ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm renowned for its expertise in subscription research, consulting services, events, and ETF TV on global ETF industry trends, reported today that assets in the ETFs industry in Europe reached a new record of US$2.41 trillion at the end of February, according to ETFGI's February 2025 European ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
- Assets invested in the ETFs industry in Europe reached a record of $2.41 Tn at the end of February, beating the previous record of $2.37 Tn at the end of January 2025.
- Net inflows of $37.48 Bn in February 2025.
- YTD net inflows of $70.41 Bn are the highest on record, while the second highest YTD net inflows are $41.91 Bn in 2021 and the third highest YTD net inflows are $40.98 Bn in 2022.
- 29th month of consecutive net inflows.
“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”, according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder, and owner of ETFGI.
Growth in assets in the ETFs industry in Europe as of the end of February
The ETFs industry in Europe has 3,148 products, with 13,188 listings, assets of $2.41 Tn, from 117 providers listed on 29 exchanges at the end of February.
During February, ETFs gathered net inflows of $37.48 Bn. Equity ETFs gathered net inflows of $24.94 Bn in February, bringing YTD net inflows to $48.54 Bn, higher than the $28.79 Bn in YTD net inflows in 2024. Fixed income ETFs reported net inflows of $8.32 Bn during February, bringing YTD net inflows to $12.86 Bn, slightly higher than the $11.23 Bn in YTD net inflows in 2024. Commodities ETFs reported net inflows of $1.81 Bn during February, bringing YTD net inflows to $4.23 Bn, higher than the $2.24 Bn in net outflows YTD in 2024. Active ETFs attracted net inflows of $1.84 Bn during the month, gathering YTD net inflows of $3.72 Bn, higher than the $1.66 Bn in YTD net inflows in 2024.
Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETFs by net new assets, which collectively gathered $21.27 Bn in February. AMUNDI MSCI WORLD UCITS ETF - USD (MWOF GY) gathered $6.94 Bn, the largest individual net inflow.
Top 20 ETFs by net new assets February 2025: Europe
|
Name |
Ticker |
Assets |
NNA |
NNA |
|
MWOF GY |
10,968.85 |
7,335.15 |
6,936.57 |
|
|
iShares MSCI China UCITS ETF |
ICHN NA |
3,241.05 |
1,442.01 |
1,442.01 |
|
iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF |
IWDA LN |
100,179.13 |
2,879.91 |
1,396.21 |
|
Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF |
VWRD LN |
35,116.57 |
1,818.65 |
879.57 |
|
Vanguard S&P 500 UCITS ETF |
VUSA LN |
66,440.62 |
2,607.02 |
866.53 |
|
iShares Core S&P 500 UCITS ETF |
CSSPX SW |
113,871.59 |
2,334.72 |
835.11 |
|
UBS Lux Fund Solutions - MSCI EMU UCITS ETF (EUR) A-dis |
EMUEUA GY |
5,531.84 |
1,359.07 |
807.25 |
|
L&G MSCI Europe Climate Pathway UCITS ETF |
RIEU LN |
1,763.11 |
958.37 |
804.05 |
|
iShares Core MSCI Europe UCITS ETF EUR (Acc) |
SMEA LN |
10,162.98 |
1,241.05 |
797.01 |
|
Vanguard EUR Corporate Bond UCITS ETF |
VECP LN |
5,064.47 |
843.27 |
712.39 |
|
SPDR S&P 400 US Mid Cap UCITS ETF - Acc |
SPY4 GY |
5,589.49 |
1,023.92 |
683.12 |
|
Xtrackers II EUR Overnight Rate Swap UCITS ETF - 1C |
XEON GY |
15,994.05 |
1,820.68 |
663.35 |
|
Xtrackers DAX UCITS ETF |
XDAX GY |
6,116.48 |
607.86 |
658.45 |
|
Is Portfoy Gold Participation ETF |
ISGLK TI |
604.66 |
604.66 |
604.66 |
|
iShares STOXX Europe 600 Banks UCITS ETF (DE) |
SX7PEX GY |
2,268.20 |
558.09 |
571.27 |
|
Amundi MSCI World Climate Net Zero Ambition PAB UCITS ETF - Acc |
PABW GY |
2,202.89 |
832.65 |
548.85 |
|
Xtrackers MSCI World Index UCITS ETF (DR) - 1C |
XWLD LN |
19,516.81 |
1,052.13 |
545.72 |
|
VanEck Defense UCITS ETF |
DFNG LN |
2,639.17 |
885.83 |
510.65 |
|
iShares USD Treasury Bond 0-1yr UCITS ETF |
IBTU LN |
21,153.05 |
1,025.89 |
509.94 |
|
Xtrackers MSCI World ex USA UCITS ETF |
EXUS LN |
1,077.58 |
566.43 |
|
The top 10 ETPs by net new assets collectively gathered $923.13 Mn during February. WisdomTree Physical Silver (PHAG LN) gathered $350.80 Mn, the largest individual net inflow.
Top 10 ETPs by net new assets February 2025: Europe
|
Name |
Ticker |
Assets |
NNA |
NNA |
|
WisdomTree Physical Silver |
PHAG LN |
1,930.07 |
474.10 |
350.80 |
|
iShares Physical Silver ETC |
SSLN LN |
1,354.69 |
290.50 |
205.39 |
|
CoinShares Physical Bitcoin |
BITC SW |
1,271.08 |
154.11 |
75.37 |
|
WisdomTree Brent Crude Oil |
BRNT LN |
311.57 |
(253.72) |
68.34 |
|
WisdomTree Physical CoinDesk 20 |
WCRP GY |
41.94 |
47.43 |
47.43 |
|
Leverage Shares 3x Tesla ETP |
TSL3 LN |
166.55 |
46.78 |
41.63 |
|
WisdomTree Natural Gas 3x Daily Short |
3NGS LN |
61.79 |
61.51 |
37.60 |
|
Virtune XRP ETP |
VIRXRP SS |
103.62 |
51.75 |
35.31 |
|
Xetra Gold EUR |
4GLD GY |
15,859.90 |
622.92 |
32.93 |
|
21Shares Bitcoin Core ETP |
CBTC SW |
287.61 |
87.83 |
28.35 |
Investors have tended to invest in Equity ETFs during February.
