European ETFs Week 30: Equity Flows Hit €7.02bn

Trackinsight data show European-listed equity ETFs attracted €7.02 billion in the week of July 20–24, 2026, the largest allocation across asset classes. Fixed income ETFs gathered €1.10 billion, commodity ETPs added €210.5 million, cryptocurrency ETPs took in €30.6 million and multi-asset funds collected €11.5 million.

Within equity sectors, Financials recorded the largest net inflow at €306.5 million. Communication Services drew €151.3 million, Energy €104.6 million and Health Care €102.8 million. Information Technology saw the biggest sector outflow of €172.7 million. Materials registered a net outflow of €57.8 million while posting the strongest weekly price gain among sectors.

Sector returns for the week were led by Materials, up 5.24%, and Energy, up 4.35%. Industrials gained 3.47%, Utilities 1.70%, Financials 1.65% and Information Technology 1.31%. Health Care rose 0.86% and Real Estate was essentially flat at 0.13%. The weakest sector performances came from Consumer Staples (-1.92%), Communication Services (-3.15%) and Consumer Discretionary (-4.33%).

Geographic allocations favored U.S.-focused ETFs, which attracted €2.19 billion. Developed Markets exposures gathered €1.98 billion and World ETFs €1.72 billion. Emerging Markets received €496.3 million and Europe-focused products €250.8 million. China-focused ETFs posted the largest regional outflow among highlighted markets, losing €258.0 million, while Germany declined by €121.8 million. In performance terms, Norway led highlighted markets with a 4.24% gain; Romania rose 4.00% and Taiwan 3.59%. Vietnam and Denmark were the weakest, down 4.87% and 3.70% respectively.

Thematic ETFs saw selective flows. Net Zero 2050 strategies added €47.0 million and Robotics & Automation €39.6 million. Cryptocurrency-themed funds took in €30.7 million. China Disruptive Technology recorded a €63.1 million withdrawal and Global Defense lost €29.2 million. Blockchain-led themes rose 4.76% for the week, Global Defense gained 4.07% and Europe Defense 4.03%. Cloud Computing, Cybersecurity and Solar Energy fell 3.97%, 3.84% and 3.57% respectively.

In fixed income, Government Investment Grade ETFs led inflows with €1.02 billion. Aggregate investment grade products collected €72.1 million and Government Aggregate ETFs added €30.2 million. Corporate Investment Grade funds saw outflows of €102.7 million and Corporate High Yield posted an outflow of €284.8 million.

Commodity ETP flows were led by gold, which drew €298.4 million. Multi-commodity products added €76.3 million and silver ETPs €10.0 million. Metal ETPs overall recorded outflows of €88.0 million, crude oil ETPs declined by €64.6 million and copper products lost €18.8 million. Within cryptocurrency ETPs, Bitcoin products attracted €33.1 million, ether strategies €7.1 million and Lido DAO funds €2.8 million, while AAVE, Solana and Hyperliquid saw modest outflows.

Top ETF issuers by net inflows for the week were iShares with €1.93 billion, Amundi €1.33 billion and Vanguard €1.31 billion. Xtrackers by DWS gathered €995.9 million, Invesco €785.5 million and State Street €554.9 million. The most popular ETPs by net inflows included Vanguard FTSE All-World UCITS ETF (VWCE) with €718.7 million and iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF (IWDA) with €350.0 million. Top-performing equity ETPs for the week included CoinShares Bitcoin Mining UCITS ETF (MINE) at +17.08% and Melanion Bitcoin Equities UCITS ETF (BTC) at +9.71%.

The figures cover activity in European-listed ETFs and ETPs for July 20–24, 2026, based on Trackinsight data.