The exchange-traded fund (ETF) industry gathered US$248.15 billion in August inflows, taking year-to-date subscriptions to a record US$1.96 trillion and pushing total assets to US$24.03 trillion.

Research and consultancy firm ETFGI reported that global ETF assets surpassed US$24 trillion for the first time at the end of August, reaching US$24.03 trillion. This represented a 21.3% increase from US$19.84 trillion at the end of 2025 and exceeded the previous peak of US$23.11 trillion recorded in July. The firm reported that investors added US$248.15 billion in net inflows during August, taking year-to-date inflows to a record US$1.96 trillion and extending the global ETF industry's run of