ETF assets climbed to a new all time record in April according to the latest data from the National Stock Exchange, with a total of $1.14 trillion in more than 1,200 products at the end of last month. Total assets grew by more than 5% on the month, thanks to stellar performances from equities and commodities and another strong month of inflows. In total, more than $22 billion flowed into ETFs in April, representing more than 2% of March assets. U.S equities accounted for about half of the monthly inflows, with global equities and fixed income ETPs also jumping on surging investor interest. Commodity ETPs took in about $775 million on the month, though nearly $480 million flowed into short leveraged commodity ETPs–suggesting that investors were beginning to bet on a bubble that has popped in the first week of May. The rich got richer in the ETF space in [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: May ETF Summary: Return to Old Form March ETF Stats: Another Solid Quarter Ten Commandments Of ETF Investing Low Cost ETFs: Complete List Of The Cheapest Exchange-Traded Funds Announcing The Free Head-To-Head ETF Comparison Tool