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Active ETF Assets Hit Record $2.33 Trillion in April

BY | ETF Database
06/04/2026 | 14 VIEWS
Global active ETF assets hit a new high in April, reaching $2.33 trillion and topping the previous record of $2.15 trillion set just two months earlier, according to ETFGI.Key Takeaways: Global active ETF assets reached a record $2.33 trillion in April, up 20.7% year-to-date. Year-to-date inflows of $311.66 billion have already nearly doubled the full-year 2025 total. April marked 73 straight months of net inflows into actively managed ETFs globally. Behind the record is a run of investor demand that has now outpaced every prior year in the data. Year-to-date net inflows through April reached $311.66 billion, nearly double the $176.44 billion recorded for all of 2025 and more than three times the $96.28 billion taken in during all of 2024, per ETFGI’s April 2026 Active ETF and ETP Industry Landscape Insights report. April also marked the 73rd consecutive month of net inflows into actively managed ETFs globally, a streak running more than six years, per ETFGI. Assets have risen 20.7% so far in 2026, climbing from $1.93 trillion at year-end 2025, the report noted. April inflows alone reached $67.02 billion.Active Equity Funds Lead April InflowsEquity-focused active ETFs drove most of the month’s gains, drawing $48.87 billion in April and $181.21 billion year-to-date. Over the same period in 2025, that figure was $96.14 billion, per ETFGI. Fixed income active ETFs also attracted steady demand, with $16.35 billion in April inflows pushing their year-to-date total to $110.61 billion, compared to $65.04 billion at the same point last year, the report noted. A broad equity rally provided a favorable backdrop. The S&P 500 rose 10.49% in April and is up 5.70% year-to-date, while emerging markets advanced 10.53% for the month, according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder, and owner of ETFGI. Among U.S.-listed funds, the Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM) led active ETFs in April net inflows with $2.27 billion. The top 20 funds by net new assets collectively gathered $20.52 billion for the month, ETFGI data shows. Dimensional Fund Advisors holds the largest share of the global active ETF market, with $296.28 billion in assets and a 12.7% share. JPMorgan Asset Management follows at $280.49 billion (12.0%), with iShares third at $150.46 billion (6.5%), per the report. Together, those three firms account for 31.2% of all active ETF assets globally. The remaining 703 providers each hold less than 6% market share, ETFGI data shows. For more news, information, and analysis, visit our Active ETF Content Hub.

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