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Brazil ETF market growth
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Global ETF assets reached about roughly $19.5 trillion by mid‑July 2026, with institutional demand driving a 15 % average annual increase. In Brazil the sector kept expanding. continued its rapid expansion. Total ETF assets grew rose from R$55.5 bn in July 2025 to R$116.6 bn in June 2026, and listed funds rose grew to about 202 and investor accounts hit with 1.65 million. million investor accounts. A July 2026 snapshot showed listed ETFs up 70 % between since January 2025 and March 2026, taking 2025, the count to roughly 343, with assets under management climbing to about 343 and AUM increasing from R$54 bn to R$91 bn for 2025 and investor participation reaching about 919 000. The market is moving beyond pure passive replication toward income‑focused and tax‑advantaged products. Covered‑call strategies generate cash flow, while thematic funds target technology, AI, infrastructure, crypto‑assets and commodities. bn. Fixed‑income ETFs now hold around R$59 bn—a surged three‑fold increase within a year—benefiting from lower withholding tax rates (15 to roughly R$59 bn, now accounting for more than 60 % or 25 %) versus the traditional “come‑cotas” levy. of recent AUM growth. XP Asset, the country’s biggest Brazil’s largest ETF manager, now offers 22 fixed‑income ETFs and plans to add a few launch two or three more, acknowledging that more than 60 % of recent AUM growth stems from this segment. Executives from while XP Asset and Asset’s CEO Leandro Bousquet highlighted that the investor experience still lags behind the market’s potential. BlackRock Brazil stress Brazil’s CEO Bruno Barino reinforced the view that ETFs are becoming the have become a preferred, efficient allocation tool for wealth‑management portfolios, even as investor experience remains a work‑in‑progress. On 14 especially under fee‑based remuneration models. By late July 2026 Investo launched BNKS11, Brazil’s first bank‑focused ETF, tracking the Índice Bancos Brasil B3 total Brazilian ETF assets reached R$120 bn, with a 0.50 individual investors rising 35 % fee and to about 823 000. These investors now hold roughly R$31 bn, over a 469 quarter of sector assets, yet ETFs still represent only about 1 % cumulative return since 2011. of Brazil’s overall fund industry, indicating substantial room for further growth. The market is also diversifying into income‑focused and tax‑advantaged products, including covered‑call strategies and thematic funds covering technology, AI, infrastructure, crypto‑assets and commodities.
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