Press Release - Euro area investment fund statistics: third quarter of 2016
• In the third quarter of 2016 the outstanding amount of shares/units issued by investment funds other than money market funds was €9,762 billion, which is €334 billion higher than in the second quarter of 2016.
• Investment funds other than money market funds increased their holdings of both equity and debt securities issued by the rest of the world. At the same time the holdings of both equity and debt securities issued by euro area residents increased.
• Mixed funds registered an inflow of €15 billion in the third quarter of 2016, while bond funds experienced an inflow of €65 billion.
• The outstanding amount of shares/units issued by money market funds was €1,094 billion, €30 billion higher than in the second quarter of 2016.
In the third quarter of 2016 the outstanding amount of shares/units issued by investment funds other than money market funds was €334 billion higher than in the second quarter of 2016. This development was accounted for by €203 billion in price changes and €131 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 third quarter of 2016.
Within the assets of investment funds other than money market funds, the annual growth rate of debt securities was 5.6% in the third quarter of 2016, with transactions amounting to €96 billion during this period. In the case of equity, the corresponding annual growth rate was 2.1%, with transactions of €21 billion in the third quarter of 2016. For holdings of investment funds shares/units, the annual growth rate was 6.6% and transactions in the third quarter of 2016 amounted to €30 billion.
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