Fund Flow Trends

Estimated net cash flows for bond mutual funds registered positive for the first time in four weeks ($1.5 billion). YTD this $3.3 trillion fund genre is barely hanging on to positive net cash flows ($0.9 billion). In mid-February of each of the past two years, bond mutual funds had already collected more than $40 billion in net inflows. We continue expecting net cash outflows for bond mutual funds in the new year.

• Read more

Estimated net cash flows for bond mutual funds registered positive for the first time in four weeks ($1.5 billion). YTD this $3.3 trillion fund genre is barely hanging on to positive net cash flows ($0.9 billion). In mid‐February of each of the past two years, bond mutual funds had already collected more than $40 billion in net inflows. We continue expecting net cash outflows for bond mutual funds in the new year.

• Read more

YTD net cash flows for bond mutual funds are back in negative territory, while domestic equity mutual funds hang on to positive net inflows. Equity ETFs had another rough week; YTD U.S. focus equity ETF net cash outflows are registering at nearly $32 billion.

• Read more

Bond mutual fund net outflows resumed mid-way through January.  High estimated net inflow this week to domestic equity mutual funds. YTD net outflows across the board for broad ETF categories. 

• Read more

Net inflows aren't too surprising, as mutual fund net inflows in general tend to spike in January.

• Read more

Positive estimated net cash flows into bond mutual funds were recorded for a second consecutive week; these are the first net inflows to this fund category since the end of September 2013 (17 weeks ago). This net flow isn't too surprising, however, as mutual fund flows in general tend to spike during January.

• Read more

Aside from money market funds, the first week of 2014 brought estimated positive net cash flows to all broad mutual fund categories - even bond mutual funds. This is the first weekly positive net cash flow to bond mutual funds since the end of September 2013 (16 weeks ago).

• Read more

The reversal in fund flow trends that began mid-way through 2013 was solidified this week as the year came to end. Domestic equity mutual fund net cash flows ended the year in positive territory for the first time in 8 years at an estimated $16.7 billion. Conversely, bond mutual funds recorded their largest nominal annual net cash outflow ever at an estimated $87.9 billion.

• Read more

Net cash inflows resumed for domestic equity mutual funds, and YTD net flows are likely to hold in positive territory for the first time in eight years. Conversely, bond mutual funds are looking to lock in the largest nominal annual net cash outflow ever recorded.

• Read more

Net cash outflows from bond mutual funds are not letting up, with this week's estimated net outflow at $8.8 billion. Domestic equity mutual funds net cash outflows are an estimated net $11.5 billion, but foreign-focused mutual funds have total net cash inflows of $133.3 billion YTD.

• Read more

Outflows From Domestic Equity & Bond Funds Continue; Foreign-Focus Funds Still See Inflows.

• Read more

• Read more

• Read more

Another week of estimated net outflows ($6.6 billion) has caused the bond mutual fund category to breach new lows.

• Read more

Domestic equity mutual fund net cash flows continued their positive streak with an estimated $3.4 billion in net inflows this week.

• Read more

Current trends continued this week. Domestic equity mutual fund net cash flows were positive for a fourth consecutive week (an estimated $0.6 billion), but decelerated after two weeks of strong net cash inflows.

• Read more

After three weeks of outflows, domestic equity mutual fund net cash flows were positive again this week. Net cash outflows from bond mutual funds persist. Foreign-focused mutual funds continue to gather cash on a net basis. Domestic equity ETF flows remained positive this week moving closer to all-time record levels

• Read more