A Surprise for Passive Funds

In January, the relative flows of passive funds fared worse than their active counterparts for the first time since January 2014.

Kevin McDevitt, CFA

Feb 21, 2019

Mentioned: Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Inv (VTSMX)

*Note: This is an excerpt from the Morningstar Direct U.S. Asset Flows Commentary for January 2019. The full report can be downloaded here.*

Long-term flows bounced back with $39 billion in January inflows after $83 billion of outflows in December, yet they trailed by wide margins the previous two January hauls, which were $132 billion in 2018 and $63 billion in 2017. The 12-month trend in long-term flows remained weak with only about $56 billion in inflows during that stretch.

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