$165B Pours Into ETFs in January as Investors Look Overseas

Investors added $165.4 billion to U.S.-listed ETFs in January 2026, according to FactSet data. While that marked a cooldown from December’s record $225 billion haul, flows were still well ahead of the $107 billion gathered in January of last year. The most notable development was where the money went. Rather than U.S. stock ETFs leading the charge, international equity ETFs topped the inflow rankings for the month. The category pulled in $68.2 billion, outpacing the $42.7 billion that flowed into U.S. e ...