Dec 14- Equity Fund Inflows $2.2 Bil; Taxable Bond Fund Outflows -$1.4 Bil (xETF's - Equity Fund Outflows -$6.1 Bil; Taxable Bond Fund Outflows -$1.4 Bil)
Dec 07- Equity Fund Inflows $2.312 Bil; Taxable Bond Fund Inflows $549 Mil (xETF's - Equity Fund Outflows -$1.906 Bil; Taxable Bond Fund Inflows $552 Mil)
Flows: Dec 14 Independent Data on Fund Flows & Holdings
• Large capital gains and dividend distributions were paid by many funds this week. There is no change in assets or flows when the distributed shares are reinvested. However, when a distribution is paid out in cash, rather than reinvested in shares, fund assets drop as a result of the outflow. Outflows this week are reflective of large cash payouts from Domestic equity funds; • Equity Funds report net cash inflows totaling $2.210 billion and outflows totaling -$6.061 billion excluding ETF activity in the week ended December 14; • International Equity funds report net inflows of $899 million and $443 million xETF activity, as all emerging and developed markets report inflows; • Largest ETF Inflows: $5.815 Bil to the SPDR Trust Series 1 Fund; $1.162 Bil to the iShares Russell 2000 Index; • Taxable Bond funds report net cash outflows totaling -$1.401 billion (-$1.431 Bil xETF activity); • Money Market funds report net outflows of -$4.123 billion; • Municipal Bond funds report net cash outflows totaling -$342 Mil.