Europe ETF News for the Past Year
STOXX-linked ETPs help lift Leverage Shares product trading 53% in 2025
February 24, 2026--STOXX-linked leveraged exchange-traded products (ETPs) were among Leverage Share' most traded products in 2025, helping to lift the issuer's annual trading volume by 53% amid rallying equity markets.
The Leverage Shares 3x Tesla ETP Securities, which tracks the iSTOXX(R) Leveraged 3X TSLA index, was the company's top product in 2025 by traded volume, as well as the most popular leveraged ETP on the London Stock Exchange for a third consecutive year.
The Leverage Shares 3x NVIDIA ETP, which also tracks a STOXX index, was the company's second-most popular product last year. Increasing demand for leveraged exposure is also emerging on other European trading venues such as Deutsche Börse Xetra, where Leverage Shares ETPs continue to record strong growth, with trading volumes expanding at high double-digit rates.
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Source: stoxx.com
WisdomTree Brings $2.6bn India Earnings ETF to Europe
February 24, 2026--Providing earnings-weighted exposure to one of the world's fastest-growing economies
WisdomTree, a global financial innovator, has today announced the launch of the WisdomTree India Earnings UCITS ETF (EPI). EPI seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree India Earnings UCITS Index (the "Index") and has a Total Expense Ratio (TER) of 0.55%.
EPI, listed today on Börse Xetra, Borsa Italiana, SIX, the Swiss stock exchange and will list on the London Stock Exchange on 25 February 2026.
The proprietary Index provides access to a diversified basket of profitable Indian companies using a rules-based, fundamentally weighted methodology. Unlike traditional market-cap weighted indices, the Index weights companies based on their earnings, tilting the portfolio toward companies with strong fundamentals and avoiding excessive exposure to the most expensive stocks. This innovative approach offers a differentiated path to capturing India’s dynamic growth story, anchored in valuation discipline and business profitability.
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Source: wisdomtree.eu
JP Morgan unveils low volatility European equity income ETF
February 19, 2026--J.P. Morgan Asset Management has launched a new European equity income exchange traded fund designed to deliver monthly payouts and lower volatility, as investor demand grows for strategies that combine stock market exposure with steady cash flow.
The JPMorgan Europe Equity Premium Income Active UCITS ETF, known as JEPE, has begun trading on multiple European venues, including the London Stock Exchange, Deutsche Börse Xetra, Borsa Italiana and SIX Swiss Exchange, marking the firm's first equity premium income ETF focused on European shares.
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Source: uk.finance.yahoo.com
London Stock Exchange celebrates WisdomTree launching Drones, Humanoids and Physical AI ETF
February 19, 2026--The global exchange-traded fund (ETF) and exchange-traded product (ETP) issuer, WisdomTree, has listed its Physical AI, Humanoids and Drones ETF on the London Stock Exchange today.
The WisdomTree Physical AI, Humanoids and Drones UCITS ETF (WPAI) is designed to provide targeted exposure to the next phase of artificial intelligence (AI) by investing in companies developing embodied, autonomous systems and the components that enable intelligent machines to operate in real-world environments.
Physical AI represents the next phase of the AI revolution, as software-driven intelligence evolves into embodied, autonomous machines operating in the physical world. Advances in AI model efficiency, edge-computing hardware and specialised sensing and perception systems are enabling machines to operate autonomously in factories, warehouses, farms, hospitals, and across airspace. As intelligence shifts to the edge, physical AI is positioned to accelerate productivity, reshape industrial processes and redefine how work is carried out across the global economy.
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Source: www.londonstockexchange.com
WisdomTree Launches Drones, Humanoids and Physical AI ETF
February 18, 2026--Reflecting the evolution of AI1 from software into drones, humanoid robots and autonomous systems
WisdomTree, a global financial innovator, has today announced the launch of the WisdomTree Physical AI, Humanoids and Drones UCITS ETF (WPAI). The ETF2 seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the WisdomTree Physical AI UCITS Index (the "Index") and has a Total Expense Ratio (TER) of 0.45%.
