Market Frenzy Fuels $1 Trillion ETF Rush to Break Annual Records

  • November’s historic ETF haul was led by equity funds demand
  • ‘Trump bump’ fueled rise, year inflows may be hard to beat: BI
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The optimism sweeping Wall Street has spurred investors to plow a record $1 trillion into US exchange-traded funds so far in 2024, racking up yet another milestone for the industry.

With some 16 trading days left to go, this year’s net inflows have already surpassed the $903 billion high in 2021. Investor appetite for assets ranging from staid fixed income to speculative leveraged bets in an easy-to-trade ETF wrapper has helped fuel the boom.