On April 11, 2000, the first two exchange-traded funds (ETF) based on the EURO STOXX 50 and the STOXX Europe 50 were listed on Deutsche Börse in Germany. With this listing, Merrill Lynch International brought a product to Europe which had been established in the U.S. since 1993. In addition to Germany, the trading of ETFs also began in Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.K. over the course of the year 2000. Even as the first reactions to these new products were positive, no one at that time really expected the future success that ETFs would experience. The following is a

On April 11, 2000, the first two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on the EURO STOXX 50 and the STOXX Europe 50 were listed on Deutsche Boerse in Germany. With this listing, Merrill Lynch International brought a product to Europe which had been established in the U.S. since 1993. In addition to Germany, the trading of ETFs also began in Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.K. over the course of the year 2000. Even as the first reactions to these new products were positive, no one at that time really expected the future success that ETFs would experience. The following is a

On April 11, 2000, the first two exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based on the EURO STOXX 50 and the STOXX Europe 50 were listed on Deutsche Börse in Germany. With this listing, Merrill Lynch International brought a product to Europe which had been established in the U.S. since 1993. In addition to Germany, the trading of ETFs also began in Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.K. over the course of the year 2000. Even as the first reactions to these new products were positive, no one at that time really expected the future success that ETFs would experience. The following is a

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

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

November 2021 marked the twentieth consecutive month with inflows into ETFs after the outflows caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. These inflows occurred in a volatile but still somewhat positive market environment in which investor sentiment was still impacted by the dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economies around the globe and the resulting actions taken by central banks and governments in Europe and other parts of the world. The positive performance of the underlying markets led to increasing assets under management (from €1,276.8 bn as of October 31, 2021, to €1,290.4 bn at

October 2021 marked the nineteenth consecutive month with inflows for the European ETF industry after the outflows caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. These inflows occurred in a volatile but positive market environment in which investor sentiment was still impacted by the dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economies around the globe and the resulting actions taken by central banks and governments in Europe and other parts of the world. The positive performance of the underlying markets led to increasing assets under management (from €1,219.3 bn as of September 30, 2021, to €1,276.3 bn

September 2021 marked the eighteenth consecutive month with inflows into ETFs after the outflows caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. These inflows occurred in a negative and volatile market environment in which investor sentiment was still impacted by the dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economies around the globe and the resulting actions taken by central banks and governments in Europe and other parts of the world. The negative performance of the underlying markets led to decreasing assets under management (from €1,1230.3 bn as of August 31, 2021, to €1,219.4 bn at the end

August 2021 marked the seventeenth consecutive month with inflows into ETFs after the outflows caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. These inflows occurred in a positive but somewhat volatile market environment in which investor sentiment was still impacted by the dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economies around the globe and the resulting actions taken by central banks and governments in Europe and other parts of the world. The positive performance of the underlying markets led in combination with the estimated net inflows to increasing assets under management (from €1,197.5 bn as of July

July 2021 marked the sixteenth consecutive month with inflows into ETFs after the outflows caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. These inflows occurred in a positive but somewhat volatile market environment in which investor sentiment was still impacted by the dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting actions taken by central banks and governments in Europe and other parts of the world. The positive performance of the underlying markets led in combination with the estimated net inflows to increasing assets under management (from €1,177.8 bn as of June 30, 2021, to €1,197.5 bn at

June 2021 marked the fifteenth consecutive month with inflows into ETFs after the outflows caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. These inflows occurred in a positive but volatile market environment in which investor sentiment was still impacted by the dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting actions taken by central banks and governments in Europe and other parts of the world. The positive performance of the underlying markets led in combination with the estimated net inflows to increasing assets under management (from €1,133.0 bn as of May 31, 2021, to €1,177.8 bn at the

May 2021 marked the fourteenth consecutive month with inflows into ETFs after the outflows caused by the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. These inflows occurred in a positive but volatile market environment in which investor sentiment was still impacted by the dynamics of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting actions taken by central banks and governments in Europe and other parts of the world. The positive performance of the underlying markets led in combination with the estimated net inflows to increasing assets under management (from €1,124.0 bn as of April 30, 2021, to €1,144.6 bn at the