JPMorgan ETF Trends Report Highlights API Automation and Asset Tokenization

JPMorgan has released its “From Automation to Tokenization” report, which says the ETF industry is moving from manual processes toward API integration and automated trading while actively managed products expand. These shifts are affecting fund issuance, trading and clearing infrastructure and could reshape asset managers’ operating models and barriers to competition.

The report identifies three major structural trends: API-based trading, growth in active ETFs and asset tokenization. It also highlights a key figure showing that active products account for 83%. JPMorgan divides tokenization into two approaches: “synthetic” tokenization, which maps existing funds onto a blockchain, and “native” tokenization, in which funds are issued and managed directly on-chain.