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17 Apr 2026

Fidelity: Defensive ETF investors pulled money out of North America in March and bought short-term bonds

Fidelity has provided more detail on the ETF flows for March in which actively managed exchange traded funds shone comparatively brightly.  According to ETFbook,com data analysed by Fidelity, ETFs saw net inflows plunge to $12.1bn (€10.3bn) during last month’s market turbulence when across the world share and bond prices fell in response to the surging […]

17 Mar 2026

PIMCO puts covered bond active ETF on quarterly disclosure

Fixed income giant PIMCO has restricted portfolio disclosures on a second active ETF as it takes advantage of last month’s relaxation of reporting rules in Luxembourg. The PIMCO Covered Bond UCITS will switch from disclosing all its senior corporate bond and loan holdings once a month to revealing “the identity and quantity of its portfolio […]

12 Mar 2026

Active ETFs: Tracking errors highlight big difference between European and US funds, says Broadridge

Tracking errors are much higher on US active ETFs than their European counterparts, analysis by Broadridge Financial Solutions has found. That reflects a marked divergence between the two markets with Europe showing a clear preference for exchange-traded funds with lower fees and less active management. In a report “Tracking error is a feature, not a […]

10 Mar 2026

Forecast: Active ETFs could easily hit $10trn assets by 2033

Professional ETF investors think actively managed exchange-traded funds will reach $10trn in assets in seven years, according to a new survey. Brown Brothers Harriman, a US private bank, polled 325 institutional investors, fund and wealth managers in the US, Europe and Greater China for its 2026 Global ETF Investor Survey. It found 94% believed that […]

03 Mar 2026

Robeco claims its AI-driven NextGen Global Small Cap ETF will dig deeper than other smaller company funds

Dutch investment manager Robeco claims to have taken the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to a new level for its latest active exchange-traded fund investing in global smaller companies. The dollar-denominated NextGen Global Small Cap ETF (RGSC LN) employs machine learning to identify opportunities within an under-researched and inefficient asset class that is ripe for […]

26 Feb 2026

JP Morgan adds high-yielding Europe equity income fund to its active ETF range

JP Morgan Asset Management (JPMAM) has added a Europe strategy to its range of actively managed exchange-traded funds (ETF) using call options to generate higher income. The JPMorgan Europe Equity Premium Income Active UCITS ETF (JEPE) is managed by Hamilton Reiner, the firm’s chief investment officer for US core equity and head of US derivatives. […]

23 Feb 2026

Alliance Bernstein lines up Global Disrupters Portfolio as one of three active ETF launches in Europe

US funds group Alliance Bernstein has received European regulatory approval for three global active exchange-traded funds (ETFs) covering credit, equities and a disruptor theme. The AB SICAV I – Global Corporate Bond Portfolio UCITS ETF, AB SICAV I – Global Research Advanced Equity Portfolio UCITS ETF and AB SICAV I – Global Disruptors Portfolio UCITS […]

18 Feb 2026

Active ETFs gather $4.2bn in January to add to their record $1.9trn in 2025

Actively managed exchange-traded funds have got off to a strong start in 2026 after their record-breaking 2025, attracting $4.24bn (£3.13bn) in net inflows in January, according to data from ETFGI. The global increase, nearly three times the $1.6bn invested in active ETFs in January 2025, saw the fledgling sector push on after a year of […]

13 Feb 2026

DWS targets money market funds with active floating ETF

German fund manager DWS has launched the Xtrackers Floating Rate Notes Active UCITS ETF (XFLN), the first actively managed exchange-traded fund targeting euro FRNs. The Irish-domiciled and Deutsche Börse-listed fund carries a total expense ratio (TER) of 0.12% and aims to beat the iBoxx EUR FRN Investment Grade 0–3Y Capped index. XFLN is designed for […]