24/05/2016 Press Release
Euro area investment fund statistics: first quarter of 2016
• In the first quarter of 2016 the outstanding amount of shares/units issued by investment funds other than money market funds was €9,178 billion, which is €128 billion lower than in the fourth quarter of 2015.
• Investment funds other than money market funds increased their holdings of debt securities issued by the rest of the world and decreased equity issued by the rest of the world. At the same time the holdings of debt securities issued by euro area residents increased and equity has decreased.
• Mixed funds registered an inflow of €15 billion in the first quarter of 2016, while bond funds experienced an inflow of €3 billion.
• The outstanding amount of shares/units issued by money market funds was €1,038 billion, €41 billion lower than in the fourth quarter of 2015.
In the first quarter of 2016 the outstanding amount of shares/units issued by investment funds other than money market funds was €128 billion lower than in the fourth quarter of 2015. This development was accounted for by minus €170 billion in price changes and €42 billion in net issuance of shares/units. The annual growth rate of shares/units issued by investment funds other than money market funds, calculated on the basis of transactions, was 4.7% in the first quarter of 2016.
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