Trading value for ETFs and ETNs at the open on the 14th totaled ¥64.3 billion, of which ETFs tracking the Nikkei 225 accounted for ¥46.9 billion. Trading in Nikkei Leveraged ETFs was brisk as the Nikkei 225 plunged.
Trading value for ETFs and ETNs at the open on the 14th fell 15.6% from the same time on the previous Friday to ¥64.3 billion. Trading value for 22 issues, including ETFs tracking the Nikkei 225, declined 15.1% to ¥46.9 billion.
Among individual issues, 30 issues, including iShares 20+ Year US Treasury Premium, iShares USD Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF and Global X Ultra Long US Treasury (Currency Hedged), hit new lows. Also notable were iFree ETF米国10年国債イン, up 4.87%, and WisdomTree Gasoline Listed Fund, up 4.27%.
With the Nikkei 225 plunging ¥1,100, NEXT Nikkei Average Leverage topped trading among ETFs tracking the index, with trading value of ¥27.934 billion. This was well above the ¥23.268 billion average for the same time over the past 5 trading days.
Other major Nikkei 225 ETFs included Nikkei Average Bear 2x Listed Fund at ¥4.725 billion, NEXT Nikkei 225 Linked at ¥3.632 billion and NEXT Nikkei Average Double Inverse Index at ¥3.616 billion.