ETFGI said record inflows through September have eclipsed the previous annual benchmark, with active exchange-traded funds (ETFs) accounting for nearly 39% of total flows.
Research and consultancy firm ETFGI said the US-listed ETF industry managed US$16.24 trillion in assets at the end of September 2026, compared with a record US$16.36 trillion in August. The figure has already exceeded the previous annual record of US$1.50 trillion set in 2025 Assets have increased 21% since the end of 2025, rising from US$13.43 trillion, while the industry has now recorded 53 consecutive months of net inflows. In its September 2026 US ETFs industry landscape report, ETFGI s