LSE has record month for ETF trading
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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