Is there a site that charts total assets of a fund/ETF (GLD, UCO, etc)? I'd like to see total assets plotted over periods of time to get an idea if assets are increasing or decreasing.
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Websites like Morningstar or the exchanges where they trade.– DumbCoderCommented Dec 2, 2014 at 15:23
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You have a link to the chart for any of these that show this?– 4thSpaceCommented Dec 2, 2014 at 19:14
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My knowledge relates to ETFs only.
By definition, an ETF's total assets can increase or decrease based upon how many shares are issued or redeemed. If somebody sells shares back to the ETF provider (rather than somebody else on market) then the underlying assets need to be sold, and vice-versa for purchasing from the ETF provider. ETFs also allow redemptions too in addition to this.
For an ETF, to determine its total assets, you need to you need to analyze the Total Shares on Issue multipled by the Net Asset Value. ETFs are required to report shares outstanding and NAV on a daily basis.
"Total assets" is probably more a function of marketing rather than "demand" and this is why most funds report on a net-asset-value-per-share basis.
Some sites report on "Net Inflows" is basically the net change in shares outstanding multiplied by the ETF price.
If you want to see this plotted over time you can use a such as: http://www.etf.com/etfanalytics/etf-fund-flows-tool which allows you to see this as a "net flows" on a date range basis.
answered Apr 2, 2015 at 13:06
For mine, that info's in the quarterly reports... and in the prospectus, which you should be looking at before you put money into the fund.
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I'd definitely like something more real-time than quarterly.– 4thSpaceCommented Dec 2, 2014 at 23:51
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More current info is probably available directly from the fund, probably via web these days... but if you want to compare a bunch of funds, Morningstar is one good resource. I access it thru Quicken, but I presume there are more direct routes.– keshlamCommented Feb 1, 2015 at 4:49