| Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) in the EU region have seen record inflows of investor money year-to-date. Research from consultancy firm, ETFGI, shows that ETFs and ETPs appreciated in the value of assets held during the month, thus taking the total funds for the year above $459 billion. In October, listed funds saw an uptake of $8.7 billion in new client assets.
ETFs and ETPs saw net inflows of US$8.7 billion, with the bulk of the funds coming in from the equities space. Investors held $5.2 billion of their funds in stocks; this was followed by fixed income products at $3.5 billion. Thus signalling investor preference for less-riskier instruments. On the other hand, investors reduced their holdings of ETFs in the commodity markets with net outflows of US$183 million...............................................Full Article: Source
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