U.S. ETF assets at $226 billion in December

U.S. ETF assets at $226 billion in December:

"Equity-index ETF assets grew by $13.9 billion to $217.7 billion, with U.S. stock ETFs adding $10.7 billion, while international fund assets increased by $3.3 billion.

ETFs that invest in bonds saw assets grow $604 million to $8.5 billion, according to the ICI, the trade group for the mutual-fund industry.

In December, the value of all ETF shares issued exceeded that of shares redeemed by $8.7 billion. Stock-index ETFs experienced a positive net issuance of $8.2 billion, and bond ETFs also saw a positive net issuance of $557 million. "