Active ETF assets hit record $2.59 trillion as inflows reach $590 billion YTD
24 AUG, 2026
By Joanna Piwko from RankiaPro Europe
Global active ETF assets climbed to a record $2.59 trillion at the end of July 2026, as the industry posted its strongest-ever year-to-date net inflows of $590.46 billion, according to ETFGI's latest Active ETF and ETP industry landscape report.
The new asset high surpasses the previous record of $2.56 trillion set just a month earlier, at the end of June 2026. Assets in the segment have grown 35.6% since the start of the year, up from $1.91 trillion at the end of 2025.
July inflows extend a multi-year winning streak
Actively managed ETFs gathered $89.58 billion in net new assets during July alone. That brought the year-to-date total to $590.46 billion, well ahead of the $322.69 billion recorded over the same period in 2025 and the $188.78 billion gathered by July 2024.
The industry has now logged 76 consecutive months of net inflows – a run that underscores the durability of investor demand for active strategies delivered through the ETF wrapper, rather than a short-term rotation.
Equity strategies led the way, pulling in $56.89 billion in July and $355.77 billion year-to-date – nearly double the $183.36 billion gathered over the same period last year. Fixed income-focused active ETFs also posted solid growth, attracting $25.31 billion in July and $178.75 billion so far in 2026, ahead of the $123.80 billion collected through July 2025, as investors continued to look to active bond strategies for income and risk management.
Product growth has kept pace with flows: 1,212 active ETFs have launched so far this year from 269 providers, against 173 closures.
Dimensional and J.P. Morgan share the top spot
Dimensional and J.P. Morgan were tied as the largest providers of actively managed ETFs globally at the end of July, each managing roughly $309 billion, or an 11.9% share of the global active ETF market. J.P. Morgan was also the industry's leading asset gatherer year-to-date, attracting $52.5 billion in net new money.
iShares ranked third by assets with $176.7 billion, but nearly matched J.P. Morgan on flows, taking in $51.8 billion year-to-date. Combined, the three largest providers managed $795 billion in active ETF assets and captured $138.8 billion of the industry's inflows in 2026 – close to a quarter of the year-to-date total.
Flows were also concentrated at the product level: the top 20 active ETFs and ETPs by net new assets took in $30.53 billion in July combined, with the Roundhill Memory ETF (DRAM US) alone gathering $6.19 billion.
Market backdrop
Commenting on the report, Deborah Fuhr, Managing Partner, Founder and Owner of ETFGI, noted that 'the S&P 500 declined slightly by 0.06% in July but remained up 10.14% year-to-date in 2026'. She added that developed markets outside the US gained 0.30% in July and were up 14.62% for the year, with Luxembourg (+12.10%) and Norway (+9.93%) posting the strongest gains, while emerging markets slipped 0.33% in July – up 9.40% year-to-date – with Taiwan (-7.80%) and Turkey (-5.91%) the weakest performers.
At the end of July, the global active ETF industry comprised 5,678 ETFs with 7,807 listings, offered by 724 providers across 49 exchanges in 39 countries.