ETFGI, reported that assets invested in the actively managed ETFs listed globally reached a new record of US$2.33 trillion at the end of April.

During April the actively managed ETFs industry globally gathered net inflows of US$67.02 billion, bringing year-to-date net inflows to a record US$311.66 billion, according to ETFGI’s April 2026 Active ETF and ETP industry landscape insights report, 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 global actively managed ETF industry reached a new record of $2.33 trillion at the end of April, surpassing the previous high of $2.15 trillion recorded at the end of February 2026.
• Assets have increased by 20.7% year-to-date in 2026, rising from $1.93 trillion at the end of 2025 to $2.33 trillion.
• The industry recorded net inflows of $67.02 billion in April.
• Year-to-date net inflows of $311.66 billion represent the highest on record, exceeding the previous annual highs of $176.44 billion in 2025 and $96.28 billion in 2024.
• April marked the 73rd consecutive month of net inflows into actively managed ETFs.
• Actively managed Equity ETFs and ETPs led demand, gathering $48.87 billion in net inflows during April.

“The S&P 500 rose 10.49% in April and is up 5.70% year-to-date in 2026. Developed markets outside the U.S. gained 9.44% in April, bringing their year-to-date return to 9.63%. Within developed markets, Korea (+38.29%) and Luxembourg (+14.27%) posted the strongest gains in April. Emerging markets advanced 10.53% during the month and are up 7.39% year-to-date, with Taiwan (+26.59%) and Egypt (+21.84%) leading performance.”— Deborah Fuhr, Managing Partner, Founder, and Owner of ETFGI

Growth in assets inactively managed ETFs listed globally at the end of April

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 actively managed ETFs listed globally had 5,103 ETFs, with 6,997 listings, assets of $2.33 Tn, from 706 providers listed on 49 exchanges in 39 countries at the end of April.

Dimensional leads the global active ETF market with $296.28 billion in assets (12.7% share), followed by JP Morgan Asset Management ($280.49 billion, 12.0%) and iShares ($150.46 billion, 6.5%).

Combined, the top three providers represent 31.2% of industry assets, while the other 703 providers each hold less than 6% market share. 

Net Inflows

Overall, the actively managed ETF industry gathered net inflows of $67.02 billion during April, bringing year-to-date net inflows to a record $311.66 billion.

Equity-focused actively managed ETFs listed globally attracted $48.87 billion in net inflows during April, bringing year-to-date inflows to $181.21 billion—significantly higher than the $96.14 billion recorded over the same period in 2025.

Fixed income-focused actively managed ETFs reported $16.35 billion in net inflows in April, lifting year-to-date inflows through April 2026 to $110.61 billion, compared to $65.04 billion at the same point in 2025.

Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 active ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $20.52 Bn during April. UPAMC Taiwan Growth Active ETF (00981A TT) gathered $2.99 Bn, the largest individual net inflow.

Source: ETFGI