ETF Year in Review: Active Management Scoops 35%, Retail Traders Popular

Jillian DelSignore recaps 2025 ETF performance and says managers are focusing on retail clients as record flows continue. She argues that retail clients are trading and investing in a more sophisticated way. Jillian highlights active ETFs taking 35% of flows, staggering considering the share they take up in the overall ETF market. She discusses the record number of ETF launches this year and popular themes.

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17 Dec 2025

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