27 associations representing more than 99.6 percent of total UCITS and non-UCITS assets at end June 2015 provided us with net sales and/or net assets data.
The main developments in June 2015 in the reporting countries can be summarized as follows:
- Net sales of UCITS posted net outflows of EUR 17 billion in June, compared to net inflows of EUR 36 billion in May. This turnaround in net flows can be attributed to large net withdrawals from money market funds during the month.
- Long-term UCITS (UCITS excluding money market funds) registered reduced net inflows of EUR 18 billion, down from EUR 51 billion in May. Bond funds experienced a turnaround in net flows posting outflows of EUR 7 billion, compared to net inflows of EUR 9 billion in May. Net sales of
balanced funds halved in June to EUR 15 billion. In contrast, equity funds enjoyed increased net sales totaling EUR 7 billion, up from EUR 5 billion in May. - Money market funds experienced a sharp increase in net outflows in June (EUR 35 billion), up from EUR 15 billion in May. The large net outflow seen in June reflects the cyclical pattern of flows out of money market funds at the end of each quarter.
- Total non-UCITS net sales amounted to EUR 19 billion in June, down from EUR 21 billion in May. Net sales of special funds (funds reserved to institutional investors) registered EUR 17 billion, being slightly higher than in May (EUR 16 billion).
- Net assets of UCITS stood at EUR 8,907 billion at end June 2015, representing a decrease of 2.7 percent during the month, whilst net assets of non-UCITS decreased by 1.1 percent to stand at EUR 3,548 billion at month end. Overall, total net assets of the European investment fund industry fell by 2.3 percent to stand at EUR 12,454 billion at end June 2015.
Fixed income funds suffered in June as rising long-term interest rates made these fund types lessm attractive.
