ETFs
Why invest in ETFs?
Enhanced diversification
ETFs can provide diversified exposure to different asset classes, geographies, sectors and themes, while also offering investors access to a broad set of investment styles, such as passive, systematic and fundamental approaches. This may help to reduce portfolio volatility relative to investing in individual securities.
Flexibility and transparency
Unlike other investment vehicles, ETFs can be readily bought and sold during trading hours on exchanges at current market prices. Most ETFs also disclose their portfolio holdings daily.
Cost-effectiveness
ETFs tend to have lower management fees than mutual funds,2 which can help to improve return potential over the long term.
Our expertise
A track record of innovation
A pioneer in the field of ETF investing, we have an established history of over two decades of product innovation, covering a broad spectrum ranging from ESG to thematic themes across asset classes. For us, ETF innovation is more than simply a trend, it has become an essential tool for growth informed by clients, markets, and our conviction.
Sustainability
While our conviction-driven approach embeds ESG³ at the heart of our investment process to generate long-term performance, we offer a comprehensive range of ESG⁴ and SRI⁵ ETFs, as well as thematic strategies. Collectively, our ETFs have garnered various sustainability-related labels.⁶
Multidisciplinary resources
Our platform brings together an experienced multi-disciplined team of dedicated ETF and index portfolio managers and specialists. They work closely with our Quantitative Research Group and Sustainability Centre, which is responsible for implementing our voting and engagement policy.⁷
Team and resources
With more than 30 years of experience in index management,10 BNP Paribas Asset Management is among the leading players in ESG and thematic ETFs. Our dedicated ETF team consists of 15 portfolio managers with an average of 17 years of industry experience,11 as well as 15 sales professionals specialised in ETFs and index funds.12
Team members benefit from support and access to BNP Paribas Asset Management’s company-wide resources, including our Sustainability Centre, Quantitative Research Group, and Macro Research team.
ETF assets under
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ETF assets under management in SFDR Article 8 & 9 funds14, 15
Awards and accolades
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[1] ETF: Exchange-Traded Fund
[2] Morningstar, ETFs vs. Mutual Funds, 2024
[3,4] ESG: Environmental, Social and Governance
[5] SRI: Sustainable and Responsible Investment
[6] Labels include, but are not limited to, the French SRI Label, Belgian Towards Sustainability Label, Germany FNG-SIEGEL Label, and Austrian Ecolabel. Trademark, copyright, and other intellectual property rights are and remain the property of their respective owners.
[7] See our Voting Policy for more information
[8,9,10] BNP Paribas Asset Management, as of 30 September 2025
[11,12] BNP Paribas Asset Management as of 30 September 2025. AXA Investment Managers integrated as of 30 September 2025. Rounding to the nearest whole number.
[13] SFDR: European Union’s Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation. Funds managed are classified as Article 8 and 9 under the EU SFDR framework. Under EU SFDR, financial entities such as BNP Paribas Asset Management who sell products into the EU are required to classify the products they manufacture or advise into three SFDR (Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation) categories: Products with sustainable investment objective (Article 9); Products promoting environmental or social characteristics (Article 8); Non-sustainable products (Article 6).
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