This week we are very pleased to bring you our special report for the 2026 European ETF awards, held in London a few weeks ago, and featuring interviews with our winners including: HANetf; Jane Street; J.P. Morgan Asset Management; Leverage Shares; State Street and STOXX.
As ever with our awards, in their sixteenth year with our very special approach to finding winners, the result of a mix of data from Trackinsight and peer nominating and voting means that the results have gone through something of a qualitative filter. The result gives us a peek at what is trending in the ETF industry at the moment.
Read our interviews for yourselves in the report PDF here.
Two fund data studies this week included data on the ETF industry. First outing was from Broadridge which boldly conducts an annual research study highlighting the world’s best-performing third-party asset management brands. Among its key insights, the firm found that active ETFs were a hot topic in 2025, and, while AUM remains low, flow momentum is building. The firm writes: “Establishing a distinctive and authoritative message will be critical for building brand recognition in what is a highly concentrated space. As the sector matures, selectors are increasingly looking for high conviction active ETFs (many of which are thematic) distinguishable from the more widespread index enhanced strategies.”
In its additional findings, the firm reports that: “Traditional active equity managers continue to face an uphill struggle as ETF providers expand their market share. However, there are notable successes among independent managers with selectors valuing certain groups for their smaller size, longevity, low staff turnover and niche product sets.”
The firm also found that one of the year’s most significant thematic trends in equity markets has been European defence, naming two providers that have made significant gains in the top FB50 brand ranking – WisdomTree and VanEck – have made a notable impression here and in other popular thematic ETF strategies.”
Meanwhile, EFAMA was also publishing data, this time reflecting just the last quarter of last year but reporting that the strongest net inflows for ETFs globally, were recorded in the United States (EUR 481 billion), followed by Europe (EUR 94 billion, with Ireland and Luxembourg contributing EUR 61 billion and EUR 29 billion, respectively), China (EUR 64 billion), and Canada (EUR 31 billion). This week we are pleased to bring you March’s Canadian ETF launches, brought to you in partnership with STOXX and to encourage you to vote in our Canadian ETF awards.
Finally, I am very pleased to be back chairing two ETF panels at IMPower Fund Forum again this summer and will be visiting with our new head of business development, Simon Holloway. Come and find us. And, using this link, I can offer you a 10 per cent discount on the attendance.
Beverly Chandler, Managing Editor
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