Over the first half of 2015, research firm ETFGI says that assets invested in Canadian-listed exchange traded funds (ETFs) increased by 2.6%. At the end of June, there were 367 ETFs in Canada with $68 billion USD of assets under management.

Last month, ETFGI says that equity ETFs gathered the most assets of any category in Canada, accumulating net inflows of $814 million, followed by fixed income with $85 million, and commodity ETFs with $20 million. Year to date, $6.6 billion has flowed into Canadian ETFs, with the equity category gaining $3.1 billion, followed by fixed income attracting $2.6 billion. ETFGI notes that commodity ETFs suffered net outflows of $17 million over the first six months of 2015.

In June iShares gathered the most new money, with net ETF inflows of $518 million, followed by BMO Asset Management with $146 million and Vanguard with $124 million. Year to date, BMO Asset Management is on top with net inflows of $2.9 billion, followed by Vanguard with $1.1 billion, iShares with $761 million net, RBC Global Asset Management with $466 million, Mirae Horizons with $356 million, and First Asset with $343 million.

Note: All figures in US dollars.