War, inflation can’t stop ETFs’ trillion-dollar inflow boom
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ETFs are a popular investment vehicle because they are easier to trade compared to mutual funds and they are relatively low cost.
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Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are attracting cash at a record-breaking trillion-dollar pace despite persistent inflation, war in the Middle East and bouts of market volatility – a testament to US households’ enduring buy-and-hold conviction.
US-listed ETFs have absorbed about US$1 trillion (S$1.3 trillion) in 2026, reaching the milestone before June is over. That is after taking all of 2024 and 10 months in 2025 to do the same.
