Global Navigator: Making the case for Europe is getting easier

Rumors of Europe’s demise, loudly trumpeted by the new US administration, are prompting investors to follow the adage about the best time to buy. During the third week of February, EPFR-tracked Europe Equity Funds recorded their biggest inflow since early 2022 and Emerging Europe Regional Equity Funds since early 3Q21 while Europe Bond Funds absorbed fresh money for the 13th straight week.

With earlier assumptions about the trajectory of US interest rates tightening, Technology Sector Funds posted their third consecutive outflow and eighth over the past 12 weeks, Inflation Protected Bond Funds extended their longest inflow streak since 1Q22 and flows into Physical Gold Funds climbed to an eight-week high.

Other trends captured by EPFR-tracked fund flows during the week ending Feb. 12 reveal:

• Equity and Bond Funds both pulled in over $16 billion
• Alternative Funds hit a 10-week high
• Balanced Funds posted consecutive weekly inflows for the first time since 2023
• Austria Equity Funds posted their 38th consecutive outflow
• Redemptions from Netherland Bond Funds climbed to a 41-week high
• Vietnam Equity Funds posted their biggest weekly outflow since EPFR started tracking them in 4Q07
• Energy Sector Funds saw a $3.25 billion outflow
• Financials Sector Funds have seen inflows at or above the $1.2 billion mark in four of the weeks year-to-date
• High Yield Bond Funds posted their biggest inflow since the beginning of 4Q24
• Bank Loan Funds absorbed over $2 billion for the fifth time this year
• Emerging Markets Bond Funds saw their third inflow since the final week of January
• UK Bond Funds tallied their biggest outflow since mid-August
• For the seventh straight week, both foreign and domestically domiciled US Bond Funds recorded an inflow

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