Exchange-Traded Europe-July 2026 Headlines-Global ETF market reaches record $23 trillion, Europe surges to record $3.8 trillion, active ETFs hit record $132.06 billion
you are currently viewing:Exchange-Traded Europe-July 2026 Headlines-Global ETF market reaches record $23 trillion, Europe surges to record $3.8 trillion, active ETFs hit record $132.06 billionJuly 24, 2026--Global ETF market surpasses major milestone: Global ETFs are now over $23 trillion AUM, while the European ETP market hit a record $3.8 trillion. Flows into European ETFs were up more than 15% over last quarter, with a notable $133.78 billion inflows in Q2.
This was a 50.47% increase over the previous quarter's flows, despite market volatility. Fixed income ETFs see return to growth: Following a slowdown in flows (-26.33%) in Q1, fixed income ETFs bounced back with a 39.48% flow increase and total assets rising 6.27% to reach a record $722.65 billion. Active ETFs are fastest growing segment: Active ETFs hit yet another record, now at $132.06 billion in Europe. Assets grew by more than 26%, representing the highest relative increase across all the areas covered in this report. Source: HANetf |
July 21, 2026--Broker partners can offer access to German equities through the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, one of the world's largest trading venues
Alpaca, a global leader in agent-first brokerage infrastructure, today announced that its broker partners can now offer trading in German equities through Deutsche Börse Xetra, providing access to one of Europe's largest equity markets.
July 20, 2026--Passive exchange-traded funds (ETFs) invested in equities boosted their assets under management by 17.7% in the second quarter to a record EUR 14.2 trillion, lifted by rising markets and net inflows of EUR 250.9 billion.[1]
July 17, 2026--The Amundi Global Data Center UCITS ETF invests globally, including emerging markets, in companies along the data center value chain. The companies include semiconductor providers, storage technologies, cooling systems for data centers, and network infrastructure.
July 16, 2026--Since Thursday, the first Exchange Traded Funds from Erste Asset Management have been available for trading on Deutsche Börse. Carne Global Fund Managers (Ireland) Limited acts as the management company, whilst Erste AM acts as the investment manager.
With the start of two ETFs, Erste Asset Management is entering the ETF market and introduced the new ERSTE ETF Equities UCITS ETF product range.
July 17, 2026--Since Friday, the first Active Exchange Traded Funds from Allianz Global Investors have been available for trading on Deutsche Börse.
AllianzGI is entering the European ETF market with the "Allianz Smart Active" ETFs, building on its multiple years of experience in investment management, its expertise in active management, as well as its diversified investment platform.
July 16, 2026--The war in the Middle East has weakened the euro area outlook, with growth projected to slow from 1.4 percent in 2025 to 0.9 percent in 2026 and 1.2 percent in 2027 and headline inflation projected to rise from 2.1 percent in 2025 to 2.9 and 2.3 percent, respectively.
July 15, 2026--The Schroder Global Equity Custom Active UCITS ETF is actively managed and invests in companies worldwide. The investment strategy focuses on companies with pronounced value and/or quality characteristics, targeting both undervalued firms with strong market positions and companies with stable earnings and solid balance sheets.
July 15, 2026--HANetf has expanded its range of defence ETFs, which is Europe's largest, with the launch of Future of US Defence UCITS ETF (ticker: GIJO).[1]
The ETF aims to provide exposure to US companies benefiting from the world's largest defence market, as America increases spending and accelerates investment in next-generation military capability.[2]
July 15, 2026--Defiance ETFs has accumulated $207.10 million in AUM across its European UCITS ETF range.
The milestone comes less than four months after Defiance entered the European market in March 2026.
The range spans five thematic UCITS ETFs: Drone (DRON), Ukraine Reconstruction (UKRN), AI & Power Infrastructure (AIPO), Memory (DRAM), and Photonics (PHOT).
July 14, 2026-Integrating and deepening banking and venture capital markets would boost output by at least 3 percent, and make business dynamism reforms more powerful
French startup Mistral AI's recent financing round was led by ASML, a Dutch maker of semiconductor manufacturing equipment. Such cross-border investments-even when small relative to US deals-are not the norm in Europe.