ETF Newsletter - October 2026
First Trust's October 2026 ETF newsletter reports that its AIRR industrials fund fell 22.5% in the third quarter, as stocks tied to AI data centers weakened.
First Trust in the Research Library
4 papers indexed, Jan 2026 to Oct 2026.
3 carry an ETFIQ take.
First Trust is a fund company that issues ETFs and publishes research on them. The library holds 4 of its public papers, published Jan 2026 to Oct 2026, on income, bonds, flows, themes, outlooks. Description in ETFIQ’s words.
ETFIQ take
ETF Data Watch
First Trust's October 2026 flows monitor shows US-listed ETFs took in $139.9 billion of net inflows in September, lifting total assets to $15.9 trillion.
ETFIQ take
ETF Data Watch Flier - September 2026
First Trust's September 2026 flows monitor counts $179.6 billion of net new money into US-listed ETFs during August, lifting their assets to $16.1 trillion.
ETFIQ take
Forecasts as of January 2026.
In its January 2026 forecast, First Trust sets a year-end S&P 500 target of 6,000 and expects real GDP growth of 2% for 2026.
Where ETFIQ’s figures meet First Trust’s
3 papers with an ETFIQ takeETF Data WatchPaper: net inflows of $139.9 billion into US-listed ETFs in September, taking assets to $15.9 trillion. ETFIQ: +$127.9bn net flow, Sep 21, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, summed over the 746 of 4,807 ETFs ETFIQ covers with a daily figure, Oct 20, 2026.ETF Data Watch Flier - September 2026Paper: net inflows of $179.6 billion into US-listed ETFs in August 2026. ETFIQ: +$127.9bn net flow, Sep 21, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, summed over the 746 of 4,807 ETFs ETFIQ covers with a daily figure, Oct 20, 2026.Forecasts as of January 2026.Paper: a 2026 year-end target of 6,000 for the S&P 500, with real GDP growth of 2%. ETFIQ: +$461.8bn net flow, Jan 2, 2026 to Oct 20, 2026, summed over the 713 of 4,807 ETFs ETFIQ covers with a daily figure, Oct 20, 2026.
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