Global assets in actively managed ETFs hit an all-time high of $1.26 trillion at the end of February, according to ETF research firm ETFGI’s latest industry report.
The figure surpassed the previous record of $1.23 trillion set in January 2025, driven by investor demand and surging inflows. According to ETFGI’s data, February alone saw $51.72 billion in net inflows, pushing year-to-date totals to a record $103.69 billion—the highest ever recorded.
This marked the 59th consecutive month of net inflows for actively managed ETFs, reflecting consistent investor interest in strategies that blend active management with the liquidity and transparency of the ETF wrapper.
Equity-focused active ETFs led the charge, attracting $25.07 billion in February and $51.46 billion year-to-date—nearly double the YTD figure for 2024. Fixed income active ETFs followed closely, with $22.13 billion in February inflows, and $43.54 billion so far this year, nearly triple last year’s pace.
The top 20 active ETFs accounted for a combined $18.75 billion in net new assets during February. Janus Henderson’s AAA CLO ETF led individual inflows with $2.01 billion, indicating a strong appetite for higher-yield, credit-focused strategies.
At the end of February, there were 3,395 actively managed ETFs globally, offered by 543 providers across 40 exchanges in 32 countries.
“The S&P 500 index decreased by 1.30% in February bit is up by 1.44% YTD in 2025. The developed markets excluding the US index increased by 1.31% in February and is up 6.08% YTD in 2025. Luxembourg (up 14.10%) and Spain (up 8.87%) saw the largest increases amongst the developed markets in February. The emerging markets index decreased by 0.04% during February but is up 0.26% in 2025. Indonesia (down 15.94%) and Thailand (down 9.48%) saw the largest decreases amongst emerging markets in February”, according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI.
