ETFs globally enjoyed record net Q1 inflows of US$463.51bn which included net inflows of $158.81bn during March, which saw the 70th month of consecutive net inflows.
According to the ETFGI consultancy’s March 2025 Insights report the second highest Q1 net inflows were $397.51bn in 2024 and the third highest were of $360.72bn in 2021.
There were assets of $15.19tn invested in the ETFs industry globally at the end of March, below the record high assets of $15.50tn at the end of February 2025.
Assets in ETFs globally have risen 1.6% over the course of 2025, from $14.85tn at the end of 2024 to $15.19tn by the end of March 2025.
Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI said: “The S&P 500 index decreased by 5.63% in March and the US down by 4.27% YTD in 2025.
“The developed markets excluding the US index decreased by 0.36% in March and is up 5.70% YTD in 2025. Denmark (down 11.58%) and United States (down 6.34%) saw the largest decreases amongst the developed markets in March.
“The emerging markets index increased by 0.65% during March and is up 0.91% YTD in 2025. Czech Republic (up 14.00%) and Greece (up 13.13%) saw the largest increases amongst emerging markets in March.”
