Morningstar: European fixed income funds suffer €16.5bn net outflows in May

Equity funds remained in positive territory

Valeria Martinez
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Investors continued to pour cash into Europe-domiciled equity funds in May, while fixed income funds suffered €16.5bn of net outflows and long-term experienced withdrawals of €15.8bn, the worst monthly result since March 2020.

The latest Morningstar European fund flows report showed that equities managed to stay in positive territory with €2.9bn of new net subscriptions last month, a modest result when compared with the average of the last two years.  Within equities, global large-cap blend, water, ecology and income equity funds were the main beneficiaries. In terms of monthly organic growth, SEK short-term bond, agricultural commodities, USD government bond, and water funds showed the highest rates. With gains of €6.5bn in May, funds of US government bonds were the most popular category within the fixed i...

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