Exchange Traded Fund Market Report 2026: $57.92 Bn Trends, Opportunities, Competitive Analysis, and Long-term Forecasts, 2020-2025, 2025-2030F, 2035F Exchange Traded Fund Market Report 2026: $57.92 Bn Trends, Opportunities, Competitive Analysis, and Long-term Forecasts, 2020-2025, 2025-2030F, 2035F

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Exchange Traded Fund Market Report 2026: $57.92 Bn Trends, Opportunities, Competitive Analysis, and Long-term Forecasts, 2020-2025, 2025-2030F, 2035F

March 6, 2026--Opportunities in the ETF market arise from increasing adoption of digital platforms, demand for ESG and smart beta products, and expanding cross-border investments. Growth is driven by thematic trends like EVs, sustainable investing, and innovative offerings, enhanced by asset management diversification and trading efficiency.

The "Exchange Traded Fund Market Report 2026" has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

The exchange-traded fund (ETF) market is experiencing remarkable growth, with its global size projected to expand from $23.35 billion in 2025 to $28.26 billion in 2026, marking a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 21%. This growth is fueled by increasing demand for diversified investment offerings, increased equity market participation, a shift towards passive investing strategies, and enhanced regulatory frameworks across global stock exchanges.

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ETFGI reports New Milestone: ETF Assets Surge to Record US$21.91 Trillion Worldwide

May 20, 2026-ETFGI, reported today that assets invested in the ETFs industry reached a New Milestone: ETF Assets Surge to Record US$21.91 Trillion Worldwide globally.

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Anchored Launches as the Onchain Market Layer for Real-World Assets, Connecting US Equities and Fund Products in One Programmable Infrastructure Stack

May 19, 2026-Anchored Finance today launched the onchain market layer for real-world assets, bringing 24/7 liquidity, programmable infrastructure, and cross-border access to traditional financial markets for the first time in a single unified stack. The platform connects US and Asian capital markets on the same composable layer, open around the clock and accessible across both CeFi and DeFi.

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Financial Stability Risks Mount as Artificial Intelligence Fuels Cyberattacks

May 7, 2026-Resilience, supervision, and international coordination are essential to safeguarding global financial markets as new AI tools enable attackers
Artificial intelligence is transforming how the financial system copes with vulnerabilities and reacts to incidents.

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Where the World's $13T in Sovereign Wealth Is Held

May 4, 2026-Key Takeaways
Asia and the Middle East control the majority of the world's $13 trillion in sovereign wealth.
Norway alone holds over $2.1 trillion, the largest sovereign wealth fund globally.

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Global Disruptions Are Testing How the World Moves Goods and People

April 29, 2026-Shipping and flight disruptions highlight new fault lines in the global economy and their costs for growth and livelihoods
The war in the Middle East has severely disrupted maritime and air traffic, damaging infrastructure and interrupting transport corridors that are critical for global energy and goods.

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ETFGI reports Active ETF Q1 net inflows were $US245.21 Billion which is up 70% from the prior record set in 2025

April 27, 2026-ETFGI, reported today Active ETF Q1 net inflows were $US245.21 Billion which is up 70% from the prior record set in 2025 that assets of US$2.12 trillion invested in the actively managed ETFs industry globally at the end of March.

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ETFGI reports Global ETFs Industry Sets Q1 Record as Q1 net Inflows Surge 35% Past 2025 High

April 15, 2026-ETFGI reports Global ETFs Industry Sets Q1 Record as YTD net Inflows Surge 35% Past 2025 High. During March, the global ETFs industry gathered net inflows of US$174.42 billion, bringing year-to-date net inflows to a record US$626.42 billion, according to ETFGI's March 2026 Global ETFs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service.

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Decentralized Finance (DeFi) Market: $770.56 Bn by 2031 with Tokenized RWA Platforms Forecast to Expand at 39.72% CAGR, Reports Mordor Intelligence

April 14, 2026- According to Mordor Intelligence, the decentralized finance market size is valued at USD 238.54 billion in 2026 and is expected to reach USD 770.56 billion by 2031, growing at a 26.43% CAGR. Growth is increasingly being shaped by regulatory-aligned entry points such as spot Bitcoin ETFs and frameworks like the European Union's MiCA, which are encouraging institutional participation through compliant digital asset channels.

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Global Economy in the Shadow of War

April 14, 2026-The global economy faces renewed tests as the war in the Middle East threatens to disrupt growth and disinflation.
After withstanding higher trade barriers and elevated uncertainty last year, global activity now faces a major test from the outbreak of war in the Middle East. Assuming that the conflict remains limited in duration and scope, global growth is projected to slow to 3.1 percent in 2026 and 3.2 percent in 2027.

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Charted: The Global Stock Selloff as Oil Fears Rise

March 30, 2026-Major global stock indexes have fallen between 5% and 10% over the past month as war rattles the Middle East.
Energy market disruptions-especially around the Strait of Hormuz-have become a central driver of volatility.

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Americas


May 21, 2026 EA Series Trust files with the SEC-Keating Active ETF
May 21, 2026 EA Series Trust files with the SEC-Amplius Aggressive Asset Allocation ETF
May 21, 2026 EA Series Trust files with the SEC-Significance Capital Enhanced Alpha ETF
May 21, 2026 EA Series Trust files with the SEC-Suncoast Select Growth ETF
May 21, 2026 Tidal Trust II files with the SEC-Defiance AI Magnificent 10 ETF

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Europe ETF News


May 22, 2026 New ETF and ETP Listings on May 22, 2026, on Deutsche Boerse
May 21, 2026 New ETF and ETP Listings on May 21, 2026, on Deutsche Boerse
May 18, 2026 New ETF and ETP Listings on May 18, 2026, on Deutsche Boerse
May 18, 2026 United Kingdom: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2026 Article IV Mission
May 14, 2026 New ETF and ETP Listings on May 14, 2026, on Deutsche Boerse

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Asia ETF News


May 20, 2026 Pathfinder Global Responsibility Fund and Pathfinder Global Water Fund Track Solactive Indices
May 19, 2026 Timefolio Asset Management Launches ETF Benchmarking the Solactive Global Humanoid Robotics Index
May 15, 2026 First of Its Kind in Hong Kong! Global X Gold Covered Call Active ETF (3533/41533)
May 15, 2026 People's Republic of China-Hong Kong Special Administrative Region: Staff Concluding Statement of the 2026 Article IV Mission
May 04, 2026 Webull HK announces "Truly Zero Fees" as standard pricing for US and Hong Kong stock trading: zero commission and zero platform fees

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Middle East ETP News


April 30, 2026 ADX hosts initial offering period for US-based ETF
April 28, 2026 UAE leaves OPEC in blow to oil cartel during war on Iran
April 26, 2026 Mideast Stocks: Most Gulf equities nudge higher despite stalled diplomacy in Iran

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Africa ETF News


May 02, 2026 First Mutual Wealth Gold ETF debuts on VFEX
April 23, 2026 Africa Faces Mounting Risks Just as Growth Gains Take Hold
April 16, 2026 IMF-Regional Economic Outlook Update Sub-Saharan Africa-Hard-Won Gains Under Pressure

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ESG and Of Interest News


May 19, 2026 Idle Cash Could Leave over $130,000 on the Table by Retirement, Finds PensionBee
May 19, 2026 FINRA Announces Review of Higher-Risk Structured Products
May 01, 2026 The Fastest Growing Space Economy Sectors by 2035
May 01, 2026 The state of women's health in numbers
April 15, 2026 Fiscal Policy under Pressure: High Debt, Rising Risks

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