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Laxman Pai, Opalesque Asia: Long-only asset managers reported Q1 2019 institutional assets under management of $26.8tn, said eVestment.
According to eVestment Q1 2019 Traditional Asset Flows Report, net institutional flows totaled -$22.8 n in Q1 2019 and -$499.0bn over the past four quarters.
Institutional flows were accretive for long-only fixed income strategies, excluding cash management products, in Q1 2019 to the tune of +$22.6bn.
Equity managers, on the other hand, saw institutional investors pull -$86.4bn in assets on a net basis during the quarter.
Multi-asset strategies also saw outflows across a wide variety of strategies, including balanced, tactical asset allocation, and diversified growth.
Q1 2019 marked a strong quarter for passive equity strategies with institutional allocations for passive U.S. products measuring +$25.9bn and passive non-U.S. products +$5.3bn.
Within the non-U.S. segment, flows were particularly strong for passive EM, EAFE, and ACWI ex-U.S. strategies.
Despite headline inflows for U.S. fixed income of +$9.5bn, U.S. credit-oriented strategies experienced redemptions across the board for the second straight quarter.
U.S. bank loan managers were particularly hard hit with institutional redemptions of -$19.1bn in Q1 2019. U.S. corporates and high yield managers also saw net outflows of -$8.8bn and -$1.5bn, respectively.
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