A lot has been said and written about the growth of active and semi-active ETFs in the U.S. Even in Europe, where active/semi-active ETFs are still at the beginning, one sees news and media coverage around the emerging segment of active/semi-active ETFs every day. Conversely, there is literally no media coverage on the development of active/semi-active ETFs in Asia, Australia, or South America. This lack of information may lead to the question of whether active/semi-active ETFs are a global phenomenon? In other words, are active/semi-active ETFs are of interest to investors in other parts of the world? An analysis of

There is currently a lot of noise around active ETFs in Europe. But is the trend toward active or semi-active ETFs really so strong or are all the headlines on this topic are just chasing attention? Generally speaking, the trend toward active/semi-active ETFs is visible as an increasing number of managers of actively managed mutual funds speak about possible launches of respective ETFs, while only a small number of these managers have launched an active/semi-active ETF so far. But how big is the market for active/semi-active at the moment? Is it really worthwhile that this market segment gets so much