ETF product development has dramatically accelerated in early 2025, according to new data from the folks at an industry research firm.

Deborah "Debbie" Fuhr ETFGI / ETF TV Managing Partner, Founder, Owner / Co-Founder

The U.S. ETF industry launched a record 319 new ETFs and ETPs in the first four months of this year, Debbie Fuhr, managing partner at ETFGI, reveals today. That's up by 138 (76.2 percent) from the first four months of 2024 and puts the industry nearly halfway to replicating last year's total launch count.

U.S. ETF and ETP launches accounted for 37.7 percent of the 847 total ETF and ETP launches worldwide in the first four months of 2025.

On the flip side, U.S. product closures have decelerated so far this year. In the first four months of 2025, fund firms shuttered 53 U.S. ETFs and ETPs, a 28-fund (34.6 percent) drop from the same period last year.

Thus, the U.S. ETF and ETP count net increased by 266 in the first four months of 2025. That's up by 100 funds (123.5 percent) year-over-year. 

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