Schroders launches two active ETFs focused on equity of Europe and Japan
18 SEPT, 2026
By Joanna Piwko from RankiaPro Europe
Schroders continues to expand its range of active ETFs with the launch of two new actively managed exchange-traded funds focused on equities in Europe and Japan. The products, managed by the Quantitative Equity Products (QEP) team of the manager, began trading on September 2nd on the XETRA of Deutsche Börse.
With this move, the Schroders UCITS ETF platform has already reached $3.7 billion in assets under management in less than a year since its launch.
Two regional strategies with a value and quality focus
The Schroder Europe Equity Active UCITS ETF and the Schroder Japan Equity Active UCITS ETF provide access to actively managed regional equity strategies, focused on identifying companies with value and quality characteristics in Europe and Japan, respectively. Both take the MSCI Europe (Net TR) and the MSCI Japan (Net TR) as their benchmark indices.
The two ETFs began trading on September 2nd on the XETRA of Deutsche Börse and will subsequently also trade on the London Stock Exchange, the Borsa Italiana, and the SIX Swiss Exchange.
An expanding active ETF platform
The Schroders UCITS active ETF range started in September 2025 with its first two products and expanded in the first half of 2026 with a custom global equity ETF and a US equity ETF aiming to beat the S&P 500.
The launch of our active equity ETFs in Europe and Japan, registered under UCITS regulations, represents another significant step in the expansion of our active ETF platform, which we continue to expand to meet strong client demand. These ETFs will provide clients with a wider variety of options when accessing Schroders' active investment expertise, expanding our highly diversified regional equity offering. In addition, they offer solutions with limited relative risk to the index, along with the potential to generate additional alpha in different market environments.
Tom Stephens, ETFs Manager, Schroders
The new ETFs share philosophy and investment process with Schroders' existing equity funds, in line with the Schroder QEP Global Core strategy, also managed by the QEP team.
