UK funds hit by £31.5bn in outflows so far in 2024

Passive UK-domiciled index funds gathered more than £14bn year-to-date

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Amid continued outflows in 2024, passive strategies and global equity funds remain favoured, writes Giovanni Cafaro

UK funds have remained in outflow mode during 2024. Morningstar data suggests that UK-domiciled funds suffered net redemptions of £14bn in Q3, bringing the total for the first three quarters of the year to £31.5bn, to continue a trend that has broadly persisted since 2022. Looking across asset classes, equity funds faced the largest net outflows, with £13bn withdrawn year-to-date. Outflows have been primarily driven by UK equity strategies, while their global equity counterparts gained traction. Investors pulled out of fixed-income funds to the tune of £10bn during the first three quarte...

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