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1 THOMSON REUTERS LIPPER EUROPEAN ETF MARKET REPORT: MARCH 2016 Please attribute the content to Detlef Glow, Thomson Reuters Lipper s head of EMEA research and the author of this report. Date of issue: April 25, 2016

2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Assets under management in the European exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry recovered during March from bn for February to bn. This increase of 11.4 bn was mainly driven by the performance of the underlying markets (+ 7.2 bn), while net sales contributed a positive 4.1 bn to the overall growth in assets under management in the ETF segment. Bond funds (+ 5.7 bn) enjoyed the highest net inflows for March. Bond EUR Corporates (+ 1.9 bn), Equity Emerging Markets (+ 1.0 bn), and Bond Europe High Yield (+ 1.0 bn) were the best selling Lipper global classifications for March. ishares (+ 3.9 bn), Amundi ETF (+ 0.6 bn), and State Street (SPDR) (+ 0.5 bn) were the best selling ETF promoters in Europe for March. The ten best selling funds gathered total net inflows of 4.8 bn for March. ishares Euro High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (+ 1.0 bn) was the best selling individual ETF for March.

3 REVIEW OF THE EUROPEAN ETF MARKET, MARCH 2016 After a decrease during January and February the assets under management in the European exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry recovered during March from bn for February to bn. This increase of 11.4 bn was mainly driven by the performance of the underlying markets (+ 7.2 bn), while net sales contributed a positive 4.1 bn to the overall growth in assets under management in the ETF segment. With regard to the overall number of products, it was not surprising that equity funds ( bn) held the majority of the assets, followed by bond funds ( bn), commodity products ( 13.4 bn), other funds ( 6.4 bn), money market funds ( 3.2 bn), alternative UCITS products ( 0.5 bn), and mixed-asset funds ( 0.4 bn). Graph 1: Market Share Assets Under Management in the European ETF Segment by Asset Type, March 31, 2016

4 Fund Flows by Asset Type Taking the overall market conditions during first quarter 2016 into account, it was not surprising that equity funds (- 1.9 bn) faced the highest net outflows for the month, bettered by money market products ( bn) and mixed-asset funds ( bn) as well as alternative products ( bn). On the other hand, it was quite surprising to see European investors return to bond products; bond ETFs enjoyed the highest net inflows (+ 5.7 bn), followed by commodity products (+ 0.3 bn) and other funds (+ 0.2 bn). The flows for March drove the overall net inflows in the European ETF segment to 6.4 bn for the year so far. Graph 2: Estimated Net Sales, March 2016 (Euro Millions)

5 Assets Under Management by Lipper Global Classifications With regard to the Lipper global classifications, the European ETF market was split into 164 different peer groups. The highest assets under management were held by funds classified as Equity US ( 61.0 bn), followed by Equity EuroZone ( 41.4 bn), Equity Europe ( 27.9 bn), and Equity Global ( 26.0 bn) as well as Bond EUR Corporates ( 22.4 bn). These five peer groups accounted for 40.81% of the overall assets under management in the European ETF segment, while the ten top classifications by assets under management accounted for 57.81%. Overall, 22 of the 164 peer groups each accounted for more than 1% of the assets under management. In total, these 20 peer groups accounted for bn or 76.44% of the overall assets under management. These numbers showed that the assets under management in the European ETF industry continued to be highly concentrated. Graph 3: Ten Top Lipper Global Classifications by Assets Under Management, March 31, 2016 (Euro Millions)

6 The peer groups on the other side of the table showed that some funds in the European ETF market are quite low in assets and may face the risk of being closed in the near future. They are obviously lacking investor interest and might therefore not be profitable for the respective fund promoters. Graph 4: Ten Smallest Lipper Global Classifications by Assets Under Management, March 31, 2016 (Euro Millions) Fund Flows by Lipper Global Classifications With regard to the overall sales for March, it was surprising that there were still four equity peer groups in the ten best selling Lipper classifications. Each of the three best selling classification groups accounted for estimated net sales of 1.0 bn or more: Bond EUR Corporates (+ 1.9 bn), Equity Emerging Markets (+ 1.0 bn), and Bond Europe High Yield (+ 1.0 bn). These numbers showed that the European ETF segment is also highly concentrated with regard to fund flows by sectors. Generally speaking, one would expect the flows in the European ETF segment to be concentrated, since investors often use ETFs to implement their market views and short-term asset allocation decisions; these products are made for and therefore are easy to use for these purposes.

