ETF Watch – October 2026

Year-to-date UCITS ETF inflows have already beaten the 2025 record. Another €32.9 billion was added in September, taking the total in the first nine months of 2026 to €345 billion, compared with the 2025 full-year figure of €327 billion. Over the month, €27.7 billion poured into equities ETFs. These were strongly dominated by global strategies (+€18.4 billion). US equity inflows were positive (+€3.1 billion), as were European exposures (+€2.2 billion). Fixed-income ETFs added €7.9 billion in September, €3.5 billion of it flowing into government bond exposures.

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