Assets under management in exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded products (ETPs) globally rose from $11.6trn at the end of 2023 to $14.6trn at the end of 2024. ETFs and ETPs were buoyed by strong net inflows and rising stock markets.

ETFGI, a research and consulting firm, observed a record-breaking $1.88trn in net inflows, ahead of previous records of $1.29trn in 2021 and $974.5bn in 2023.

Total assets increased by 85.9% since 2020 and by 395% over the past decade.

There were 13,198 ETFs, with 26,079 listings, at the end of December 2024, offered by 814 providers traded on 81 exchanges globally. 

Ishares had six of the top 20 global ETFs, by net inflows, in December 2024. Vanguard had five, Invesco had three, State Street’s SPDR had two, and Amundi, Samsung, Morgan Stanley and Schwab recorded one each.

The number of ETFs and ETPs listed globally grew by 56% compared to 2020 and by 130% over the past decade.

, or exchange-traded funds, and ETPs, or exchange-traded products, automatically track an index or type of financial asset, and can be bought or sold in real time on the stock market. Many investors put their savings in ETFs because they typically have lower management fees.