According to a report published by ETFGI, a leading research and consultancy firm specializing in ETFs, assets under management in the European Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) industry reached a new historic high in February 2025, hitting 2.41 trillion USD, 2.37 trillion set in January 2025.
Deborah Fuhr, Managing Partner at ETFGI
ETF Market in Europe Surpasses $2.41 Trillion, Setting a New Historic Record
Key Data
Net inflows in February 2025: $37.48 billion.
Year-to-date (YTD) net inflows: 70.41 billion, the highest ever recorded, surpassing the 41.91 billion in 2021.
29 consecutive months of net inflows into the sector.
Market composition: 3,148 ETF products, 13,188 listings, 117 providers, and 29 European exchanges.
Performance by Category
Equity ETFs: Attracted 24.94 billion in February 48.54 billion YTD).
Fixed Income ETFs: Net inflows of 8.32 billion12.86 billion YTD).
Commodity ETFs: Net inflows of 1.81 billion 4.23 billion YTD), a sharp reversal from 2024’s outflows.
Active ETFs: Gathered 1.84 billion 3.72 billion YTD).
Top-Performing Products
The 20 ETFs with the highest inflows totaled $21.27 billion in February. Leading the pack:
Amundi MSCI World UCITS ETF ($6.94 billion).
iShares MSCI China UCITS ETF.
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF.
Among Exchange-Traded Products (ETPs), WisdomTree Physical Silver topped the list with $350.80 million in net inflows.
Market Context
Deborah Fuhr, founder of ETFGI, commented: “The S&P 500 index decreased by 1.30% in February bit is up by 1.44% YTD in 2025. The developed markets excluding the US index increased by 1.31% in February and is up 6.08% YTD in 2025. Luxembourg (up 14.10%) and Spain (up 8.87%) saw the largest increases amongst the developed markets in February. The emerging markets index decreased by 0.04% during February but is up 0.26% in 2025. Indonesia (down 15.94%) and Thailand (down 9.48%) saw the largest decreases amongst emerging markets in February”
Outlook
The sector’s sustained growth reflects investors’ preference for diversified, low-cost, and thematic instruments (such as ESG-focused ETFs). With the rise of active ETFs and expansion into emerging markets, the positive trend appears set to continue despite macroeconomic uncertainties.
ETFGI is a leading independent research and consultancy firm covering trends in the global ETF/ETP ecosystem, based in London, England. Deborah Fuhr, Managing Partner, Founder, ETFGI website www.etfgi.com.
Source: ETFGI European ETFs and ETPs Industry Landscape Insights Report, February 2025.Subscribe to Our Newsletter
