IPE institutional market survey: European equities managers 2026

January/February 2026 (Magazine)

Our analysis shows a structural decline in the European institutional market share in the European equities asset class in the last eight years, despite a brief post-COVID rebound in appetite.

European institutional investors now account for just over a third of the total market assets of €2trn covered by this year’s survey of 55 managers in the space, compared with 40% in 2019. Over the last five years, our total market data shows that BlackRock, Amundi and State Street Investment Management have increased their total market share in European equities from around a quarter to over a third of the total. State Street continues to lead in the institutional market segment, with a 24% market share.  

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