Actively managed ETF assets hit a record $1.26 trillion worldwide at the end of February, the research and consultancy firm ETFGI reports.
That surpasses the previous record of $1.23 trillion, set only a month earlier at the end of January, according ETFGI’s February 2025 Active ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, a research subscription service.
Other highlights of the ETFGI report include:
Net inflows totaled $51.72 billion in February
Year-to-date net inflows also set a record — $103.69 billion surpassing the previous record of $46.40 billion set in 2024, and $33.07 billion in 2021, the third highest total
The ETF market has seen 59 consecutive months of net inflows
“The S&P 500 index decreased by 1.30% in February but is up by 1.44% YTD in 2025,” Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI, said in a news release. “The developed markets excluding the U.S. index increased by 1.31% in February and is up 6.08% YTD in 2025.”
Luxembourg (up 14.10%) and Spain (up 8.87%) saw the largest increases among the developed markets in February, Fuhr said. The emerging markets index decreased by 0.04% during February but is up 0.26% in 2025. Indonesia (down 15.94%) and Thailand (down 9.48%) saw the largest decreases amongst emerging markets in February, she noted.
At the end of February, there were 3,395 actively managed ETFs globally, with assets of $1.26 trillion, 4,354 listings from 543 providers on 40 exchanges in 32 countries.
Equity-focused actively managed ETFs listed globally tallied $25.07 billion in net inflows during February, for year-to-date net inflows to $51.46 billion, almost twice the $27.41 billion in net inflows in 2024. During February, fixed income-focused actively managed ETFs listed globally had net inflows of $22.13 billion, for year-to-date net inflows to $43.54 billion, also significantly more than the $16.39 billion in net inflows in 2024.
The top 20 active ETFs/ETPs by net new assets contributed significantly to the worldwide surge, collectively bringing in $18.75 billion during February. Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF (JAAA US) had the highest net inflow, $2.01 billion.
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