Mutual funds, ETFs see boost in assets, sales in August
Year-to-date ETF sales near 2024 total: SIMA
- By: Noushin Ziafati
- September 22, 2025 September 22, 2025
- 10:46
Year-to-date ETF sales near 2024 total: SIMA
Fixed income investments are not obsolete — their role in a modern portfolio is more complex, but their value proposition is intact
Plus, new mutual funds from Canada Life, CLO ETF from BMOAM and CIBC announces CDR name change
Many issuers are rushing to launch similar products, ‘leading to crowded market segments'
Year-to-date inflows have already reached $73 billion
Milestone follows record-breaking inflows in first half
Purpose brings 10 new single-stock ETFs to market, along with other product news from Mackenzie, Evolve, Invesco and Manulife
ETF assets surpass $600B for the first time
Aggregate capital raised in first five months of the year reached $5.2B
And other product news
Total ETF AUM now sits at more than $600B
Harvest, Brompton, PICTON Investments, JPMAM have all filed preliminary prospectuses to launch ETFs or ETF units
Morningstar study analyzed more than 57,000 new funds worldwide in eight-year period
Plus, more product offerings from Ninepoint, Fidelity, First Trust; several firms announce fund changes
Relief provides investment funds access to BoC's emergency liquidity
Both fund categories also set new total asset records in June
Plus, CIBC introduces education portfolios; Harvest terminates mutual funds
Clients dodged a bullet when Section 899 was pulled from Trump’s tax bill — but they still must tread carefully
Market volatility, state of economy causing some independent advisors to delay their succession plans