Two hundred and thirty-four structured products linked to exchange-traded funds struck in April, according to SRP data.

The structures were distributed across six jurisdictions and sold a combined US$745m, the majority of which was accumulated in the US market (US$489m from 158 products). Other markets which saw products linked to ETFs where Taiwan, Canada, South Korea, China and Mexico. iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF were the most popular funds by sales volume, both collecting US$165m from 51 and 56 products, respectively. iShares MSCI EAFE ETF