January net inflows were up 20% compared to the same period in 2012 and a remarkable 189% from 2011.
Meanwhile, bond funds have seen net inflows for the past 12 consecutive months.
Rather, some half of hedge funds investing in Japan had net inflows and a core growth rate of 3.8%.
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Last week the Investment Company Institute (ICI) said domestic stock funds experienced their first week of net inflows since last August.
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Since August 2010, the fund has recorded positive net inflows each month.
Bank- loan funds, another source of relatively high yields, also enjoyed substantial net inflows in the year ending February 29, 2012, according to Morningstar.
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In Europe and Asia, net inflows are driven by fund launches.
The problem is that the high-dividend-yield space has seen consistently high net inflows over the past year and investors have paid the price of that popularity.
The quarterly net inflows for WETF mimic the results of the broader industry, with a strong first quarter 2012 followed by a weaker second quarter 2012.
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The retention of investments is crucial since, while the global assets under management have been growing at around 12% year-on-year, only about 1% comes from net inflows with the remaining resulting from market appreciation.
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Hedge funds, which were thought to have tied themselves in knots with credit derivatives and convertible bonds, did not have to mount massive firesales of their assets and instead saw net inflows from investors in the second quarter.
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This is far away from the truth as there are also net cash inflows which you have to take into account.
While the net foreign debt of the U.S. is growing (the result of capital inflows), household net worth is growing faster, meaning foreigners are investing in the U.S. too slowly and conservatively to keep up with our growth.
The inflows more than offset the net cash that investors had yanked from the fund last year as Mr. Gross was stung by ill-timed wagers on Treasury bonds.
Foreign inflows are being matched by the net-outflow from Eurozone residents.
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