IPE institutional market survey: European equities managers 2025

January/February 2025 (Magazine)

The IPE European Equities Survey 2025 captures €1.71trn in assets managed in European equities by 55 global and European asset managers. Of this, €615bn is invested on behalf of European institutions.

This summary includes part of our European institutional league table with aggregate mandates by asset manager from European pension funds and insurance companies. The full survey offers unique insight into the competitive landscape of the European equity institutional asset management market. See below for details on how to access the full data set or follow the QR code on this page.

• European Institutional Marketinstitutions hold €615bn-worth of European equities
• Total assets in European equities: €1,714,265m.
• European institutional clients account for €615,265m, with €232,256m managed for pension funds and €88,107m for insurance companies
• Pooled vehicles dominate with €785,810m, with segregated accounts at €469,452m
• Leading managers include BlackRock (€282,650m), State Street GA (€170,636m), and Amundi (€163,841m)
• Insights Top 10 managers dominate the market
• European equity assets have grown steadilyhave fluctuated over the past five years
• Top 10 managers for institutional clients dominate, managing significant portions of total European equity assets
• State Street GA leads European institutional equity management with €155.8bn, ahead of BlackRock and LGIM

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