State Street Investment ManagementIssuer · Industry & thematic ETF
State Street Investment Management's October 2026 dashboard finds industry ETFs took in net new money of $9.6B during Q3 2026, a fifth straight quarter of inflows.
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What it says
Numbers as stated by State Street Investment Management, Oct 16, 2026- 1State Street Investment Management says Semiconductors led industry ETF flows, attracting $8.5B of net new money in Q3 2026, its sixth quarter running with inflows.State Street, p. 3
- 2State Street Investment Management counts $6.1B of thematic ETF inflows in Q3 2026, a seventh positive quarter in a row, a run it last saw in Q2 2021.State Street, p. 5
- 3State Street Investment Management puts trailing 12-month thematic ETF inflows at $35.2B as of Q3 2026, equal to organic growth of 30.1%.State Street, p. 5
- 4State Street Investment Management finds the average thematic ETF returned -2.1% in Q3 2026, landing 4.4% behind the S&P 500, though 26% of them beat the index.State Street, p. 4
- 5State Street Investment Management reports Software was the top industry in Q3 2026 at 15.4%, while Homebuilders sat in the bottom five at -15.6%.State Street, p. 2
The ETFIQ take
ETFIQ data to Oct 28, 2026 · 315 thematic ETFs with a full year, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026State Street Investment Management reports $9.6B of net inflows into 131 industry ETFs in Q3 2026. By their latest holdings filings, the typical thematic ETF has 32% of its weight in stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, 113 of 315 thematic ETFs with a full year beat the S&P 500.
Paper: 131 industry ETFs, quarter to September 30, 2026. ETFIQ: 315 thematic ETFs with a full year, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026. Weights from each fund’s latest filed holdings; one-year total return against SPY over the same days. The two sets and windows differ; the numbers are stated, not reconciled. Method · Data
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What does the State Street Investment Management paper conclude?
State Street Investment Management's October 2026 dashboard finds industry ETFs took in net new money of $9.6B during Q3 2026, a fifth straight quarter of inflows. The paper’s own words are at the link above.
What does ETFIQ’s data show on the same question?
By their latest holdings filings, the typical thematic ETF has 32% of its weight in stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, 113 of 315 thematic ETFs with a full year beat the S&P 500. ETFIQ states both numbers and does not reconcile them.
What is a thematic ETF?
A fund that holds companies tied to one theme, such as AI or defense, picked by an index or a manager rather than by size alone. More on this →
Where can I read “Industry & thematic ETF”?
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