February marked another month of growth for the U.S. ETF industry, though the pace of inflows slowed a bit from recent months. According to data from the National Stock Exchange assets stood at $1.055 trillion at the end of February, an increase of about 3.5% over the previous month. February inflows totaled $7.4 billion, down slightly from the $10.3 billion that came in during January. Commodities Heat Up, Emerging Markets Cool Off Domestic equity ETFs saw inflows of nearly $3.6 billion in February after taking in nearly $10 billion the previous month. International ETFs saw a second straight month of outflows, reversing the trend of 2010. Commodity ETPs also enjoyed a surge in interest over the last month, thanks no doubt to a continued rally in natural resource prices. About $2.3 billion flowed into commodity funds, though many oil funds actually saw outflows (USO bled $180 million). The PowerShares DB [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Commodity ETFs Get No Love From Investors Ten New Years’ Resolutions For ETF Investors Ten Commandments Of ETF Investing January ETF Flows: Hot Start To 2011 End Of An ETF Era: VWO Surpasses EEM In Total Assets