Investors are jumping out of mutual funds managed by
professional stock pickers and shifting massive amounts of money into lower-cost
funds that echo the broader market. Through November, investors pulled $119.3
billion from so-called actively managed U.S. stock funds in 2012, the biggest
yearly outflow since 2008, according to the latest data from research firm
Morningstar Inc.
At the same time, they poured $30.4 billion into U.S. stock
exchange-traded funds. When combined with bond ETFs, total inflows to such
funds were $154 billion, the largest since 2008. The move shows growing investor distaste for
volatility….
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