Global X and First Trust have launched rival space-focused ETFs in Europe, adding to a rapidly expanding range of funds targeting the commercialisation of the space economy. The Global X Space Tech UCITS ETF and First Trust Bloomberg Space Economy UCITS ETF both began trading on 30 July, giving European investors new ways to gain […]
VanEck is preparing to launch an agribusiness ETF in Europe, giving investors exposure to companies operating across the global agricultural supply chain. The VanEck Agribusiness UCITS ETF has been registered with the Irish regulator, according to public filings reported by ETF Stream. The fund would enter a relatively small part of the European ETF market, […]
It is all too well known that the investment trust sector faces significant headwinds. Therefore, getting a new generation of investors interested in trusts is clearly important. It is in this context that the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) is stepping up its efforts, this week announcing the appointment of the marketing and advertising agency […]
Europe’s fragmented ETF market is set to gain its first consolidated source of trading data after the European Securities and Markets Authority authorised EuroCTP to operate the EU’s consolidated tape for shares and exchange-traded funds. The tape will combine real-time trading information from exchanges, multilateral trading facilities and approved publication arrangements into a single data […]
PIMCO has launched a European ETF that combines exposure to US large-cap equities with an actively managed bond portfolio. The PIMCO Advantage StocksPLUS US Large Cap UCITS ETF aims to outperform the S&P 500 by adding returns generated through PIMCO’s fixed-income investment process. Rather than attempting to beat the index through stock selection, the strategy […]
European active ETFs attracted $26.63bn of net inflows during the first half of 2026, almost double the $13.36bn collected over the same period last year. Investors added $6.36bn to active ETFs in June alone, according to ETFGI, taking their share of total European ETF inflows for the first half to around 10%. The wider European […]
The London Stock Exchange is preparing to launch a separate overnight venue, with exchange-traded products set to become the first securities available for near-continuous trading. The London Stock Exchange (LSE) has announced plans to introduce trading in exchange-traded products (ETPs) for almost 24 hours a day, five days a week. The new venue, London Stock […]
BlackRock has moved around €13bn of European-listed ETFs from optimised sampling to full physical replication, as the growing weight of major semiconductor and technology companies tests regulatory concentration limits. Optimised sampling allows an ETF to track an index without holding every constituent. This can reduce trading costs and operational complexity, particularly when an index contains […]
European thematic ETFs are attracting money again after two difficult years, with semiconductor funds overtaking defence strategies as investors increasingly target the infrastructure required to support artificial intelligence. Thematic ETFs attracted $13.31bn of net inflows in Europe during the first half of 2026, according to ETFbook data included in HANetf’s latest review of the European […]
First Trust is preparing to bring one of its largest actively managed US ETFs to Europe, with plans to launch a UCITS version of its $2.4bn First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF. First Trust launched the US-listed First Trust Long/Short Equity ETF, known by its ticker FTLS, in 2014. Its growth to around $2.4bn in assets […]
