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01 Oct 2026

DWS plans active overhaul of emerging markets climate ETF

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 […]

23 Sep 2026

Cybersecurity ETFs rally as investors add €156m in a week

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 […]

18 Sep 2026

Infrastructure Capital launches active S&P 500 income ETF

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 […]

18 Sep 2026

European active ETFs break annual inflows record with four months to spare

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 […]

15 Sep 2026

Active ETF growth could come at expense of existing funds, MSCI survey suggests

European fund managers expanding into active ETFs face a question over how much business will come from new investors and how much will migrate from their existing funds. MSCI’s ETF Intelligence Survey 2026, published on 14 September, found that 58% of respondents said an active ETF allocation from a manager they already use would most […]

11 Sep 2026

Schroders brings Europe and Japan active ETFs to London at 0.25%

Schroders has listed two actively managed equity ETFs in London, offering investors exposure to European and Japanese companies with annual charges of 0.25%. The Schroder Europe Equity Active UCITS ETF and Schroder Japan Equity Active UCITS ETF began trading on the London Stock Exchange on 9 September, following their initial listings on Xetra on 2 […]

10 Sep 2026

JPMorgan seeks wider investment powers in passive-to-active ETF switch

JPMorgan Asset Management is asking investors to approve an overhaul of its emerging-market sovereign bond ETF, giving managers discretion over bond selection and access to a broader range of investments. A shareholder vote on the JPM USD Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond UCITS ETF is scheduled for 1 October. If approved, the changes would take effect […]

07 Sep 2026

ARK genomics UCITS ETF jumps 27% in a month as annual gain nears 100%

ARK funds dominated the active ETF monthly performance leaderboard for August, with ARK Genomic Revolution UCITS ETF returning 27.0% over the month, taking its rolling one year return to 98.0%. This monthly gain exceeded the 22.4% return from ARK Innovation UCITS ETF and the 9.8% rise in ARK Artificial Intelligence & Robotics UCITS ETF. Managed […]

04 Sep 2026

Columbia Threadneedle expands active ETF push into emerging markets

Columbia Threadneedle has launched an actively managed emerging markets ETF in Europe. The CT QR Series Emerging Markets Equity Active UCITS ETF (QREM) was admitted to trading on the London Stock Exchange today (4 September) and is also listed on Deutsche Börse Xetra and SIX Swiss Exchange. It has a total expense ratio of 0.30%. […]