7 Graph 5: Ten Top Lipper Global Classifications by Estimated Net Sales, March 2016 (Euro Millions) On the other side of the table, the ten peer groups with the highest net outflows accounted for 5.2 bn of outflows. Equity Eurozone (- 2.5 bn) faced the highest outflows, bettered by Bond EMU Government (- 0.5 bn) and Equity Europe (- 0.4 bn). A view of the general flow trends in Europe during March showed that the flows within the ETF segment were more or less in line with the overall fund flows. Graph 6: Ten Worst Selling Lipper Global Classifications by Estimated Net Sales, March 2016 (Euro Millions)

8 Assets Under Management by Promoters A closer look at the assets under management in the European ETF industry by promoters also showed high concentration, since only 19 of the 48 ETF promoters in Europe held assets at or above 1.0 bn. The largest ETF promoter in Europe ishares ( bn) accounted for 48.11% of the overall assets under management, far ahead of the number-two promoter db x-trackers ( 53.0 bn) and the number-three promoter Lyxor ETF ( 45.3 bn). Graph 7: Ten Top ETF Promoters by Assets Under Management, March 31, 2016 (Euro Millions) The ten top promoters accounted for 92.65% of the overall assets under management in the European ETF industry. This meant in turn that the other 38 fund promoters registering at least one ETF for sale in Europe accounted for only 7.35% of the overall assets under management.

9 Fund Flows by Promoters Since the European ETF market is highly concentrated, it is no surprise that eight of the ten largest promoters by assets under management were also among the ten top-selling ETF promoters for March. ishares, with net sales of 3.9 bn, maintained its position as the best selling ETF promoter in Europe, followed by Amundi ETF (+ 0.6 bn) and State Street (SPDR) (+ 0.5 bn). Graph 8: Ten Best Selling ETF Promoters, March 2016 (Euro Millions) Since the flows of the ten top promoters accounted for 149.2% of the overall estimated net flows into ETFs in Europe for March, it is clear that some of the 48 promoters (13) faced net outflows (- 2.1 bn in total) over the course of March.

10 Assets Under Management by Funds There were 2,118 instruments (primary funds and convenience share classes) listed as ETFs in the Lipper database at the end of March. With regard to the overall market pattern it was not surprising that the assets under management at the ETF level were also highly concentrated. Only 93 of the 2,118 instruments held assets above 1.0 bn. These products accounted for bn or 54.8% of the overall assets in the European ETF industry. The ten largest ETFs in Europe accounted for 75.4 bn or 17.7% of the overall assets under management. Graph 9: Ten Largest ETFs by Assets Under Management, March 31, 2016 (Euro Millions)

11 ETF Flows by Funds A total of 609 of the 2,133 instruments analyzed in this report showed net inflows of more than 10,000 for March, accounting for 16.0 bn or roughly four times the overall net flows. This meant in turn that the other 1,524 instruments faced no flows or net outflows for the month. In more detail 37 of the 609 ETFs posting net inflows enjoyed inflows of more than 100 m each during March, summing to 8.8 bn. The best selling ETF for March, ishares Euro High Yield Corporate Bond UCITS ETF, accounted for net inflows of 1.0 bn or 25.3% of the overall inflows; it was followed by ishares Euro Corporate Bond Large Cap UCITS ETF (+ 0.8 bn) and ishares $ Corporate Bond UCITS ETF (+ 0.6 bn). Graph 10: Ten Best Selling ETFs, March 2016 (Euro Millions) The flow pattern at the fund level showed the concentration even better than the statistics at the promoter or classification level. Overall, nine of the ten best selling funds for March were promoted by ishares and accounted for total net inflows of 4.5 bn.

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