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They had some $31 billion in inflows in July. Gold ETPs were also popular.
Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) based in Europe had a huge month of July, attracting $31.18 billion in inflows and setting a record with $2.76 trillion in total assets, according to ETFGI, an ETF research firm.
The $31.18 billion in July inflows were about 19% more than the industry gained in June. It marked the 34th straight month of inflows into European ETFs. Equity ETFs accounted for $23.65 billion in net inflows in July, bringing year-to-date inflows to $144.30 billion. That’s higher than the $89.45 billion in equity inflows recorded through July of 2024.
Fixed income ETFs saw net inflows of $3.23 billion in July, bringing the YTD total to $35.92 billion. That is slightly behind the pace through July of 2024 when there were $36.44 billion in fixed income inflows. Further, commodities ETFs reported net inflows of $911.67 million in July, lifting the YTD total to $7.96 billion. That’s up from the $4.89 billion in net outflows that commodities ETFs saw in the first seven months of 2024.
In addition, actively managed ETFs gathered $3.42 billion in net new assets in July, reaching $16.78 billion in YTD net inflows. That is well beyond the $6.74 billion recorded last year through July.
Year-to-date, European ETFs have brought in $207.28 billion, which is by far a record, already surpassing the previous high of $127.19 billion set in 2024.
As mentioned, total assets in European ETFs hit a record $2.76 trillion, topping the former mark of $2.6 trillion set in June of this year. Assets have grown 21.5% YTD, according to ETFGI.
The Most Popular European ETFs
Overall, ETFGI tracked the inflows of 3,324 ETFs from 126 providers listed on 29 exchanges in 24 countries.
The most popular ETF in July was the iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (LON:IWDA), which gathered $2.06 billion in net inflows. This remains the largest European ETF with $114 billion in assets under management. It has attracted $8.9 billion in inflows so far in 2025, making it the most popular European ETF YTD.
Right behind it was the iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF USD (Acc) (LON:IWDA), which brought in $1.7 billion in inflows in July. It has $2.3 billion in total assets.
The third most popular ETF in July was the Amundi S&P 500 II UCITS ETF, which had $1.3 billion in inflows. It has roughly $23.2 billion in total assets under management.
Fourth was the SPDR S&P 500 UCITS ETF (LON:SPX5), which had $1.0 billion in inflows. Year-to-date it has attracted $5.6 billion in inflows, which is third most in Europe. It has roughly $30 billion in total assets.
Rounding out the top five is the first fixed income fund, the iShares € High Yield Corp Bond UCITS ETF, which had $855 million in inflows in July. It has $8.9 billion in total assets.
The Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF was right behind it with $813 million flowing into it in July. It has been the second most popular fund this year with $7 billion in inflows, trailing only the iShares Core MSCI World ETF. It has $44 billion in total assets.
Gold Dominates List of Most Popular ETPs
The ETFGI report also tracks exchange-traded products (ETPs) and exchange-traded commodities (ETCs), which include gold and crypto-related portfolios.
Gold ETPs dominated the list of most popular ETPs in July, accounting for the top 4 spots. The Invesco Physical Gold ETC was the leader in July inflows with $594 million. This ETC has some $22 billion in total assets.
The second most popular was the Amundi Physical Gold ETC C (EPA:AMGOLD) with $432 million in inflows, followed by the iShares Physical Gold ETC (LON:IGLN) with $240 million flowing in. In fourth place was the iShares Physical Gold GBP Hedged ETC with $212 million in inflows.
The fifth most popular ETP on the list was crypto-related – the 21Shares Solana staking ETP (SIX:ASOL) with $140 million in inflows. It has $1.2 billion in total assets. Further down the list in ninth place was the iShares Bitcoin ETP with $68 million flowing in.