European ETF flows smash previous record in 2024's final quarter

Equity ETFs taking lead

Beth Brearley
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European ETFs continued to attract record investment in the fourth quarter of 2024 with inflows of over $90bn, marking the highest quarterly inflow ever and over $20bn higher than the record set in Q3.

The enduring popularity of European ETFs pushed net new assets for the year to a record $265.4bn – an increase of more than $80bn on the previous milestone – according to Invesco's latest European Demand Monitor.  Equity ETFs continued to be the star attraction in the final quarter of 2024, claiming 91% of net new assets in Q4 and 80% for the full year. Global ETF flows set to surpass $1trn this year With total net new assets of $211bn in 2024, equities beat their previous annual record set in 2021 by 50%. Despite the highest number of product launches of  fixed income ETFs sinc...

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