The U.S. ETF industry pulled back a bit from a big March in terms of flows, according to the latest data from the folks at an ETF-focused research firm. Yet 2025 has still had the industry's best inflows start ever.

Deborah "Debbie" Fuhr ETFGI / ETF TV Managing Partner, Founder, Owner / Co-Founder

On Wednesday (May 14), Debbie Fuhr, managing partner at ETFGI, revealed that the U.S. ETF and ETP industry brought in $62.9 billion in net inflows in April 2025, down by $33.34 billion month-over-month from March 2025. The U.S. accounted for 40.1 percent of April 2025 worldwide ETF and ETP inflows of $157.03 billion (which were down by $1.78 billion M/M but up by $86.68 billion year-over-year from April 2024. April 2025 extended the U.S. inflows streak to 36 months (3 years) and counting, while extending the worldwide streak to 71 months (almost 6 years).

In the first four months of 2025, U.S. ETFs and ETPs brought in a record $360.89 billion in net flows, surpassing the prior record (from the first four months of 2021) by $31.88 billion. Year-to-date as of April 30, the U.S. accounts for 58.2 percent of worldwide YTD inflows of $620.54 billion, surpassing the record from a year earlier by $152.68 billion.

U.S. ETFs and ETPs held a combined $10.46 trillion in AUM on April 30, 2025, up by $60 billion M/M. The U.S. now accounts for 67.7 percent of worldwide AUm of $15.44 trillion (was up by $250 billion M/M and up by $3.09 trillion Y/Y).

As of April 30, 2025, the U.S. industry included 4,197 ETFs and ETPs, up by 57 (1.4%) M/M. THe U.S. now accounts for 30 percent of the 14,013 ETFs and ETPs worldwide. (The global count is up by 181 M/M and up by 1,775 Y/Y.)

387 ETF and ETF providers operated in the U.S. as of April 30, 2025, up by 3 (0.8 percent) M/M. They account for 45.1 percent of the 858 ETF and ETP providers worldwide. (The worldwide count is up by 6 M/M and up by 114 Y/Y.) 

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