ETF flows fall 28% in Q1 but bonds buck the trend

Inflows of $99.1bn in Q1

Mike Sheen
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Inflows to ETFs fell by more than a quarter in the first three months of 2019, despite a 13% S&P 500 rally over the period and gains across other global equity markets.

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