Global ETF and ETP Industry 2009:

· At the end of May 2009 the Global ETF industry had 1,660 ETFs with 3,008 listings, assets of $775.20 billion, from 90 providers on 42 exchanges around the world.

· YTD assets have risen by 9.0% which is more than the 5.41% rise in the MSCI World index in USD terms.

· YTD the number of ETFs increased by 4.3% with 119 new ETFs launched.

· YTD the number of exchanges with official listings decreased by one to 42.

· YTD the average daily trading volume in USD decreased by 6.9% to US$75.1 Billion.

· Standard & Poor’s (S&P) ranks 1st with US$184.64 Bn in ETF AUM tied to their benchmarks, while MSCI ranks 2nd with US$173.07 Bn, followed by Barclays Capital in 3rd with US$64.72 Bn.

· There are currently plans to launch 767 new ETFs.

· Globally, iShares is the largest ETF provider in terms of both number of products, 382 ETFs, and assets of US$374.96 Bn, reflecting 48.4% market share; State Street Global Advisors is second with 104 products and US$115.29 Bn, 14.9% market share; followed by Vanguard with 40 products and assets of US$58.58 Bn and 7.6% market share at the end of May 2009.

· Globally, net sales of mutual funds (excluding ETFs) were minus US$6.0 Bn, while net sales of ETFs were positive US$7.7 Bn during the first three months of 2009 according to Strategic Insight.

· Additionally, there were 302 other ETPs (Exchange Traded Products) with assets of US$83.12 Bn from 33 providers on 18 exchanges.

· Combined, there were 1,962 products with assets of US$858.32 Bn from 109 providers on 44 exchanges around the world.

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