12 NOVEMBER 2026
ETF Market Insights: Few Surprises, Some Standouts
Markets were nervous in October, but ETF investors were not. Flows stayed largely in line with their trends.
From core to complement. ETFs that cover it all.
Helping investors remain positioned for long-term success -- in any environment.
Dedicated ETF team
Our ETF industry veterans have built an in-house platform with AUM totaling over $77B globally.
Backed by a global investment organization
Part of Franklin Templeton's 75+ year legacy, with investment teams managing active and indexed equity strategies across global markets.
Dynamic coverage
Spanning all asset class and offered across both index and active management styles, we're prepared for whatever the market brings.
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ETF investment managers
Through our specialist investment managers, we provide niche capabilities backed by the scale and resources of a large company.
- Benefit Street Partners
- ClearBridge
- Franklin Templeton
- Putnam
- Royce
- Western Asset
Benefit Street Partners
Global alternative credit specialist offering strategies spanning private and public markets.
ClearBridge
We strive to deliver alpha in every aspect of our business, from generating consistent investment performance, to promoting sustainable business practices, to delivering successful long-term outcomes. We believe investing to make an impact can be achieved through integrating ESG factors into the stock selection process.
Franklin Templeton
- Franklin Equity Group: Leveraging a long history with a focus on in-depth fundamental research, we offer in-depth expertise in managing global, U.S. and sector-specific strategies across the style and capitalization spectrum. Our proximity to Silicon Valley allows us to follow companies across their private to public life cycles, developing further insights into future industry trends and identifying potential disruptors.
- Franklin Income Investors: Proven experience managing multi-asset income strategies for over seven decades, we take a flexible and diversified approach that adjusts to changing market conditions in the pursuit of income opportunities.
- Franklin Templeton Fixed Income: Established in 1970, our economists, analysts, data scientists and portfolio managers work together to manage portfolios across multiple sectors, including municipals bonds, bank loans, high yield, investment grade corporate, securitized, and emerging markets debt. We believe we have found the ‘sweet spot’ that balances quantitative science with fundamentals-based active management, and that this will help us navigate challenging investment environments, generate consistent alpha, and ultimately serve our clients better.
- Franklin Templeton Global Index Portfolio Management: Tracking global indices is both art and science. Our Portfolio Managers work together to constantly assess the returns, risks, costs and tax consequences of each transaction to generate the best outcome - the highest tax-adjusted returns. Our team leverages deep expertise from decades of experience in global markets, and strives to provide world class indexing solutions via cost-effective, competitive, and consistent investment performance.
- Franklin Templeton Investment Solutions: We translate a wide variety of investor goals into portfolios, powered by Franklin Templeton’s best thinking around the globe. The team includes more than 80 investment professionals, specializing in strategic asset allocation and tactical positioning, fundamental and quantitative research, active integration, and risk management.
Putnam
Stock-driven equity manager, renowned for large-cap value strategies.
Royce
Pioneers in small-cap since 1972, we specialize in actively managed strategies that invest in the broad and diverse small-cap universe with unparalleled knowledge and experience gained through more than five decades of investing.
Western Asset
Since 1971, Western Asset has managed risk and sought value in fixed income through multiple business cycles and economic environments. As one of the world’s largest and leading fixed-income managers, we dedicate all resources to active fixed income, seeking to provide superior investment capabilities and service to clients.
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Frequenty asked questions
An ETF (Exchange Traded Fund) is an investment fund that holds a group of securities, such as stocks or bonds. ETFs are traded on a stock exchange, which means they can be bought and sold in a similar way to listed shares. ETFs have become popular because they offer transparent and cost-efficient access to different markets and investment themes.
An active ETF is managed by an investment team that makes decisions about which securities to buy or sell, rather than simply tracking an index.
- Portfolio managers may invest beyond index limits based on research and analysis
- The aim is to respond to changing market conditions
- Active ETFs seek to achieve better outcomes than broad market exposure, although results are not guaranteed
Diversification – Investors gain exposure to many securities within a single fund
Intraday Trading – ETF shares can be bought and sold throughout the trading day at market prices
Cost Efficiency – ETFs often have lower ongoing fees than traditional investment funds, although brokerage costs may apply
Low starting amount – There is usually no minimum investment amount other than the price of one ETF unit
Transparency – ETFs typically disclose their holdings on a daily basis
Liquidity – ETFs are traded on exchanges and supported by market makers, helping investors buy and sell more easily
Individual Investor – Buys and sells ETF units through a brokerage account
ETF Sponsor – The financial institution that creates and manages the ETF
Authorized Participant (AP) – An institution that helps create and redeem ETF units
ETF Market Maker – A firm that supports trading by providing buy and sell prices on the exchange
No. With savings plans, even small amounts can be invested regularly – efficiently, automatically, and in a disciplined way.