53
May27, 2019
Totalassetsbystate
0 $3.2t
DATA:FDIC
$3t
2
1
0
1993 2019
◼BlackRock(iShares) ◼Vanguard ◼StateStreet(SPDR)
◼Invesco(PowerShares& Guggenheim) ◼Schwab ◼Other
Totalassetsin U.S.ETFsbycompany
New York might style itself as the banking capital of the
world, but by one measure it doesn’t compete with Ohio
orSouthDakota.DatacompiledbytheFederalDeposit
InsuranceCorp.onassetsheldbyinstitutionsit insures
showthosetwostatesontop,withabout$3.2trillion
apieceattheendof2018.That’sabouttriplewhat
DelawareandNewYorkeachhave.Why?Ohiois No. 1
inpartbecauseJPMorganChase& Co.’sdeposit-taking
arm is based in Columbus. South Dakota is home to
Citigroup’sunit,whichmoveditscreditcarddivision
thereinthe1980safterthestatelooseneditslending
laws.Althoughit’sabout$1trillion behind the leaders,
North Carolina, home to Bank of America Corp., rounds
out the top three. �Tom Metcalf
DATA: BLOOMBERG INTELLIGENCE
HEARTLAND
RICHES
CHEAPER BY
THE TRILLION
$3.2t
95¢
Assets of
FDIC-insured
banks in Ohio
TheBuckeyeStateishome
tolotsofcash
Assetsinexchange-tradedfunds
haveexploded,withthebulk
goingtothreemanagers.And
verylow-costfundsdominate.
Share of ETF assets by funds’ annual
expense ratios
0.11% to 0.20% 0.21% to 0.40%0.41% to 0.60%
48% (^251486)
0.10% or less 0.61% or more
Annual fee on
$1,000 invested in
the largest ETF