Home Breadcrumb caret Industry News Breadcrumb caret Industry Breadcrumb caret Investments Breadcrumb caret Market Insights ETFs bounce back February was a strong month for Canadian and U.S. ETFs. By Staff | March 5, 2014 | Last updated on March 5, 2014 1 min read February was a strong month for Canadian ETFs, says National Bank’s Pat Chiefalo in a recent report. Read: North American ETF flows dip, for more on January results Along with research associates Daniel Straus and Ling Zhang, he finds the ETF market was up by $363 million or 0.6%. In fact, “All asset classes except commodit[ies] had inflows [last month]…ETF assets in Canada closed the month just $95 million shy of the $65 billion milestone,” says the report. Delving deeper, the report finds that “fixed income ETFs [grew by] $167 million in the month. Equity flows were [also] positive at a healthy $138 million [of inflows] despite large redemptions from Canadian equity” funds. Read: ETF market grew in 2013 In the U.S., ETF flows were up by US$19.3 billion or 1% in February. The report says, “Fixed income kicked into high gear with US$14 billion [of] inflows…The demand for bonds was driven by U.S. Treasuries.” Also, “equities were positive but muted, with [only] US$3.4 billion” of inflows.” Commodity and multi-asset funds were up 1% and 3%, respectively. For more, check out National Bank’s Canadian and U.S. ETF reports. Also read: The path to ETF success this year 101 need-to-know facts about ETFs Are leveraged ETFs smart investments? Staff The staff of Advisor.ca have been covering news for financial advisors since 1998. Save Stroke 1 Print Group 8 Share LI logo