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It seems like an obvious assumption that this information tells us that investor sentiment is negative overall right now, but there’s something else to keep in mind.
Since about 2007, there’s been a consistent trend of fund flows leaving mutual funds and pouring into ETFs instead. Over the past eight years, more than $680 billion has leaked out of mutual funds, while ETFs have seen inflows of $646 billion. It’s a strong correlation that basically means for every dollar that’s left the mutual fund industry, a dollar has been invested into ETFs instead.
With that in mind, we can take a look at ETF fund flows to gain a clearer picture of investor sentiment. Unlike mutual funds, ETF flows are recorded on a monthly basis, so the most recent ICI data is taken from October. As expected, ETFs showed positive inflows.
Interestingly, there was a large difference between institutional trading and individual trading as well. October’s numbers revealed that institutional funds had a net inflow of more than $51 billion, while funds targeted to individual investors showed outflows of almost $8 billion.
Ironically, a recession could mean more investments for the mutual fund industry by investors who seek professional management after overseeing a collapse of their ETF values. Another contrarian viewpoint says that fund flows into money market accounts are actually a positive sign for stocks and that markets could be undervalued as well. This could explain the difference between institutional inflows and individual outflows for October. As we close out 2015, investors should take a look at how the year fared as a whole for fund flows to gain a macroscopic view of what 2016 might hold.
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It seems like an obvious assumption that this information tells us that investor sentiment is negative overall right now, but there’s something else to keep in mind.
Since about 2007, there’s been a consistent trend of fund flows leaving mutual funds and pouring into ETFs instead. Over the past eight years, more than $680 billion has leaked out of mutual funds, while ETFs have seen inflows of $646 billion. It’s a strong correlation that basically means for every dollar that’s left the mutual fund industry, a dollar has been invested into ETFs instead.
With that in mind, we can take a look at ETF fund flows to gain a clearer picture of investor sentiment. Unlike mutual funds, ETF flows are recorded on a monthly basis, so the most recent ICI data is taken from October. As expected, ETFs showed positive inflows.
Interestingly, there was a large difference between institutional trading and individual trading as well. October’s numbers revealed that institutional funds had a net inflow of more than $51 billion, while funds targeted to individual investors showed outflows of almost $8 billion.
Ironically, a recession could mean more investments for the mutual fund industry by investors who seek professional management after overseeing a collapse of their ETF values. Another contrarian viewpoint says that fund flows into money market accounts are actually a positive sign for stocks and that markets could be undervalued as well. This could explain the difference between institutional inflows and individual outflows for October. As we close out 2015, investors should take a look at how the year fared as a whole for fund flows to gain a macroscopic view of what 2016 might hold.
Receive email updates about best performers, news, CE accredited webcasts and more.
News
Daniel Cross
|
These funds specifically invest in emerging market economies with the largest being China...
Jayden Sangha
|
In this article, we will take a closer look at the upcoming initiatives...
Kristan Wojnar, RCC™
|
This week we are tackling the practice management topics of a client-centric approach,...
Find out why $30 trillon is invested in mutual funds.
Download our free report
Find out why $30 trillon is invested in mutual funds.
Download our free report
Find out why $30 trillon is invested in mutual funds.
Mutual Fund Education
Justin Kuepper
|
Let's take a closer look at how ESG investments have outperformed during the...
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Daniel Cross
|
While CITs and mutual funds share many similarities, there are some key differences...
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Sam Bourgi
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The phrase ‘bear market’ has been thrown around a lot lately, but it...