Net sales of long-term UCITS fell to low levels in February 2022

Published: May 03, 2022

The European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has today published its latest monthly Investment Fund Industry Fact Sheet, which provides net sales data on UCITS and AIFs for February 2022, at European level and by country of fund domiciliation.

Bernard Delbecque, Senior Director for Economics and Research at EFAMA, commented: “Concerns surrounding Russia’s invasion of Ukraine led to a sharp fall in net sales of UCITS equity and multi-asset funds in February, whereas net outflows from UCITS bond funds further increased in a context of rising inflation and expectations of tighter monetary policy.”

The main developments in February 2022 can be summarised as follows: