Factbox-Focus on bitcoin in Q1 overshadows broadening of US ETF landscape

Here are some of the trends identified by market participants and analysts for the ETF industry for the second quarter and beyond. As the Nikkei 225 benchmark index notched its first record high since 1989, investors are flocking to single-country ETFs focused on Japan. As of the final days of the first quarter, the group of ETFs saw $3.3 billion of inflows — more than half the $6.2 billion they attracted throughout 2023 as a whole, according to data from State Street Global Advisors.