The end of the moratorium might encourage some money managers to launch new active ETF strategies, while active ETFs already on the market might start using them in their portfolios, The Wall Street Journal reports.

There are 54 active ETFs with about $10.4 billion in total assets, according to the story.

PIMCO Total Return ETF (NYSEArca: BOND) skippered by Bill Gross is the largest active fund with about $3.9 billion in assets under management. [PIMCO Total Return ETF Hits $3 Billion in Assets]

Full disclosure: Tom Lydon’s clients own BOND.