Is the Latest Equity Mutual Fund Demand for Real?
Key Takeaways Equity mutual funds broke an almost year-long streak of weekly outflows as investors added a rare $1.2 billion into these products in the week ended February 10. There have been only 14 weeks since the beginning of 2018 when equity mutual fund managers collectively had fresh cash to work with instead of dealing with redemptions. In the last three calendar years, investors pulled $1.3 trillion out of equity mutual funds, with $1.1 trillion flowing into ETFs. CFRA does not expect the momentum to end — as more asset managers are offering investors a choice of structures run by th...