Global equity funds see strong inflows in final week of 2025

Group 1: Global Equity Funds - Global equity funds experienced significant inflows of $26.54 billion in the last week of 2025, driven by optimism regarding AI-driven market gains and a positive corporate earnings outlook [1] - The MSCI World Index achieved a 20.6% increase in 2025, marking its strongest annual performance since a 24.05% gain in 2019 [1] - Over the past year, global equity funds recorded approximately $239.76 billion in net inflows, a decrease from roughly $453.58 billion in 2024 [2] Group 2: U.S. and International Equity Funds - U.S. equity funds saw an addition of $16.89 billion, marking the second consecutive week of net purchases, while European and Asian equity funds attracted inflows of $5.75 billion and $2.67 billion, respectively [3] - Sectoral equity funds gained a net inflow of $1.73 billion, with financial, real estate, and industrial sectors attracting net inflows of $574 million, $413 million, and $337 million, respectively [3] Group 3: Global Bond Funds - Global bond funds faced net outflows of $1.97 billion, marking their first weekly sales since April 16, despite attracting $891.74 billion in net inflows in 2025 [4] - Short-term bond funds experienced withdrawals of approximately $5.23 billion, following a significant net purchase of $10.16 billion the previous week [5] Group 4: Money Market and Commodity Funds - Investors allocated $79.4 billion into money market funds, ending a three-week selling trend [5] - Gold and precious metals commodity funds continued to attract interest, with net weekly inflows of roughly $2.03 billion for the eighth consecutive week [6] Group 5: Emerging Markets - In emerging markets, bond funds recorded a net outflow of $1.1 billion, ending a five-week buying trend, while equity funds saw purchases worth $242 million [8]