Press Release
LONDON — September 10, 2026 — ETFs Industry in Europe approaches US$4 Trillion as record investor demand drives all-time high net inflows. Record assets of US$ 3.97 trillion and record year-to-date net inflows of US$ 381.4 billion at end of August, according to ETFGI’s August 2026 European ETFs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. ETFGI, is a 14 year old leading independent research and consultancy firm renowned for its expertise in subscription research, consulting services, 6 annual ETFGI Global ETFs Insights Summits, and ETF TV on global ETF industry trends. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Highlights
• Assets invested in the ETFs industry in Europe reached a record $3.97 trillion at the end of August, surpassing the previous record of $3.80 trillion at the end of July and placing the industry just 0.75% below the $4 trillion milestone.
• European ETF assets have increased 23.1% year-to-date, rising from $3.22 trillion at the end of 2025 to $3.97 trillion at the end of August 2026.
• The industry gathered $57.83 billion in net inflows during August.
• Year-to-date net inflows reached a record $381.41 billion, exceeding the previous record of $240.99 billion over the same period in 2025 by 58.3%.
• Year-to-date net inflows of $381.41 billion are already equal to 96.1% of the record US$396.84 billion gathered during all of 2025.
• With four months remaining in the year, the European ETF industry is on pace to establish a new annual record for net inflows in 2026.
• August marked the 47th consecutive month of net inflows into European ETFs, demonstrating the continued adoption of ETFs by institutional investors, wealth managers, financial advisers, and retail investors.
“Global equity markets continued to build on their gains in August, supported by broad-based strength across both developed and emerging markets. The S&P 500 increased 2.72% during the month and is up 13.14% year-to-date. Developed markets excluding the US outperformed, rising 3.01% in August and 18.07% year-to-date, led by Korea and Norway. Emerging markets also posted strong gains, advancing 3.53% in August and 13.26% year-to-date, with Taiwan and Greece delivering the strongest monthly returns among emerging market countries,” said Deborah Fuhr, Managing Partner, Founder, and Owner of ETFGI.
Growth in assets in the ETFs industry in Europe as of the end of August
Source: ETFGI data sourced from ETF/ETP sponsors, exchanges, regulatory filings, Thomson Reuters/Lipper, Bloomberg, publicly available sources and data generated in-house. Note: “ETFs” are typically open-end index funds that provide daily portfolio transparency, are listed and traded on exchanges like stocks on a secondary basis as well as utilising a unique creation and redemption process for primary transactions. “ETPs” refers to other products that have similarities to ETFs in the way they trade and settle but they do not use a mutual fund structure. The use of other structures including grantor trusts, partnerships, notes and depositary receipts by ETPs can create different tax and regulatory implications for investors when compared to ETFs which are funds.
The ETFs industry in Europe has 3,973 products, with 16,481 listings, assets of $3.97 Tn, from 171 providers listed on 32 exchanges in 26 countries at the end of August.
ETF Issuers
iShares is the largest ETF provider in terms of assets with $1.55 Tn, reflecting 39.1% market share; Amundi ETF is second with $493.69 Bn and 12.4% market share, followed by Xtrackers with $406.32 Bn and 10.2% market share. The top three providers, out of 171, account for 61.8% of European ETFs Industry AUM, while the remaining 168 providers each have less than 8% market share.
Net Inflows
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European ETFs gathered $57.83 billion in net inflows during August 2026.
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Equity ETFs led all categories, attracting $38.45 billion during August and a record $261.68 billion year-to-date, up 60.4% from $163.15 billion over the same period in 2025.
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Fixed income ETFs gathered $7.73 billion in August, bringing year-to-date net inflows to $73.02 billion, 65.7% higher than the $44.07 billion gathered by the end of August 2025.
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Commodity ETFs attracted $7.50 billion in August, raising year-to-date net inflows to $12.66 billion, surpassing the $10.47 billion gathered during the same period last year.
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Active ETFs gathered $3.88 billion in August, bringing year-to-date net inflows to $34.82 billion, 64.2% higher than the $21.21 billion attracted by the end of August 2025.
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Strong inflows across all major ETF segments underscore the continued adoption of ETFs by institutional investors, wealth managers, financial advisers, and retail investors throughout Europe.
Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $18.56 Bn in August. Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (VWRD LN) gathered $3.58 Bn, the largest individual net inflow.
Top 20 ETFs by net new assets August 2026: Europe
Source: ETFGI data sourced from ETF/ETP sponsors, exchanges, regulatory filings, Thomson Reuters/Lipper, Bloomberg, publicly available sources and data generated in-house. Note: This report is based on the most recent data available at the time of publication. Asset and flow data may change slightly as additional data becomes available.
The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $6.66 Bn during August. iShares Physical Gold ETC (SGLN LN) gathered $2.26 Bn, the largest individual net inflow.
Top 10 ETPs by net new assets July 2026: Europe
Source: ETFGI data sourced from ETF/ETP sponsors, exchanges, regulatory filings, Thomson Reuters/Lipper, Bloomberg, publicly available sources and data generated in-house. Note: This report is based on the most recent data available at the time of publication. Asset and flow data may change slightly as additional data becomes available.
Investors have tended to invest in Equity ETFs during August.
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