WPAI, listed today on Börse Xetra, Borsa Italiana, Euronext Paris, SIX, the Swiss stock exchange and will list on the London Stock Exchange on
The proprietary index is designed to track companies advancing the development and commercial adoption of physical AI, which refers to intelligent machines operating autonomously in the physical world. Physical AI is often referred to as embodied intelligence, describing AI systems that are embedded in physical machines and capable of perceiving, moving and acting autonomously in the real world. The Index identifies businesses across five key categories: humanoid robotics, drones and autonomous mobility, next-generation factories (smart manufacturing), next-generation logistics and supply-chain robotics, and emerging applications in sectors such as healthcare, agriculture, construction and defence.
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Source: wisdomtree.eu
Trading volumes have surged in leveraged funds, options since the pandemic, data shows
February 18, 2026--ETFGI reports today that assets in the ETFs industry in Europe reached a new record of US$3.40 trillion at the end of January.
During January the ETFs industry in Europe gathered record net inflows of US$58.67 billion, according to ETFGI's January 2026 European ETFs and ETPs industry landscape insights report, the monthly report which is part of an annual paid-for research subscription service.
ETFGI is a leading independent research and consultancy firm with 14 years of experience, recognized for its expertise in subscription research, consulting services, industry events, and ETF TV, covering global ETF industry trends (All dollar values in USD unless otherwise noted.)
Highlights
Assets in Europe's ETF industry reached a record $3.40 Tn at the end of January, surpassing the previous record of $3.22 Tn set in December 2025.
Assets increased 5.5% year-to-date in 2026, rising from $3.22 Tn at the end of 2025 to $3.40 Tn.
January saw record net inflows of $58.67 Bn, exceeding the previous January record of $32.93 Bn in 2025; the third-highest January inflows were $29.12 Bn in 2022.
January marked the 40th consecutive month of net inflows for the European ETF industry.
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Source: ETFGI
New ETF and ETP Listings on February 13, 2026, on Deutsche Borse
February 13, 2026--The CT QR Series Global Equity Active UCITS ETF is actively managed and invests in a global portfolio of stocks. The fund uses a proprietary quantitative model that evaluates securities based on the three themes of quality, catalyst and value.
In addition, ecological and social characteristics are considered in the selection. The ETF can be traded in both € and US$ by using the corresponding tickers.
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Source: Xetra
New ETF and ETP Listings on February 12, 2026, on Deutsche Borse
February 12, 2026--The Amundi European Strategic Autonomy UCITS ETF invests in companies from the European Economic Area which are key to strengthening Europe's strategic autonomy, particularly in areas such as aerospace, defense, finance, and energy production and distribution.
The Avantis Equity UCITS ETF range consists of funds that each actively invest in equities from one of the following regions: Europe, the Americas, and the Pacific. Each ETF follows the systematic "Avantis" investment strategy, which aims to overweight companies with smaller market capitalizations, high profitability, and attractive value characteristics.
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Source: Xetra
Avantis Doubles European ETF Offering
February 12, 2026--Asset manager's momentum continues, reaching $100 billion globally and $1.5 billion in Europe
Avantis Investors(R), a global investment offering from American Century Investments(R), announces it has doubled its product suite in Europe with three additional UCITS exchange-traded funds (ETFs) in the German and UK markets.
This expansion follows other recent growth milestones, including global assets under management from Avantis Investors surpassing $100 billion in December 2025 and $1.5 billion in its first three European UCITS launched in December 2024.
"We are thrilled to offer investors in Europe more value-added tools for building diversified asset allocations," said Eduardo Repetto, chief investment officer of Avantis. "Our focus is always on how we can better serve our clients. We listen to understand their needs and when we believe we can offer solutions that add value we are happy to bring those to the market. That's what these new launches are all about-addressing the needs we’ve heard from our clients."
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Source: avantisinvestors.com
Navigating the new pensions landscape: strategic insights for UK pension professionals
February 10, 2026--The UK pensions sector is undergoing a significant transformation, driven by a combination of regulatory ambition and economic growth agenda. With the government's recent "Workplace Pensions: A Roadmap" setting out a comprehensive reform agenda, and new legislation making its way through Parliament, pension professionals face both unprecedented challenges and opportunities.
Here we seek to understand the key developments set to reshape the UK pensions landscape, from scheme consolidation and investment reform to the emergence of new pension models that promise to deliver better outcomes for members while supporting broader economic growth.
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Source: caceis.com
