Robeco has reported that it has reached a major milestone, with ETF assets under management (AuM) growing to around EUR2.2 billion as at the end of May 2026, less than 18 months after launching its first Active ETF in November 2024.
Its largest product, the 3D Global Equity UCITS ETF, recently reached EUR1 billion in AuM.
The firm has attracted approximately EUR700 million in flows in YTD 2026, driven primarily by strong demand from wholesale institutions in markets such as the UK, Germany, Italy, and the Netherlands.
One of the major trends in wealth management is that institutions such as private banks, wealth managers, and family offices are increasingly using Active ETFs as core vehicles for clients and investors, the firm writes.
Nick King, Head of ETFs at Robeco, says: “Active ETFs, and in particular strategies such as enhanced indexing, which make up 60-70 per cent of the market, are strongly aligned with the needs of wholesale investors as portfolio construction evolves in an increasingly dynamic environment. They offer a compelling, cost-effective alternative to core beta, with the ability to add real value across both developed and less efficient markets.”
Over the past 18 months, Robeco has launched 11 Active ETFs, including six equity and five fixed income products. The firm’s most recent launch, the Robeco NextGen Global Small-Cap Equity UCITS ETF USD Acc, combines quantitative investing with machine learning to identify opportunities across a universe of nearly 4,000 stocks, at a time when small caps are trading at historically attractive valuations versus large caps.
