Investors were net sellers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the second week in three, redeeming a net $11.6 billion for the LSEG Lipper fund-flows week ended Wednesday, February 21, 2024. Fund investors were net purchasers of fixed income funds (+$2.6 billion) and alternatives funds (+$59 million) while being net sellers of commodity funds (-$501 million), mixed-assets funds (-$685 million), equity funds (-$3.5 billion), and money market funds (-$9.6 billion) for the week. Market Wrap-Up A hotter-than-expect producer price index report released during the flows week, accompanied by hawkish views from Federal Reserve officials found

Investors were net sellers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the second week in three, redeeming a net $15.7 billion for the LSEG Lipper fund-flows week ended Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Fund investors were net purchasers of fixed income funds (+$2.9 billion) and alternatives funds (+$291 million) while being net sellers of mixed-assets funds (-$136 million), commodity funds (-$457 million), money market funds (-$955 million), and equity funds (-$17.3 billion) for the week. Market Wrap-Up Despite Federal Reserve officials putting the kibosh on interest rate cuts in March, U.S. indices hit new record highs during

Investors were net sellers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the second week in three, redeeming a net $6.6 billion for the LSEG Lipper fund-flows week ended Wednesday, January 24, 2024. Fund investors were net purchasers of fixed income funds (+$3.9 billion), commodity funds (+$220 million), and alternatives funds (+$68 million) while being net sellers of money market funds (-$8.7 billion), equity funds (-$1.8 billion), and mixed-assets funds (-$352 million) for the week. Market Wrap-Up U.S. stocks began a fresh ascent to new record highs during the Lipper fund-flows week as better-than-expected Q4 earnings were

Investors were net sellers of mutual fund assets for the third month in four, withdrawing $86.0 billion from the conventional fund business (excluding ETFs, which are reviewed in the section below). Stock & mixed-assets funds experienced net outflows for the thirty-third consecutive month (-$92.6 billion, their largest since December 2022). The fixed income funds macro-group—for the fifth month in a row—suffered net redemptions, handing back $12.1 billion. And, in a flight to safety, investors padded the coffers of money market funds, injecting $18.8 billion for December. For the twentieth consecutive month, ETFs attracted net new money, taking in a record

Investors were net purchasers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the seventh week in a row, injecting a net $52.8 billion for the LSEG Lipper fund-flows week ended Wednesday, December 6, but the headline figure is a bit misleading. Fund investors were net purchasers of money market funds (+$54.7 billion) and equity funds (+$663 million) while being net redeemers of mixed-assets funds (-$1.0 billion), fixed income funds (-$837 million), alternatives funds (-$370 million), and commodity funds (-$275 million) for the week. Market Wrap-Up After a strong runup in both equity and fixed income securities in

Investors were net purchasers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the third week in a row, injecting a net $14.2 billion for the LSEG Lipper fund-flows week ended Wednesday, November 8. Fund investors were net purchasers of fixed income funds (+$7.1 billion), money market funds (+$3.9 billion), equity funds (+$3.0 billion), commodity funds (+$453 million), and alternatives funds (+$262 million) while being net redeemers of mixed-assets funds (-$573 million) for the week. The data sourced in this article were derived from the LSEG Lipper Global Fund Flows application, which differ from Lipper U.S. Fund Flow

Investors were net purchasers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the first week in three, injecting a net $17.5 billion for the LSEG Lipper fund-flows week ended Wednesday, October 25. However, the headline number is a bit misleading. Fund investors were net purchasers of money market funds (+$22.2 billion) and commodity funds (+$1.0 billion) while being net redeemers of fixed income funds (-$2.0 billion), alternatives funds (-$1.6 million), equity funds (-$1.2 billion), and mixed-assets funds (-$895 million) for the week. The data sourced in this article were derived from the LSEG Lipper Global Fund Flows

Investors were net redeemers of mutual fund assets for the third month in four, withdrawing $13.2 billion from the conventional funds business (excluding ETFs, which are reviewed in the section below). For the thirtieth consecutive month, stock & mixed-assets funds experienced net outflows (-$47.6 billion). The fixed income funds macro-group—for the second month in a row—witnessed net outflows, handing back $20.6 billion (its largest since last March). Attractive short-term yields and continued uncertainty helped the money market funds macro-group (+$54.9 billion) attract net new money for the fifth straight month. For the seventeenth consecutive month, ETFs attracted net new money,

Investors were net sellers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the third week in four, withdrawing a net $17.6 billion for the LSEG Lipper fund-flows week ended Wednesday, October 11. Fund investors were net purchasers of fixed income funds (+$1.3 billion) while being net redeemers of money market funds (-$12.6 billion), equity funds (-$4.8 billion), commodity funds (-$770 million), mixed-assets funds (-$396 million), and alternatives funds (-$305 million) for the week. The data sourced in this article were derived from LSEG Lipper Global Fund Flows, which differs slightly from the Lipper U.S. Fund Flow data

Investors were net purchasers of mutual fund assets for the first month in three, injecting $50.0 billion into the conventional funds business (excluding ETFs, which are reviewed in the section below). However, the headline numbers are a bit misleading. For the twenty-ninth consecutive month, stock & mixed-assets funds experienced net outflows (-$56.6 billion). With inflationary concerns still lingering and the possibility of another interest rate hike later this year, the fixed income funds macro-group—for the first month in four—witnessed net outflows but handed back just $602 million. Attractive short-term yields and continued uncertainty helped the money market funds macro-group (+$107.1

Investors were net sellers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the first week in four, withdrawing a net $16.8 billion for the LSEG Lipper fund-flows week ended Wednesday, September 20. Fund investors were net purchasers of fixed income funds (+$1.2 billion) while being net redeemers of money market funds (-$9.7 billion), equity funds (-$7.2 billion), alternatives funds (-$472 million), commodity funds (-$311 million), and mixed-assets funds (-$292 million) for the week. The data sourced in this article were derived from Lipper Global Fund Flows, which differ slightly from the Lipper U.S. Fund Flow data due

Investors were net sellers of fund assets (including those of conventional funds and ETFs) for the first week in three, withdrawing a net $16.7 billion for the LSEG Lipper fund-flows week ended Wednesday, August 23. Fund investors were net sellers of equity funds (-$11.2 billion), money market funds (-$3.3 billion), taxable bond funds (-$1.7 billion), and tax-exempt fixed income funds (-$534 million) for the week. Market Wrap-Up Investors took their collective foot off the pedal during the fund-flows week as the 10-year Treasury yield witnessed relatively large swings ahead of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City’s annual monetary policy