ETFs Post Record $176B Inflows in October

Investors poured an unprecedented $175.6 billion into U.S.-listed ETFs in October, the largest monthly haul in history, according to FactSet. That pushed 2025’s total inflows to $1.12 trillion—just $4 billion shy of the full-year 2024 record. With two months left in the year, inflows are on track to finish between $1.3 and $1.5 trillion, easily eclipsing last year’s milestone. Flows Spread Across the Market October’s buying spree touched nearly every asset class. U.S. equity ETFs drew $73.1 billion, whil ...