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European Fund Flows Data
These graphs show the assets flowing into and out of all active and passive European-domiciled equity funds over the past year ( data provided by Morningstar ).
– European and GEM equities have been the biggest winners in 2017 attracting roughly € 25bn and € 15bn respectively up to the end of July .
– Despite three months of inflows immediately following the presidential elections , US equities have since suffered outflows in every month , amounting to roughly € 9.5bn between February and July .
– Japanese equities is an interesting asset class . A few months back some good macro data came out of Japan and we have seen investment sentiment improving in several countries . More money has gone in than out of Japan in every month of 2017 bar March . Total inflows : € 4.5bn .
– Asian and frontier equities , the latter being much smaller , have also clawed back some AUM in 2017 but considerably less than their big brother GEM .
European equities (€ bn )
9
6
3
0
-3
-6
-9
-12
-15 -18
Japanese equities (€ bn )
9
6
3
0
-3
-6
-9
-12
Jul ’ 16
Oct ’ 16
Jan ’ 17
Apr ’ 17
Jul ’ 17
US equities (€ bn )
9
6
3
0
-3
-6
-9
-12
-15 -18
GEM equities (€ bn )
9
6
3
0
-3
-6
-9
-12
Jul ’ 16
Oct ’ 16
Jan ’ 17
Apr ’ 17
Jul ’ 17
-15 -18
Jul ’ 16
Oct ’ 16
Jan ’ 17
Apr ’ 17
Jul ’ 17
-15 -18
Jul ’ 16
Oct ’ 16
Jan ’ 17
Apr ’ 17
Jul ’ 17
Asian equities (€ bn ) Frontier market equities (€ bn )
9
0.9
6
0.6
3
0.3
0
0
-3
-0.3
-6
-0.6
-9
-0.9
-12
-1.2
In association with
-15 -18
Jul ’ 16
Oct ’ 16
Jan ’ 17
Apr ’ 17
Jul ’ 17
-1.5 -1.8
Jul ’ 16
Oct ’ 16
Jan ’ 17
Apr ’ 17
Jul ’ 17
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