A survey of wealth managers from across Europe found that 96% expect to increase their use of active ETFs over the next 12 months, with a further 32% projecting a “significant increase”.
Active ETFs saw significant growth in Europe last year, seeing a 68% increase in AUM – so far in 2025, they have seen over $9.5 billion in net flows.
The findings come from HANetf’s latest Thematic & Active Review, which includes an independent professional survey of wealth managers.
The majority (34%) of respondents said that Europe needed more active products in the fixed income and covered call spaces.
The survey also found that the majority (38%) of investors expect thematic ETFs to see the most growth in Europe over the next 5 years, followed closely by active ETFs (36%).
The survey also asked for investors’ attitudes towards various themes and commodities. Respondents claimed they were very bullish (38%) on technology / AI.
Another theme investors were bullish (26%) or very bullish (24%) on was healthcare.
Hector McNeil, Co-Founder and Co-CEO of HANetf, said: “The survey results demonstrate that investor interest in active ETFs is still growing apace – our last survey, conducted in January 2025, found that 94% of investors expect to increase their use of active ETFs – this time, the number is 96%. The growing AUM of active ETFs tells a similar story, with $9.5 billion in net flows already this year.
