European ETFs turn green as ESG captures 50% of flows year to date

13% of total assets

The European ETF market has reached a green milestone as 50% of total flows year to date headed towards ESG funds, according to data from Trackinsight.

Of the $130bn of total flows into European ETFs so far this year, $65.6bn has been directed towards passive products with an ESG strategy or theme. This compares to just 6% of total flows in the US and 8% of Asia Pacific flows, which both anchored the global flows into ETFs at 14%. Annual ESG ETF inflows outweigh non-ESG for first time Despite this, sustainable ETFs continue to break records globally, with $325bn total assets under management, of which $100bn flowed into the space in 2021, already breaking the 2020 total year figure of $88.5bn. The number of ESG ETFs listed glob...