The combined assets of the nations exchange-traded funds rose in November by $26.06 billion, or 2.1%, to $1.295 trillion.in November, according to data from theInvestment Company Institute.
Over the past 12 months, ETF assets increased $249.81 billion, or 23.9%. Assets in domestic equity ETFs increased $131.84 billion since November 2011, and global equity ETFs assets rose $51.31 billion during this period.
At the end of November 2012, assets of bond funds were $244.01 billion and hybrid funds were $606 million.