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  Passive vs. Active Fund Flows
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View from the Observation Deck  
  1. Investors directing capital into mutual funds and exchange traded funds (ETFs) continued to favor passive investing over active management on a massive scale for the 12-month period ended 12/31/19.    
  2. Passive mutual funds and ETFs reported estimated net inflows totaling $475.99 billion, compared to estimated net outflows totaling $61.43 billion for those actively managed.  
  3. The largest amount of total net inflows in the period belonged to the Taxable and Municipal Bond categories at $413.94 billion and $105.47 billion, respectively. 
  4. The only active category garnering more interest from investors than their passive counterpart via net inflows was Municipal Bond. 
  5. Flows to International Equity funds were slightly positive in the period. The U.S. Equity and Sector Equity categories experienced net outflows.     
  6. We intend to monitor net flows moving forward.

This chart is for illustrative purposes only and not indicative of any actual investment. 

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