Money market funds stand as sole asset class with net inflows in 2023

Morningstar UK Fund Flows

Valeria Martinez
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Money market funds were the only asset class to receive net inflows last year, with equity funds surpassing 2022’s redemptions, with a total £18bn outflows.

According to Morningstar's latest UK Fund Flows report, money market funds attracted over £4bn inflows last year, taking in £248m in December alone.  By comparison, equity funds suffered almost £3.5bn more redemptions in 2023 than the prior year, and failed to record a single month of net inflows, with £668m withdrawn in December.  Fixed income funds shed £826m in December, raising the total to £254m of net outflows in 2023, while Morningstar's ‘Allocation' category saw £507m outflows last month, for a total £7.8bn for the year.  Morningstar: Over 60% of active bond managers outper...

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