment securities have been on a tear, with the commodity itself tacking on 70% in the last three months alone [for more natural gas news subscribe to our free newsletter].
Michael Johnston: ETFs have become so popular in recent years in part because of the tax efficiencies that they offer relative to traditional mutual funds. Due to the nuances of the creation / redemption mechanism, ETFs are generally able to give investors more control over their tax situation–instead of pinning them with capital gains obligations due to the activities of other investors.
Unfortunately, however, the tax treatment of exchange-traded products cannot be summed up simply as being more efficient than mutual funds. There are various complexities across the different product structures that impact the effective tax liabilities that will be incurred on gains. And there are also some nuances that impact how taxes on various ETP positions must be reported that are of major importance to some financial advisors. Gains and losses on the majority of exchange-traded products are reported on Form 1099, just like individual stocks. A select few among a universe of 1,400+ funds,