The European Fund and Asset Management Association published its Monthly Statistical Release for September 2025, reporting that exchange-traded funds (ETFs) attracted more than EUR 250 billion in net new money over the first nine months of 2025 and are on track for a new record. The release highlights continued investor preference for ETFs for equity exposure, with equity ETFs recording EUR 200 billion in net inflows year to date while non-ETF equity funds saw net outflows of EUR 9 billion. In September, UCITS and alternative investment funds (AIFs) recorded net inflows of EUR 88 billion, down from EUR 100 billion in August, with UCITS contributing EUR 78 billion. Long-term UCITS (excluding money market funds) saw net inflows of EUR 72 billion, including EUR 36 billion into ETF UCITS. By asset class, equity funds took in EUR 27 billion and bond funds EUR 29 billion, while multi-asset funds recorded EUR 9 billion and UCITS money market funds EUR 7 billion; AIF inflows were EUR 9 billion. Total net assets of UCITS and AIFs rose 1.7% to EUR 24.6 trillion across the 29 European countries covered.
European Fund and Asset Management Association 2025-11-28
European Fund and Asset Management Association reports ETFs attracted over EUR 250 billion in net inflows in the first nine months of 2025
The European Fund and Asset Management Association's September 2025 Monthly Statistical Release reports that exchange-traded funds (ETFs) attracted over EUR 250 billion in net new money in the first nine months, with equity ETFs seeing EUR 200 billion in net inflows. UCITS and alternative investment funds (AIFs) recorded EUR 88 billion in net inflows in September, with UCITS contributing EUR 78 billion. Total net assets of UCITS and AIFs rose by 1.7% to EUR 24.6 trillion across 29 European countries.