TrackInsight has released the results of its latest global ETF survey, revealing an industry breaking new records as ETFs play an ever-larger role in professional investment portfolios and allocations to thematic, active and ESG ETFs look set to surge.

New York-based growth specialist Alger has launched its second ETF, a semi-transparent actively managed fund offering access to a high-conviction portfolio of US large-cap equities.

BlackRock has cut the fees charged on its two actively managed carbon transition ETFs less than one month after the funds launched on NYSE Arca.

AdvisorShares has unveiled two new actively managed thematic ETFs – the AdvisorShares Hotel ETF (BEDZ US) and the AdvisorShares Restaurant ETF (EATZ US) – which target industries expected to prosper as the economy reopens from the Covid-19 shutdown.

PGIM has expanded its line-up of actively managed ETFs with the launch of a core multi-sector fixed income strategy.

BlackRock has launched a pair of actively managed equity ETFs aligned with the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Vanguard has introduced its first actively managed fixed income ETF with the launch of a low-cost, ultrashort duration bond strategy in the US.

ARK Investment Management has launched the world’s first actively managed ETF targeting companies linked to the space industry.

Fidelity International has introduced its first fixed income ETFs in Europe with the launch of two actively managed bond strategies incorporating sustainability criteria.

Innovator Capital Management is set to introduce a new suite of defined outcome ETFs which will be the world’s first to deliver a multiple of the upside return on a reference asset with single exposure to the downside.