Global ETF listings have reached record highs in 2025 while Korean retail demand for overseas funds fluctuated amid new mandatory trading rules.
The global exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry set a new record for product listings in 2025, while Korean retail investors’ overseas ETF purchases showed noticible swings through the year as the new rules from the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) begin to shape derivative trading behaviour. ETFGI reported that by the end of November 2025, the global ETF industry had 2,759 new products listed, surpassing the 1,789 recorded by the same point in 2024. After accounting for 500 closures, t