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Money is pouring into US ETFs
US ETFs attracted $1.37 trillion in the first eight months of 2026, putting the previous annual record within reach. The money is spreading beyond equities into bonds and emerging markets.
Money is flowing into US exchange-traded funds at a pace that puts another annual record within reach.
From January through August 2026, US-listed ETFs attracted $1.371 trillion in net inflows. That is already around 94% of the $1.466 trillion collected during the whole of 2025.
And there were still four months left in the year.
ETFs are funds that trade on an exchange like shares. They let investors buy exposure to a basket of assets, from broad stock markets to government bonds and individual sectors.
August brought another $180 billion into US-listed ETFs, according to the figures cited in the sample’s State Street commentary.
That matters because a strong annual total can sometimes be driven by one unusually busy period. Here, the flow of new money continued deep into the summer.
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