Assets invested in actively managed ETFs globally climbed to a new high of $1.82 trillion at the end of October, according to ETF research firm ETFGI’s data.
This crossed the previous record of $1.73 trillion set in September and marks a 55.2% rise year-to-date, up from $1.17 trillion at the end of 2024.
Actively managed ETFs gathered $75.79 billion of net inflows in October, taking year-to-date flows to a record $523.51 billion. That compares with $287.05 billion for the whole of 2024 and $132.74 billion in 2023. The industry has now recorded 67 consecutive months of net inflows.
Equity products led activity, collecting $41.54 billion during the month and $298.07 billion year-to-date, nearly double the $158.73 billion recorded by October 2024. Fixed income-focused ETFs added $28.00 billion in October, pushing year-to-date inflows to $196.67 billion, up from $111.90 billion a year earlier.
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Dimensional remained the largest active ETF provider with $243.56 billion in assets and a 13.4% market share. JP Morgan Asset Management followed with $239.88 billion (13.2%), while iShares ranked third at $106.74 billion (5.9%). Collectively, the three firms accounted for 32.5% of global active ETF assets, with each of the remaining 626 providers holding under 6% market share.
Flows were concentrated among the top 20 products, which together attracted $27.84 billion in October. The Akre Focus ETF (AKRE US) took in US$10.82 billion, the largest individual monthly inflow.
At the end of October, the global active ETF universe totalled 4,354 ETFs with 5,756 listings from 629 providers across 46 exchanges in 36 countries.
“The S&P 500 rose 2.34% in October, bringing its year-to-date gain to 17.52%. Developed markets excluding the U.S. advanced 1.69% in October and are up 29.83% so far in 2025, with Korea and Luxembourg leading the monthly gains. Emerging markets climbed 1.71% during October and have gained 24.50% year-to-date, driven by strong performances in Taiwan and Hungary,” according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder, and owner of ETFGI.
