Investors were net redeemers of mutual fund assets for the first month in six, redeeming $176.3 billion from the conventional funds business (excluding ETFs, which are reviewed in the section below) for January. For the tenth month running, stock & mixed-assets funds experienced net outflows (-$25.4 billion). And as a result of the Federal Reserve Board telegraphing rate hikes as early as March, the fixed income funds macro-group—for the second consecutive month—witnessed net outflows, handing back $12.0 billion for January—its largest since March 2020. Money market funds (-$138.9 billion, their largest monthly net outflows since March 2010) handed back money

Investors were net purchasers of mutual fund assets for the fifth month in a row, injecting $57.9 billion into the conventional funds business (excluding ETFs, which are reviewed in the section below) for December. However, the headline numbers are quite misleading. For the ninth month running, stock & mixed-assets funds experienced net outflows (-$67.2 billion). And as a result of probable monetary tightening by the Federal Reserve Board in the near future, the fixed income funds macro-group—for the first month in 20—witnessed net outflows, handing back $7.3 billion for December. Money market funds (+$132.4 billion, their largest monthly net inflows

Investors were overall net redeemers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the first week in four. They withdrew $10.1 billion for Refinitiv Lipper’s fund-flows week ended February 3, 2021. However, fund investors padded the coffers of taxable bond funds (+$12.0 billion) and tax-exempt fixed income funds (+$1.6 billion), while being net redeemer of money market funds (-$12.7 billion) and equity funds (-$11.0 billion) this week. Market Wrap-Up The broad-based U.S. indices finished the fund-flows week in positive territory as investors set aside concern of the GameStop short squeeze volatility and focused back on better-than-expected Q4

For the seventh consecutive week, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs), injecting $62.9 billion for Lipper’s fund-flows week ended April 15, 2020. Fund investors were net purchasers of money market funds (+$46.8 billion), taxable fixed income funds (+$10.3 billion), equity funds (+$5.0 billion), and municipal bond funds (+$833 million) this week. Market Wrap-Up For the fund-flows week ended April 15, 2020, markets remained volatile but trended toward the upside as investors learned that several state governors began making plans to reopen their economies, hospitalizations from the coronavirus pandemic began to slow,

Most investors watched the equity markets take a drubbing with some degree of trepidation after a week of record-setting losses. Governments worldwide instituted travel restrictions, requested citizens to institute social distancing, banned gatherings of more than 10 people, closed public-facing businesses, and in some cases, issued shelter-in-place orders for the next few weeks as citizens around the world begin to grasp the severity of the coronavirus and its insidious spread. The broader implications such closures and restrictions would have on equity markets were somewhat predictable, with the Russell 2000 Price Only Index (-21.60%) suffering the largest declines of the broadly

For the third week in row, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs), injecting $13.9 billion for Lipper’s fund-flows week ended February 19, 2020. Fund investors were net purchasers of taxable fixed income funds (+$7.9 billion), money market funds (+$6.3 billion), and municipal bond funds (+$1.8 billion), but they were net redeemers of equity funds (-$2.0 billion) this week. Market Wrap-Up For the Presidents’ Day shortened fund-flows week ended February 19, 2020, investors generally pushed the U.S. market higher while keeping a keen eye on the deadly coronavirus, focusing on Q4 corporate

For the third week in a row, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs), injecting $25.5 billion for Lipper’s fund-flows week ended June 26, 2019. Fund investors were net purchasers of money market funds (+$21.5 billion), taxable fixed income funds (+$6.6 billion), and municipal bond funds (+$1.7 billion), but they were net redeemers of equity funds (-$4.3 billion). Market Wrap-Up For the fund-flows week ended June 26, 2019, the broad-based U.S. indices generally suffered small declines as investors focused on rising tensions between Iran and the U.S. after Iran downed an unmanned

For the first month in three, investors were net purchasers of mutual fund assets, injecting $82.6 billion into the conventional funds business (excluding ETFs, which are reviewed in the section below) for May. However, the headline numbers are slightly misleading. Investors became very risk averse after learning about the deterioration of the U.S. and China trade talks and late month news that President Donald Trump threatened tariffs on Mexico. For the fourth month in a row, stock & mixed-asset funds witnessed net outflows (-$14.7 billion) for May. With the Treasury yield curve shifting down for the month, the fixed income

For the third consecutive week, investors were overall net purchasers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs), injecting $1.4 billion for Lipper’s fund-flows week ended April 10, 2019. Fund investors were net purchasers of taxable fixed income funds (+$4.8 billion), equity funds (+$4.3 billion), and municipal bond funds (+$956 million), while being net redeemers of money market funds (-$8.6 billion). Market Wrap-Up Markets generally continued their upward trek during the fund-flows week, with investors embracing news about advances in the China/U.S. trade negotiations, the Federal Reserve’s continued dovish tone, and a better-than-expected March nonfarm payrolls report. The

For the third month in four, investors were net sellers of mutual fund assets, withdrawing $94.9 billion from the conventional funds business (excluding ETFs) for December. Investors shrugged off a Goldilocks November nonfarm payrolls report and focused on the implications of an imminent government shutdown, declining global growth, and uncertain U.S./China trade relations, pushing U.S. stocks deep into the red for the month. For the third month in a row, the fixed income funds macro-group witnessed net outflows, handing back $62.4 billion for the month. And for the eighth consecutive month, stock & mixed-asset funds witnessed net outflows (-$115.4 billion

For the first month in three investors were net redeemers of mutual fund assets, withdrawing $31.2 billion from the conventional funds business (excluding ETFs) for September. Despite the Federal Reserve’s hiking its key lending rate during September, for the seventh month in a row the fixed income funds macro-group witnessed net inflows, taking in $16.0 billion for the month. However, for the fifth consecutive month stock & mixed-asset funds witnessed net outflows (-$37.5 billion for September), while money market funds (-$9.7 billion) suffered net redemptions for the first month in three. For the third month in a row ETFs overall

For the second consecutive month investors were net purchasers of mutual fund assets, injecting $7.5 billion into the conventional funds business (excluding ETFs) for August. Also for the second month in a row, money market funds witnessed net inflows, taking in $28.6 billion for August. Despite Federal Reserve Chair Powell’s outlining the Fed’s plans to hike its key lending rate, for the sixth month running the fixed income funds macro-group also witnessed net inflows, taking in $11.7 billion for August. However, for the fourth consecutive month stock & mixed-asset funds witnessed net outflows (-$32.8 billion for August). For the second