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Global Sustainable Fund Flows: Q1 2025 in Review
US domiciled sustainable open-end and exchange-traded funds face record $8.6 billion outflows in Q1 2025 amid political backlash and regulatory shifts.

Key Takeaways
Global Sustainable Fund Statistics

Source: Morningstar Direct. Data as of March 2025, excluding money market funds, funds of funds, and feeder funds. For Canada and the US, the number of funds includes funds of funds and feeder funds (these are, however, excluded from flow and asset calculations). For Japan and South Korea, the number of funds, flows, and assets includes funds of funds and feeder funds.
Global Assets Slid Marginally to USD 3.16 Trillion in a Declining Market
Quarterly Global Sustainable Fund Assets (USD Billion)
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Source: Morningstar Direct. Data as of March 2025
European Sustainable Fund Flows Turn Negative for the First Time
European Sustainable Fund Flows (USD Billion)
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Source: Morningstar Direct. Data as of March 2025
Global Sustainable Fund Launches
Global Sustainable Fund Launches Per Quarter

Source: Morningstar Direct. Data as of March 2025.