ETFs

ETFs nudge ahead of hedge funds

Shift to passive sees exchange-traded funds manage more money globally than hedge funds for first time on record

ETFs nudge ahead of hedge funds

Exchange-traded funds managed more money than hedge funds for the first time in history at the end of June - albeit by the slimmest of margins.

Data provider ETFGI puts the value of ETFs at the end of last month at $2.971 trillion. This compared to the $2.969 trillion managed by hedge funds, confirmed by data provider HFR.

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