Investors sell active bond fund exposure and flock to passives in June

Refinitiv report

Lauren Mason
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Investors pulled a significant amount of money out of active bond funds and instead bought into passive equivalents during June 2021, according to the latest Everything Flows report from Refinitiv, which found that passive bonds netted £1.4bn while their active counterparts suffered £678m of outflows.

Actively-managed equity and commodity funds suffered a similar fate during the month, albeit to a lesser extent, while actively-managed real estate funds also saw net outflows. In contrast, investors turned their attention towards active money market, alternatives and mixed asset funds - the latter of which saw the largest inflows during June at more than £1.5bn. Dewi John, head of research at Refinitiv, told Investment Week the move from active to passive funds is more commonly seen across equity funds as opposed to their fixed income counterparts, but believes cost was "likely the mai...

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