Long-term UCITS up €20bn

Heightened investor confidence going into the summer may have caused a pick-up in long-term UCITS fund sales, according to the European Fund and Asset Management Association.

Long-term UCITS up €20bn

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In its latest investment funds industry factsheet, which gives a monthly overview of UCITS and non-UCITS fund sales based on data from 27 national associations from across the continent.

Long-term UCITS – those excluding money market funds – posted net inflows of €38.8bn, more than twice its June figure of €18.1bn.

Net sales of UCITS funds totalled €63bn (£45.8bn) compared with net outflows of €16.9bn in June.

EFAMA says the rebound can be attributed to a turnaround in net sales of money market and bond funds.

Bond funds picked up from net outflows of €6.6bn in June to a €4.2bn net inflow, while money market funds reversed significantly from a €35bn outflow to €24.2bn net positive flows.

Bernard Delbecque, director for economics and research at EFAMA says: “The rebound in net sales of long-term UCITS in July suggests that investor confidence strengthened at the beginning of the summer.”

Net sales of balanced funds increased to €17.8bn from €14.8bn the month prior while equity fund net sales also picked up, increasing from €7bn to €12bn over the month.

In terms of total non-UCITS net sales, there was a significant decline over the month, falling from €19bn to just €8bn.

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