ETFGI Reports Actively Managed ETFs Globally Hit New US$2.15 Trillion Record Amid 71 Straight Months of Net Inflows at the end of February
Press Release
LONDON — March 26, 2026 — ETFGI reports Actively Managed ETFs globally Hit New US$2.15 Trillion Record Amid 71 Straight Months of net Inflows at the end of February. During February the actively managed ETFs industry globally gathered net inflows of US$91.15 billion, bringing year-to-date net inflows to a record US$167.58 billion, according to ETFGI's February 2026 Active ETF industry landscape insights report, an annual paid-for research subscription service. ETFGI, is a 14 year old leading independent research and consultancy firm renowned for its expertise in subscription research, consulting services, 6 annual ETFGI Global ETFs Insights Summits, and ETF TV on global ETF industry trends. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Highlights
• Global assets in actively managed ETFs climbed to a new record of $2.15 trillion at the end of February, surpassing the prior high of $2.04 trillion set in January 2026.
• Assets are up 11.6% year‑to‑date, rising from $1.92 trillion at year‑end 2025.
• Actively managed ETFs attracted $91.15 billion in net inflows during February.
• YTD net inflows of $167.58 billion mark the highest on record, ahead of $103.29 billion in 2025 and the previous record of $46.07 billion in 2024.
• February marked the 71st consecutive month of net inflows.
“The S&P 500 declined by 0.76% in February and was up 0.68% year‑to‑date in 2026. Developed markets excluding the U.S. rose 6.03% during February and were up 12.55% year‑to‑date, with Korea (up 20.11%) and Luxembourg (up 16.61%) recording the strongest gains among developed markets for the month. Emerging markets increased by 2.47% in February and were up 8.11% year‑to‑date, led by Thailand (up 19.48%) and Taiwan (up 11.63%),” said Deborah Fuhr, Managing Partner, Founder, and Owner of ETFGI.
Growth in assets in the actively managed ETFs industry as of end of February
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Source: ETFGI data sourced from ETF/ETP sponsors, exchanges, regulatory filings, Thomson Reuters/Lipper, Bloomberg, publicly available sources and data generated in-house. Note: “ETFs” are typically open-end index funds that provide daily portfolio transparency, are listed and traded on exchanges like stocks on a secondary basis as well as utilising a unique creation and redemption process for primary transactions. “ETPs” refers to other products that have similarities to ETFs in the way they trade and settle but they do not use a mutual fund structure. The use of other structures including grantor trusts, partnerships, notes and depositary receipts by ETPs can create different tax and regulatory implications for investors when compared to ETFs which are funds. |
The actively managed ETFs industry globally has 4,864 ETFs, with 6,574 listings, assets of $2.15 Tn, from 682 providers listed on 47 exchanges in 37 countries at the end of February.
Dimensional is the largest active provider in terms of assets with $286.31 Bn, reflecting 13.3% market share; JP Morgan Asset Management is second with $268.70 Bn and 12.5% market share, followed by iShares with $128.49 Bn and 6.0% market share. The top three providers, out of 682, account for 31.8% of Global Active ETF AUM, while the remaining 679 providers each have less than 6% market share.
Net inflows
Actively managed ETFs attracted $91.15 billion in net inflows during February.
Equity-focused actively managed ETFs listed globally attracted $41.48 billion in net inflows during February, bringing year‑to‑date inflows to $84.29 billion—well above the $51.42 billion gathered by this point in 2025.
Fixed income–focused actively managed ETFs saw $42.69 billion in net inflows in February, lifting YTD inflows to $71.19 billion, compared with $43.23 billion in net inflows at the same point in 2025.
Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 active ETFs/ETPs by net new assets, which collectively gathered
$38.64 Bn during February. ProShares GENIUS Money Market ETF (IQMM US) gathered $18.25 Bn, the largest individual net inflow.
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Source: ETFGI data sourced from ETF/ETP sponsors, exchanges, regulatory filings, Thomson Reuters/Lipper, Bloomberg, publicly available sources and data generated in-house. Note: This report is based on the most recent data available at the time of publication. Asset and flow data may change slightly as additional data becomes available. |
Investors have tended to invest in Fixed Income actively managed ETFs/ETPs during February.
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