Intesa Sanpaolo Group subsidiary Eurizon has launched the YAS Robotics Active UCITS ETF, which forms part of the firm’s new “YourActive” platform. Additional thematic active ETFs are expected to follow. The launch, first reported by ETF Stream, comes amid surging use of robotics worldwide. The International Federation of Robotics (IFR) says global factories installed 542,000 […]
In November, we covered the first European active ETF launches by Dimensional Fund Advisors (click here to read more), a significant player in the US market. These funds have achieved rapid success in terms of gathering assets, currently standing at $994m in the case of the Global Core Equity UCITS ETF and $150m for the […]
US Global Investors Travel UCITS ETF has fallen sharply in recent weeks, as the war in Iran has triggered a broad and severe sell-off across global travel equities, particularly airlines, which sit at the core of the portfolio. The fund is down 11.09% over one month, leaving it 10.35% lower year-to-date. The speed of the […]
Amundi Investment Solutions has launched a new low-cost active ETF, the Amundi EUR Corporate Bond Active UCITS ETF, the latest addition to a growing wave of fixed income active ETF launches as investors return to bond markets in search of income and diversification. The fund’s benchmark is the Bloomberg Euro Aggregate Corporate Index, a sub-index […]
The next stage in QuotedData’s evolving coverage of the European active ETF market begins next Wednesday, 4 March, with the launch of our new weekly live show, Active ETF Intelligence. Each week, Gavin Lumsden, our head of news, and I will explore the latest developments in the market, aiming to make what can often feel […]
Reviewing the returns in the active ETF sector in the early weeks of 2026, one company stands out for its negative results, and it is quite a turnaround from last year. Cathie Wood’s Florida-based ARK Investment Management had a storming 2025 (which we covered HERE), with ARK Innovation ETF and ARK Artificial Intelligence & Robotics […]
JP Morgan, the dominant player in the European active ETF market, has issued a notice to shareholders informing them that they are removing a long-standing constraint on investment in defence companies. Previously, the 13 active ETFs concerned – along with a range of other funds – were restricted to a 10% revenue threshold for conventional […]
President Trump’s attacks on the independence of the Federal Reserve – the US central bank – have ratcheted up significantly in recent weeks. For the past year (and indeed during much of his first term) Trump has made no secret of his frustration that the chairman, Jerome Powell (who Trump himself originally nominated) has not […]
ARK Investment Management – the Florida-based firm founded and run by Cathie Wood – occupies the top two positions for European active ETF performance in 2025 (all figures to 19/12/25). Elsewhere in the top five performers, it was European-focused funds that delivered the best returns. Both ARK funds are technology and innovation focused. ARK Innovation […]
The wreaths are up, and the mince pies are in the oven. And in the investment world too we have our own end-of-year traditions. Foremost amongst these is the “Santa rally”, specifically the old lore that the market invariably performs strongly over the festive period. But is it true? And if so, can trust investors […]
