Bloomberg ETF Analyst: A Record 242 ETFs Launched in the US in June, 2026 Full-Year Total Could Exceed 1,450

Odaily Planet Daily News: Eric Balchunas, Senior ETF Analyst at Bloomberg, stated on platform X that the US ETF market is experiencing an unprecedented expansion. In June this year, 242 ETFs were launched, setting a new single-month issuance record, equivalent to approximately 11 new products per day. The number of new ETFs added in the first half of 2026 has reached 730. Based on the current pace, the total number of new launches for the full year could surpass 1,450, significantly breaking last year's record.

Eric Balchunas paid special attention to the aggressive expansion strategy of the emerging issuer Corgi. Data shows that Corgi launched over 100 ETFs in June, already ranking sixth among ETF issuers. If it maintains its current issuance pace (the company still has about 350 ETFs in the registration stage), Corgi could surpass BlackRock by the end of this year to become the issuer with the largest number of ETFs on the market.

Balchunas stated that BlackRock has taken over 20 years to build an ETF product line of such scale, whereas Corgi might achieve a similar scale in less than a year. However, an increase in quantity does not necessarily mean a corresponding increase in capital scale. Currently, some of Corgi's ETFs have attracted a certain amount of capital inflows, but most products are still in the market cultivation stage. The average asset size of its ETF portfolio is around $4 million, compared to the entire ETF industry average of about $3 billion, indicating that Corgi still faces significant challenges in attracting assets. Corgi's large-scale issuance strategy is "extremely bold," and its rapid expansion has undoubtedly become one of the most attention-grabbing phenomena in the current ETF market.