Why RIAs Are a Driving Force in the ETF Boom
RIAs account for 63% of active ETF ownership within advised channels and nearly half of index ETF ownership, far surpassing wirehouses, banks, independent broker‑dealers, and TAMPs.
U.S. ETFs and Asian Money Markets Lead Global Fund Flows in Q2
Passive ETFs gathered the bulk of net flows at $285.5 billion. Even as active ETFs managed assets of $1.4 trillion, less than a tenth of passive ETFs’ $15.2 trillion, they were remarkably close behind in net deposits for the quarter at $99.8 billion.
ETF Share Classes: A New Era for Active Funds, but Will Investors Bite?
While the ETF wrapper may improve convenience and reduce fees, it doesn’t change the math all that much. The challenge of consistent active outperformance remains.
Large Blend Leads CITs and SMAs in Q1 2025 Fund Flows: Total Market Highlights, Part 2
Large Blend acted as the top inflow-gathering category across multiple vehicles in Q1 2025, including retail SMAs, CITs, and ETFs.
ETFs Lead $512B in Net Inflows as CITs Boost Net Commitments: Total Market Highlights Q1 2025, Part 1
Passive ETFs continued as the largest contributor to net flows at $276.5 billion, having gathered $452.8 billion the prior quarter. Active ETFs meanwhile grew net inflows from $103.0 billion in Q4 2024 to $119.6 billion in Q1 2025.
Windows into Wealth Management, Q2 2025: RIAs drive active ETF adoption
ETFs were either the most popular vehicle or were tied for the most popular across intermediary channels in the 2024 survey. That figure, however, soars among RIAs; 81% of advisors in the channel stated that ETFs were their preferred vehicle.
Carlos Cardone Talks ETFs on BNN Bloomberg’s “The Open”
From our quarterly ETF and Index Funds Report to in-depth features like our Insight Investment Funds report on Crypto ETFs, ISS MI continues to deliver data-driven intelligence that informs the market. I look forward to discussing these topics and sharing our expertise on the show.
Interest in Active ETFs Is Growing, but Passive ETFs Continue to Dominate Advisor Preferences
While passive ETFs have been the largest driver of the activity, and account for more than 90% of ETF assets, interest in active ETFs has also grown steadily.
Looking Beyond Assets Under Management: European Managers To Focus More On Revenue Growth
Active fund managers are likely to find new narratives if they hope to combat the market share losses seen in the US in the coming decade. Expect ETFs, Sustainability and the alternatives to be part of that story.
Under Pressure: U.S. Fund Managers Have A Revenue Growth Problem
The relationship between AUM and revenue growth has frayed. With assets growing fastest in places where fees are low, new AUM generates less revenue growth than it would have in earlier eras.