While, Wade is correct that investors who got out of the market using Shiller's P / E ratio would have missed the run in the markets from 2009 to present, those same individuals most likely sold at the bottom of the market in 2008 and only recently began to return as shown by
net equity inflows below.
This strong performance is also likely to have encouraged
net equity inflows into Australia, after several years of net equity outflows.
Not exact matches
... In the US,
inflows to bond funds have exceeded
equity inflows every year since 2007, with outright
net redemptions from
equity funds in each of the past five years.»
For index domestic
equity funds, upward of 90 % of
net inflows last year went to funds with the lowest fees, ICI reports.
During the quarter, assets under management decreased $ 23 billion to $ 821 billion, reflecting
net market depreciation of $ 29 billion, primarily in
equity assets, partially offset by
net inflows of $ 6 billion (6).
IA data shows a
net inflow of 554 million pounds ($ 753.1 million) was invested in
equity funds by U.K. investors during March, after
net outflows of GBP136 million in February.
With domestic share prices relatively flat over the March quarter, the increase in
equities and units in trusts suggests
net inflows to this asset class.
The
net income deficit widened to $ 4.7 billion in the March quarter, with increased income
inflows due to higher returns on
equity investments abroad partially offsetting growth in outflows.
For the first week in four
equity ETFs witnessed
net inflows, taking in a little less than $ 6.1 billion for the flows week.
Meanwhile, their nondomestic
equity fund counterparts, posting a 2.18 % decline on average, witnessed their sixth consecutive week of
net inflows (+ $ 1.6 billion).
For the third week in a row
equity ETFs witnessed
net inflows, taking in a little less than $ 1.7 billion for the flows week.
Meanwhile, their nondomestic
equity fund counterparts, posting a 1.10 % gain on average, witnessed their fourth consecutive week of
net inflows (+ $ 1.2 billion).
Domestic
equity funds, taking in a little more than $ 319 million, witnessed their first weekly
net inflows in nine while posting a 2.55 % decline on average for the flows week.
International
equity took in $ 30 million, and GIC / stable value funds posted $ 26 million in
net inflows.
Active U.S. and International / Global
Equity funds saw outflows of $ 35.6 billion in August, while index equity exposures attracted net inflows of $ 28.8 bi
Equity funds saw outflows of $ 35.6 billion in August, while index
equity exposures attracted net inflows of $ 28.8 bi
equity exposures attracted
net inflows of $ 28.8 billion.
On the
equity side of the equation PowerShares QQQ (QQQ, + $ 1.9 billion) and iShares Russell 2000 ETF (IWM, + $ 794 million) contributed the largest individual
net inflows, while for taxable bond ETFs it was SPDR Bloomberg Barclays High Yield Bond ETF (JNK, + $ 797 million) and iShares Core US Aggregate Bond ETF (AGG, + $ 629 million).
For the second week in three
equity ETFs witnessed
net inflows, taking in a little more than $ 21.7 billion for the flows week.
There as an article this morning somewhere that said
equity funds have been having
net outflows and bond funds are still getting a lot of
inflow.
ETF funds flow data, for example, shows Canadian
equity ETFs represented only 7 per cent of the total
net inflow compared to 34 per cent into U.S
equities.
The
net inflows were driven by the
equity (+ $ 9.2 billion) and taxable bond (+ $ 2.2 billion) asset classes.
The largest
net inflows among
equity ETFS belonged to SPDR S&P 500 ETF (SPY, + $ 5.1 billion) and iShares Edge MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF (MTUM, + $ 510 million).