Global active ETFs have reached a record $500.9bn in assets to the end of June, according to the latest research from ETFGI.
In total, this amounts to a 34.2% increase in AUM over the six-month period, comfortably doubling the previous record of $266.5bn set over the same time period last year.
Some 1,019 new ETFs across 253 providers were launched year-to-date, while the month of June marked 75 consecutive months of global net inflows into actively-managed ETFs.
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Over the six months, active equity ETFs saw net inflows of $298.9bn, more than twice the $148.6bn reached during H1 2025. Elsewhere, fixed income active ETFs increased their year-to-date net inflows from $102.8bn to $153.4bn, spelling a 49.2% uptick compared with the previous year.
Active ETFs to have gathered the most assets on a net basis to June 2026 include Roundhill Memory ETF, Avantis US Large Cap Value ETF and iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF.
Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder and owner of ETFGI, said: “Global equity markets experienced mixed performance in June. The S&P 500 declined 1% during the month but remained up 10.2% year-to-date in 2026.
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“Developed markets excluding the US fell 0.9% in June, bringing their year-to-date gain to 14.3%. Among developed markets, Luxembourg and Israel posted the largest declines during the month, falling 14.5% and 11.9%, respectively.
“Emerging markets declined 1.5% in June but remained up 9.8% year-to-date. Indonesia and the Czech Republic recorded the largest declines among emerging markets during the month, falling 8.6% and 6%, respectively.”
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