Assets in the European ETF industry surged to an all-time high of $2.76 trillion at the end of July, according to ETF research firm ETFGI’s data.
This figure surpassed the previous record of $2.74 trillion set in June. The industry gathered $31.18 billion in net inflows during July, pushing year-to-date (YTD) inflows to a record $207.28 billion, above the previous annual highs in 2024 and 2021. Over the past 12 months, European-listed ETFs have attracted $350.52 billion in net inflows.
Assets have grown 21.5% so far this year, rising from $2.27 trillion at the end of 2024. July also marked the 34th consecutive month of net inflows into European ETFs.
Equity ETFs led the charge, bringing in $23.65 billion in July and $144.30 billion YTD — both record highs. This exceeded the $89.45 billion gathered in the same period last year. Fixed income ETFs gained $3.23 billion in July, bringing their YTD total to $35.92 billion, slightly below last year’s $36.44 billion.
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Commodities ETFs gained $911.67 million in July and $7.96 billion YTD, compared to $4.89 billion in outflows over the same period in 2024. Active ETFs continued to gain traction, with $3.42 billion in July inflows and $16.78 billion YTD, more than double of $6.74 billion recorded in July last year.
The industry now offers 3,324 products, 14,049 listings and 126 providers across 29 exchanges in 24 countries. Substantial inflows came from the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which gathered $15.19 billion in July, shared the data provider. The iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF led individual products, pulling in $2.06 billion.
“The S&P 500 Index rose by 2.24% in July, bringing its year-to-date gain to 8.59%. In contrast, developed markets excluding the US declined by 0.71% during the month, though they remain up 19.44% for the year. Denmark and the Netherlands experienced the largest monthly drops among developed markets, falling by 13.90% and 5.78%, respectively.
Emerging markets posted a 1.63% increase in July and are up 13.22% year-to-date, with Thailand and the UAE leading the gains, rising by 14.13% and 8.41%, respectively,” said Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI.
