Morningstar Reports U.S. Mutual Fund and Exchange-Traded Fund Flows for July 2019

Morningstar Reports U.S. Mutual Fund and Exchange-Traded Fund Flows for July 2019

Strong demand for fixed-income investments, including taxable-bond, municipal-bond and money-market funds, amid falling interest rates

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CHICAGO, Aug. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today reported estimated U.S. mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows for July 2019. Overall, passive U.S. equity funds saw $6.6 billion in inflows while active U.S. equity funds had $23.5 billion in outflows, which together were the worst outflows for U.S. equity funds since June 2018. Morningstar estimates net flow for mutual funds by computing the change in assets not explained by the performance of the fund, and net flow for U.S. ETFs shares outstanding and reported net assets.

Morningstar's report about U.S. fund flows for July is available here. Highlights from the report include:

  • In July, long-term funds collected nearly $26.7 billion, a drop from June's $46.1 billion. Net flows went to taxable-bond, municipal-bond, and money-market funds as interest-rates continued to fall.
  • Money-market funds took in $75.7 billion in July. The group has collected about $202.0 billion over the past three months alone, the strongest three-month stretch in at least 10 years.
  • Taxable-bond funds saw about $40.2 billion in inflows in July, the group's best showing since January 2018. It was also the best month for active taxable-bond funds since October 2012, which collected nearly $27.0 billion, more than twice the inflows for passive taxable-bond funds. This reflects the popularity of credit-oriented strategies, which active funds tend to favor more than their passive counterparts.
  • The positive momentum for municipal-bond funds also continued in July, as the group collected $10.2 billion in inflows. If this pace continues, 2019 could be a record year for municipal-bond inflows, which were nearly $60.9 billion for the year-to-date through July.
  • Among all U.S. fund families, Vanguard led with nearly $14.9 billion in long-term inflows. Its Vanguard Total Bond Market II Index and Vanguard Total Bond Market Index, which both currently have a Morningstar Analyst Rating™ of Silver, fared best with inflows of $3.2 billion and $2.4 billion, respectively. On the other hand, iShares had about $4.2 billion in outflows, its worst outflows since June 2018.

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