ETFGI, a leading independent research and consultancy firm renowned for its expertise in subscription research, consulting services, events, and ETF TV on global ETF industry trends, reported today that the ETFs industry in the US has gathered a record US$360.89 billion of net inflows in the first 4 months of 2025, according to ETFGI's April 2025 US ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service. (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Highlights
- Record net inflows of $360.89 Bn in the first 4 months of 2025, followed by net inflows of $329.01 Bn the first 4 months of 2021 and the third highest net inflows for the first 4 months of a year was $267.60 Bn in 2024.
- Net inflows of $62.90 Bn in April.
- 36th month of consecutive net inflows.
- Assets of $10.46 Tn invested in the ETFs industry in the United States at the end of April which are the fourth highest on record, below the record high assets of $10.73 Tn in January 2025.
“The S&P 500 index was down 0.68% in April and is down 4.92% YTD in 2025. The developed markets excluding the US index was up 4.86% in April and is up 10.85% YTD in 2025. Spain (up 8.65%) and Portugal (up 7.67%) saw the largest increases amongst the developed markets in April. The emerging markets index increased by 0.88% during April and is up 1.80% YTD in 2025. Hungary (up 10.78%) and Mexico (up 10.40%) saw the largest increases amongst emerging markets in April,” according to Deborah Fuhr, managing partner, founder, and owner of ETFGI.
Growth in assets in the ETFs industry in the United States as of the end of April
The ETFs industry in the United States has 4,197 products, assets of US$10.46 Tn, from 387 providers listed on 3 exchanges at the end of April.
During April, ETFs gathered net inflows of $62.90 Bn. Equity ETFs gathered net inflows of $15.45 Bn during the month, bringing YTD net inflows to $123.98 Bn, higher than the $112.59 Bn in YTD net inflows in 2024. Fixed income ETFs reported net inflows of $11.43 Bn during April, bringing YTD net inflows to $68.09 Bn, higher than the $37.97 Bn in net inflows YTD in 2024. Commodities ETFs reported net inflows of $4.01 Bn during April, bringing YTD net inflows to $15.75 Bn, higher than the $4.60 Bn in net outflows YTD in 2024. Active ETFs attracted net inflows of $22.17 Bn during the month, gathering YTD net inflows of $142.95 Bn, much higher than the $85.81 Bn in net YTD in 2024.
Substantial inflows can be attributed to the top 20 ETF‘s by net new assets, which collectively gathered $75.73 Bn in April. Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO US) gathered $20.88 Bn, the largest individual net inflow.
Top 20 ETFs by net new assets April 2025: US
Name |
Ticker |
Assets |
NNA |
NNA |
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF |
VOO US |
608,445.63 |
54,986.89 |
20,884.28 |
SPDR Bloomberg Barclays 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF |
BIL US |
47,040.58 |
10,774.23 |
5,978.74 |
iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF |
SGOV US |
44,737.13 |
14,845.82 |
5,328.67 |
Schwab Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF |
SMBS US |
5,016.67 |
4,887.01 |
4,884.51 |
Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF |
VTI US |
440,142.77 |
13,747.76 |
4,478.15 |
Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETF |
BSV US |
38,646.90 |
4,556.33 |
3,859.99 |
SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF |
SPLG US |
61,978.37 |
11,493.84 |
3,609.51 |
iShares Bitcoin Trust |
IBIT US |
56,768.88 |
5,406.13 |
2,693.67 |
Direxion Daily Semiconductors Bull 3x Shares |
SOXL US |
9,210.55 |
3,982.73 |
2,576.19 |
Vanguard Growth ETF |
VUG US |
150,525.30 |
6,383.00 |
2,488.66 |
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF |
ITOT US |
64,085.91 |
3,444.30 |
2,407.48 |
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust |
SPY US |
568,675.32 |
(26,913.07) |
2,244.54 |
iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF |
SHV US |
22,228.38 |
3,140.41 |
2,142.86 |
Invesco Nasdaq 100 ETF |
QQQM US |
42,218.84 |
6,074.17 |
2,124.01 |
Schwab US Large-Cap Growth ETF |
SCHG US |
37,482.22 |
3,568.10 |
1,914.04 |
Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF |
VO US |
74,789.50 |
4,549.87 |
1,897.47 |
JPMorgan Nasdaq Equity Premium Income ETF |
JEPQ US |
24,342.12 |
5,634.15 |
1,672.29 |
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF |
USHY US |
21,354.72 |
2,349.02 |
1,580.09 |
iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF |
SHY US |
24,508.76 |
1,526.88 |
1,561.54 |
Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF |
SCHD US |
66,982.42 |
5,244.13 |
1,398.55 |
The top 10 ETPs by net assets collectively gathered $904.89 Mn during April. MicroSectors FANG+ 3X Leveraged ETN (FNGB US) gathered $193.21 Mn, the largest individual net inflow.
Top 10 ETPs by net new assets April 2025: US
Name |
Ticker |
Assets |
NNA |
NNA |
MicroSectors FANG+ 3X Leveraged ETN |
FNGB US |
387.39 |
390.39 |
193.21 |
Grayscale Bitcoin Mini Trust ETF |
BTC US |
3,981.49 |
435.03 |
152.32 |
Inverse VIX Short-Term Futures ETNs due March 22 2045 |
VYLD US |
93.41 |
189.20 |
99.18 |
ProShares UltraShort Gold |
GLL US |
128.33 |
123.03 |
89.88 |
MAX S&P 500 4X Leveraged ETN |
SPYU US |
238.19 |
120.58 |
84.91 |
MicroSectors Gold Miners -3X Inverse Leveraged ETN |
GDXD US |
114.36 |
109.46 |
71.45 |
VanEck Merk Gold ETF |
OUNZ US |
1,662.21 |
151.62 |
69.32 |
Invesco DB US Dollar Index Bearish Fund |
UDN US |
136.81 |
79.71 |
63.83 |
Fidelity Ethereum Fund |
FETH US |
749.37 |
(130.16) |
43.48 |
ProShares Ultra DJ-UBS Natural Gas |
BOIL US |
204.26 |
(296.10) |
37.30 |
Investors have tended to invest in Active ETFs/ETPs during April.