ETFplus: trades grow strongly in the 3rd quarter of 2015

- + 76% trades vs 2014

- + 51% turnover in comparison to the same quarter in 2014

- AUM of ETP and net inflow of ETF are growing  

In the third quarter of the year, ETFplus registered further growth in terms of trades and turnover, in comparison to the same period in 2014.

In particular, in the first 9 months of 2015 ETFplus recorded 3.827.635 trades (+75,97% compared to the same period in 2014), for a turnover of €80.68 billion.

Borsa Italiana has confirmed its leadership in Europe for number of trades on electronic platform, with a market share of 30.95%. The ranking has been lead since 2005.

At the end of September 2015, ETP AUM deposited in Italy reached €43.77bn,

+28.08% vs end of September 2014, while ETFs amassed €6.74bn of

inflows (+23.18% vs 2014).

On September 30 ETFplus had 959 listed ETPs. In the third quarter 29 ETFs and 5 ETCs/ETNs debuted on the market. For the first time the following products are available on ETFplus: 1 EUR hedged emerging markets Government bond ETF, 1 USD floating rate corporate bond ETF, 1 actively managed ETF on ETFs, 1 Chinese Government bond ETF, 12 factor ETFs, 4 both long and short leveraged ETNs on French Government bond index.

Moreover, October was a very positive month, with ETFplus totaling 1,041 products, including 173 new listed products - also open-end funds - since the beginning of the year.

Finally, in the third quarter of 2015 the following open-end fund issuers debuted on ETFplus: Hypo Portfolio Selection, Woodpecker Capital, Alessia Sicav and Efficiency Growth Fund. In October Diaman Sicav and TCW joined the list, for a total of 9 issuers on the market.

Silvia Bosoni, Head of Listing on ETFplus of Borsa Italiana, commented:
“2015 is a very positive year for ETFplus, which recorded increasing AUM and trades. This proves that ETPs have a great success among investors, and confirms the leading role of Borsa Italiana in Europe.”

For further information:
Media Relations
Oriana Pagano
Sofia Crosta
+39 02 7242 6360
media.relations@borsaitaliana.it
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