LSE has record month for ETF trading

LSE has record month for ETF trading

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London Stock Exchange (LSE) has recorded the highest order book tunover for exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in October since the product was first listed in 2000.

The LSE's order book turnover came in at £6.2bn for the month. 

ETFs with exposure to the Ftse 100 accounted for £895m of the £6.2bn, 14.4% of total ETF value traded for October 2014.

The 20 most traded ETFs are diverse, spanning across asset classs. including equity, such as FTSE 100, S&P 500, and fixed-income, such as corporate bonds, high yield and Gilts.

The top ETFs also offer exposure to different geographic locations including global exposure, Europe, US and Japan. 

First introduced in the UK in 2000, there are now over 1000 ETFs and Exchange Traded Commodities listed on London Stock Exchange.


Top 20 traded ETFs on London Stock Exchange in October 2014: 

TIDM

ETF name

Sum of GBP Value

Sum of Trades

ISF

ISHARES FTSE 100 ETF

580,419,881

27,577

VUSD

VANGUARD S&P 500 UCITS ETF

423,441,347

4,144

VUKE

VANGUARD FTSE 100 UCITS ETF

314,172,466

2,471

CSPX

ISHARES CORE S&P 500 UCITS ETF

207,100,893

932

IDUS

ISHARES S&P 500 UCITS ETF (DIST)

205,621,354

1,261

IUSA

ISHARES S&P 500 UCITS ETF (DIST)

190,430,979

5,015

IEMB

ISHARES J.P. MORGAN $ EM BND UCITS ETF

142,577,577

1,841

IEEM

ISHARES MSCI EM UCITS ETF (DIST)

121,661,598

2,134

VUSA

VANGUARD S&P 500 UCITS ETF

119,527,973

825

IDWR

ISHARES MSCI WORLD UCITS ETF (DIST)

108,733,370

1,102

IWRD

ISHARES MSCI WORLD UCITS ETF (DIST)

90,712,627

1,622

IJPE

ISHARES MSCI JAPAN EUR HEDGED UCITS ETF

78,160,223

1,101

IHYU

ISHARES $ HIGH YIELD CORP BND UCITS ETF

70,512,693

1,610

MIDD

ISHARES FTSE 250 UCITS ETF

68,904,053

1,618

EUE

ISHARES EURO STOXX 50 UCITS ETF (DIST)

68,877,347

1,013

IGLT

ISHARES CORE UK GILTS UCITS ETF

66,528,834

873

IFFF

ISHARES MSCI AC FET EX-JPN UCITS ETF

66,442,786

950

SLXX

ISHARES CORE £ CORPORATE BOND UCITS ETF

64,075,731

821

IHYG

ISHARES EURO HIGH YLD CORP BND UCITS ETF

60,880,306

1,419

LQDE

ISHARES $ CORPORATE BOND UCITS ETF

59,797,680

1,625




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