Thematic ETFs increasingly gain popularity amongst retail investors

42% investors use thematics

Thematic ETFs are increasingly becoming the most popular ETF among retail investors, Investment Week can reveal.

A survey from HANetf of 1,097 retail investors found that 42% of investors that use ETFs are invested in thematic ETFs, with popular themes including clean energy, blockchain, and medical cannabis. This was only slightly behind those that invested in ETFs to access a broad market index (45%), such as the FTSE 100. Sector ETFs were the third most invested in, with 35% of investors stating that they had invested in them, while 20% were invested in metals focused ETCs such as gold. European ETFs see 12% drop in AUM despite inflows ETF investors were also asked how they accessed...