Fidelity International recorded net outflows from its active ETFs in the third quarter of 2026, bucking a wider trend that saw billions of dollars pour into rival products across Europe. European active ETFs attracted $13.1bn of net inflows between July and September, according to ETFBOOK data reported by ETF Stream. Equity strategies accounted for $9.5bn […]
Xtrackers is seeking shareholder approval for a wholesale overhaul of one of its smallest US equity ETFs, replacing a minimum-volatility strategy with exposure to American small- and mid-cap companies. The Xtrackers MSCI USA Minimum Volatility UCITS ETF currently tracks an MSCI index of large- and mid-cap US companies selected and weighted to reduce volatility. Under […]
Fidelity International is targeting a threefold increase in its European active ETF assets over the next two years, as it looks to challenge JPMorgan’s dominance of the rapidly expanding market. The asset manager currently oversees almost $17bn in European active ETFs, making it the region’s second-largest provider. Samantha Ricciardi, Fidelity’s head of EMEA, has described […]
WisdomTree has launched two actively managed ETFs that use autocallables to target defined levels of return, bringing a strategy more commonly associated with structured products into the UCITS ETF market. The WisdomTree Defined Return Autocallable EUR Active UCITS ETF (DRTN) is targeting an annualised net return of 8% to 9% over the medium to long […]
Vanguard is changing the benchmark of its FTSE Developed Asia Pacific ex Japan UCITS ETF after the rapid growth of South Korean technology companies increased concentration within the existing index. The ETF currently tracks the market-cap weighted FTSE Developed Asia Pacific ex Japan Index, but will move to the FTSE Developed Asia Pacific ex Japan […]
DWS plans active overhaul of emerging markets climate ETF DWS is seeking shareholder approval to convert its Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets Climate Transition UCITS ETF (XEMC) from a passive climate-focused strategy into an actively managed emerging markets fund. Under proposals put to investors, the ETF would be renamed the Xtrackers Emerging Markets Equity Enhanced Active […]
Saba Capital has stopped publishing the daily portfolio of its UK investment trust ETF, arguing that the transparency allowed other investors to copy its trades and made it more expensive to build positions. The Saba Capital Investment Trusts UCITS ETF (UKIT) has moved to a semi-transparent structure and will now disclose its full holdings quarterly, […]
European-listed cybersecurity ETFs attracted €155.9m of net inflows in the week to 18 September, as several funds tracking the theme featured among the strongest-performing equity ETFs. Trackinsight figures, published by ETF Express on 21 September, showed the theme attracted more money than global infrastructure and biotechnology and genomics, which gathered €76.4m and €47.2m respectively. WisdomTree […]
Infrastructure Capital Advisors has launched an actively managed ETF combining US equities with an options strategy designed to generate monthly income while also seeking capital growth. The Infrastructure Capital S&P 500 Option Income UCITS ETF, launched with HANetf, begins trading on the London Stock Exchange today, 18 September. The Ireland-domiciled fund has a total expense […]
European active ETFs attracted $33.9bn of net inflows in the eight months to 31 August 2026, surpassing the previous full-year record of $33.4bn set in 2025. Fidelity International’s September ETF flows review, based on etfbook data, shows inflows were almost 80% higher than the $19.1bn recorded over the same period last year. The milestone comes […]
