- The average equity fund (including ETFs) experienced a 6.31% return for Q1 2021 and whopping one-year return of 61.39%.
- Fearing an overheated market, a recent rise in coronavirus cases globally, and an increase in market volatility, money market funds (+$185.8 billion) were the main attractor of investors' assets for the quarter.
- The dichotomy between conventional mutual fund and ETF flows continued during the quarter, with conventional mutual funds taking in just $46.6 billion in long-term assets, while ETFs attracted some $221.6 billion.
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Preliminary Findings Show Investors Injected A Net $454 Billion Into U.S. Mutual Funds, ETFs In Q1