ETF Snapshot: Investors move back into US large caps as geopolitical risk cools

Inflows of €5bn

Tom Eckett
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In the week ending 8 September, investors piled back into US large caps, according to data from TrackInsight, as geopolitical tensions between the US and its allies and North Korea appeared to have receded.

Investors appeared to take heart from the cooling of the "saber-rattling" between the two leaders last week, with US large cap ETFs recording inflows of €5bn. There were also strong inflows for global and emerging market ETFs, which posted gains of €1.7bn and €1.6bn, respectively. After two weeks of outflows, European large caps were back in the black, seeing inflows of €104m, while small caps also recovered from last week's outflows with total sales of €761m. Reyl's Liew: The buying opportunities arising from geopolitical tensions In the fixed income space, developed investment...

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