Natixis Investment Managers is preparing to enter Europe’s active ETF market under its own brand, becoming the latest large asset manager to move into a segment that is attracting growing interest from traditional active fund groups. As reported by ETF Stream, Natixis has been filing for upcoming own-brand ETFs in Europe, marking a further step […]
WisdomTree has expanded its European thematic ETF range with the launch of a new fund targeting the global space economy. The WisdomTree Space Economy UCITS ETF (WSPC) is designed to give investors exposure to companies involved in the development and commercialisation of space-related technologies and services. The fund tracks the WisdomTree Space Economy UCITS Index […]
Baillie Gifford has launched its first active ETF range in the US, marking a notable inversion of the usual direction of travel in the active ETF market. While much of the recent activity in Europe has involved large US managers exporting active ETF strategies and infrastructure across the Atlantic, Baillie Gifford’s move goes the other […]
Active ETFs delivered a broadly positive month in May, with almost the entire universe in positive territory, according to QuotedData’s monthly performance screen. Of the 357 share classes analysed, 352 rose over the month, with only five recording negative returns. The strongest gains were concentrated in higher-beta thematic equity strategies, particularly those exposed to AI, […]
The global active ETF market has continued its rapid expansion, underlining the growing relevance of the structure for European investors and asset managers. According to ETFGI’s latest report, global assets invested in actively managed ETFs reached a record US$2.33tn at the end of April, as the sector attracted US$67.02bn of net inflows during the month. […]
Franklin Templeton has expanded its European active ETF range with the launch of the Franklin US Income Equity Focus UCITS ETF, an actively managed US equity income strategy listed on the London Stock Exchange. The fund has a total expense ratio of 0.35% and targets income and capital growth through a portfolio of US large-cap […]
There are some words in financial services – from “guaranteed” to “uncorrelated” – that should set alarm bells ringing. Historically, “rebate” has been one of them. Anyone who remembers the pre-Retail Distribution Review world of fund supermarkets, platform payments and distribution incentives could be forgiven for assuming that the investment industry had broadly learned its […]
Several speakers at ETF Stream’s ETF Ecosystem Unwrapped 2026, held in London on 20 and 21 May, came with the message that active ETFs are becoming a core part of issuer product pipelines, but warned that education will be critical as increasingly sophisticated strategies move beyond professional investors. Active ETFs are moving from an institutional […]
Janus Henderson has listed seven active UCITS ETFs on the London Stock Exchange, broadening the range of actively managed strategies available to UK and European investors. The products cover short-duration high yield, emerging market government bonds, mortgage-backed securities, global equity and high-conviction US equity strategies, with fees ranging from 0.20% to 0.54% a year. The […]
State Street Investment Management and Ninety One have announced a strategic partnership to launch a suite of co-branded active ETFs, with the first products set to focus on actively managed global equities and emerging markets UCITS ETFs. The partnership will give investors across Europe, the Middle East, Latin America and Asia-Pacific access to Ninety One’s […]
