Canadian ETF Launches for March 2026
Canada’s ETF market recorded $34 billion in net inflows in Q4 2025, ranking fourth worldwide behind the United States, Europe and China. EFAMA reported global ETF inflows of $529 billion in the United States, $103 billion in Europe, $70 billion in China, and $34 billion in Canada for the same period. In March 2026, Canadian providers launched 23 new ETFs spanning equity, fixed‑income, commodity and crypto strategies. Notable products include Avantis CIBC equity allocations, BMO Market+ multi‑asset suites, Vanguard’s U.S. high‑dividend ETF and Trading Central’s Quant index funds.
Global X Australia Launches the Global X Humanoid Robotics ETF
Global X Australia and Solactive have launched the Global X Humanoid Robotics ETF (ticker HMND) on the Australian Securities Exchange, debuting on 30 March 2026. The fund tracks the Solactive Global Humanoid Robotics AUD Index, which selects 30 companies deriving...
WisdomTree Adds European Infrastructure ETF to Thematic Range: WBLD
WisdomTree launched the Europe Infrastructure UCITS ETF (WBLD) with a 0.45% total expense ratio, tracking a proprietary index of companies building transportation, digital and renewable energy assets across Europe. The fund is listed on Xetra, Borsa Italiana, Euronext Paris, SIX...
ESMA Data Reveals ETF Settlement Failures Spiked on 2025 Liberation Day
ESMA data shows a sharp spike in ETF settlement failures in mid‑April 2025, coinciding with the U.S. “Liberation Day” market turbulence. At the height, fails represented over 50 % of the total value of ETF settlement instructions, far above rates in...
Prescient China Lists First China-Focused Actively Managed ETF on the JSE
Prescient China has listed the PANDA Balanced Feeder Actively Managed ETF on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, marking the first China‑focused AMETF in South Africa. The fund offers investors exposure to a mix of mainland Chinese equities, bonds, cash and offshore...
February European ETF Flows Close to Those in January: Morningstar
Morningstar reports European ETF and ETC net inflows of €49.7 billion in February 2026, virtually matching January’s €49.8 billion. Year‑to‑date flows have reached €93.5 billion, outpacing the €91.3 billion recorded in Q1 2025 and setting a new pace. Equity ETFs dominate, accounting for roughly 88 % of...
MerQube Announces AI Partnership with Noonum
MerQube announced a strategic partnership with Noonum, a purpose‑built AI engine that applies machine reasoning to billions of data points for thematic investment analysis. The collaboration merges Noonum’s agentic, semantic knowledge engine with MerQube’s institutional index calculation and governance platform,...
HANetf Launches Ukraine Reconstruction ETF
HANetf has launched the Ukraine Reconstruction UCITS ETF (ticker UKRN), tracking the VettaFi Ukraine Reconstruction Index. The fund targets companies that could profit from the estimated $500 billion reconstruction effort over the next decade. It features a flexible framework that lowers eligibility...
KB Asset Management Launches RISE China AI Semiconductor Top 4 Plus ETF
KB Asset Management and Solactive have launched the RISE China AI Semiconductor Top 4 Plus ETF, which tracks the Solactive China AI Semiconductor Top 4 Plus Index. The index selects 15 Chinese companies listed in Hong Kong or via Stock...
European ETF Market Wrap: Flows, Performance and Leaders | Week 10, 2026
European ETFs saw strong equity inflows of €6.94 bn in the week of 2‑6 March, while fixed‑income products suffered the deepest outflows at €1.28 bn. Energy sector ETFs led both capital inflows (€792.9 mn) and performance (+2.79%). Thematic funds focused on Net Zero 2050 and...
Global Digital Assets: February ETF and ETP Review
February deepened the crypto market correction, with the CoinDesk 20 Index sliding 16.8% and the more concentrated CoinDesk 5 Index falling 16.0%. TrackInsight data shows net outflows of $420.5 million from digital‑asset ETFs and ETPs, pushing total AUM to $125.1 billion, the...
Saba Capital Launches UK Investment Trust ETF: UKIT
Saba Capital Management has launched the UKIT, an actively managed UCITS ETF that invests in UK‑domiciled investment trusts trading at sizable discounts to net asset value. The fund targets a diversified portfolio of 40‑60 trusts across equities, bonds, real estate...
Active ETF Research Reveals Transatlantic Market Is Splitting in Two: Broadridge
Broadridge’s latest research shows the active‑ETF market is diverging sharply across the Atlantic. Global assets under management are nearing $1.8 trillion, growing over 50 % annually, yet U.S. funds exhibit roughly two percentage points higher tracking error and charge 70‑90 bps fees compared...
Solactive Silver Indices Selected by Four South Korean Securities Firms
Solactive announced that four South Korean securities firms—KB Securities, Korea Investment Securities, Meritz Securities, and Samsung Securities—will use its Silver Total Return Leveraged Index family as the benchmark for newly launched Silver Total Return ETNs. The ETNs, debuting on the...
MSCI Buys Compass Financial Technologies
MSCI Inc. announced the acquisition of Compass Financial Technologies to boost its index calculation capabilities across alternative and multi‑asset classes, including commodities, cryptocurrencies and derivatives. The deal expands MSCI’s toolkit for creating bespoke, cross‑asset indexes that can serve both benchmarking...
