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.

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