The European ETF industry enjoyed inflows over the course of September 2023. These inflows occurred in a further unstable market environment over the course of the month in which some asset classes nevertheless showed positive results while others performed negatively. The market sentiment was still driven by hopes that central banks—especially the U.S. Federal Reserve—may have reached the last phase of its fight against high and further increasing inflation rates and may, therefore, start to keep interest rates at least stable quite soon. Some investors already think there might be room for decreasing interest rates later this year which might

The European ETF industry enjoyed inflows over the course of June 2023. These inflows occurred in a somewhat unstable but positive market environment in which some asset classes showed positive results. Meanwhile, others performed negatively over the course of the month. The market sentiment was still driven by hopes that central banks, especially the U.S. Federal Reserve, may have reached the last phase of their fight against the high and further increasing inflation rates and may, therefore, start to keep interest rates at least stable quite soon. Some investors already expect that there might be room for decreasing interest rates

European investors were generally in a risk-on mode over the course of 2021 which could be seen by the fact that equity funds were the best-selling asset type overall. In fact, 2021 was a superb year for the European fund industry as the promoters of mutual funds and ETFs enjoyed record inflows (€724.1 bn) over the course of 2021. These inflows come despite the unclear economic situation caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, disruptions in the delivery chains of some industry sectors, and steadily rising inflation. That said, it is remarkable that 2021 was the second year in a row