The European ETF industry enjoyed healthy inflows over the course of Q1 2024.  These inflows occurred in a further unstable market environment since the geopolitical tensions in Middle East, especially the Red Sea, increased over the course of the month. Nevertheless, since a number of shipping companies these days avoid the passage of the Suez channel, it is to be expected that the prolonged delivery times will cause some tensions for the still vulnerable delivery chains. Market sentiment was further driven by hopes that central banks—especially the U.S. Federal Reserve—have reached the last phase of their fight against high and

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

February 2024 was another month with healthy inflows for the European ETF industry. These inflows occurred in a further unstable market environment since the geopolitical tensions in Middle East, especially the Red Sea, increased over the course of the month as the European Union sent military ships to protect commercial vessels from the attacks of Houthi rebels. Nevertheless, since a number of shipping companies avoid nowadays the passage of the Suez channel, it is to be expected that the prolonged delivery times will cause some tensions for the still vulnerable delivery chains. Market sentiment was further driven by hopes that

As April 11, 2023, marks the twenty-third birthday of the European ETF industry, we took the chance to congratulate the industry and to publish our annual ETF Yearbook which reviews the trends in the European ETF industry and the wider ecosystem over the course of the year 2022. Even as the past 22 years were a real success story for the European ETF industry, the future does also look very bright, as I forecast in my market outlook that the assets under management in the European ETF industry will double to €2.5 tr before the end of 2030. Other topics

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

The European ETF industry enjoyed inflows over the course of January 2022. These inflows occurred in a positive market environment in which some market indices nearly reached their old highs. The market sentiment over the course of January was driven by hopes that central banks, especially the US Federal Reserve, may have reached the last phase of its fight against the high and further increasing inflation rates and may, therefore, start to keep interest rates stable quite soon. Some investors already expect that there might be room for decreasing interest rates later this year. Nevertheless, there are still some concerns

The European ETF industry enjoyed inflows over the course of November 2022. These inflows occurred in a positive market environment. Nevertheless, concerns about high inflation rates, increasing interest rates, market turmoil in UK government bonds, geopolitical tensions, and disrupted delivery chains caused by the still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic were still looming. The performance of the underlying markets led in conjunction with the estimated net inflows to increasing assets under management (from €1,254.0 bn as of October 31, 2022, to €1,309.9 bn at the end of November). At a closer look, the increase of €55.9 bn for November was driven by

The ETF promoter in Europe enjoyed estimated net inflows for August 2022 after the first negative month for the European ETF industry since March 2020. These inflows occurred in a negative and volatile market environment in which investor sentiment was impacted by high inflation rates, increasing interest rates, geopolitical tensions, and disrupted delivery chains caused by the still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and other parts of the world. The performance of the underlying markets led to decreasing assets under management (from €1,318.3 bn as of July 31, 2022, to €1,284.0 bn at the end of August). In more detail,

June 2022 was the first negative month for the European ETF industry since March 2020, as promoters faced slight estimated outflows. These outflows occurred in a negative and volatile market environment in which investor sentiment was impacted by high inflation rates, increasing interest rates, geopolitical tensions, and disrupted delivery chains caused by the still ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Europe and other parts of the world. The performance of the underlying markets led to decreasing assets under management (from €1,308.7 bn as of May 31, 2022, to €1,240.0 bn at the end of June). In more detail, the decrease of €68.8

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