Morningstar Reports U.S. Mutual Fund and ETF Fund Flows for August 2021

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Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN) reported U.S. mutual fund and ETF inflows of $103 billion for August 2021, surpassing July's $71 billion but below earlier records. Key highlights include international-equity funds attracting $24 billion, marking their 10th consecutive month of inflows, and year-to-date totals reaching $193 billion. Taxable and municipal-bond funds also gained $47 billion and $11 billion, respectively. Vanguard and iShares led asset gains among fund families with $24 billion and $19.8 billion respectively.

Positive

• International-equity funds attracted $24 billion, marking the 10th consecutive month of inflows.
• Year-to-date inflows for international-equity funds reached $193 billion, the second-highest total among U.S. category groups.
• Taxable-bond funds gained $47 billion and municipal-bond funds attracted $11 billion in August.
• Vanguard and iShares led fund families in asset gains, pulling in $24 billion and $19.8 billion respectively.

Negative

• Inflows for August 2021 were lower than record totals from earlier in the year.

CHICAGO, Sept. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Morningstar, Inc. (Nasdaq: MORN), (Nasdaq: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today reported estimated U.S. mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (ETF) flows for August 2021. Long-term mutual funds and ETFs¹ saw inflows of $103 billion in August, higher than July's $71 billion intake but less than the record totals from earlier in the year.

Morningstar's report about U.S. fund flows for August 2021 is available here. Highlights from the report include:

• International-equity funds brought in $24 billion, their 10th consecutive month of inflows. They have gathered $193 billion for the year to date, the second-highest total of all U.S. category groups, and their intake surpassed that of U.S. equity and sector-equity funds so far this year.
• Sector-equity funds took in $5.5 billion as investors embraced certain value- and growth-oriented categories.
• Taxable- and municipal-bond funds continued to gain interest, attracting about $47 billion and $11 billion in August, respectively.
• Firms with expansive passive investment lineups, such as Vanguard and iShares, gathered the most assets among fund families, pulling in $24 billion and $19.8 billion, respectively.

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About Morningstar, Inc.

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The Company offers an extensive line of products and services for individual investors, financial advisors, asset managers and owners, retirement plan providers and sponsors, and institutional investors in the debt and private capital markets. Morningstar provides data and research insights on a wide range of investment offerings, including managed investment products, publicly listed companies, private capital markets, debt securities, and real-time global market data. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment advisory subsidiaries, with approximately $251 billion in assets under advisement and management as of June 30, 2021. The Company has operations in 29 countries. For more information, visit www.morningstar.com/company. Follow Morningstar on Twitter @MorningstarInc.

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¹ The study excludes money market funds and funds of funds.

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FAQ

What were the mutual fund and ETF inflows reported by Morningstar for August 2021?

Morningstar reported U.S. mutual fund and ETF inflows of $103 billion for August 2021.

How much did international-equity funds attract in August 2021?

International-equity funds brought in $24 billion in August 2021.

What are the year-to-date inflows for international-equity funds as of August 2021?

International-equity funds have gathered $193 billion year-to-date as of August 2021.

Which fund families led the asset gains in August 2021?

Vanguard and iShares led asset gains, attracting $24 billion and $19.8 billion respectively.

What was the total inflow for taxable-bond funds in August 2021?

Taxable-bond funds attracted $47 billion in inflows for August 2021.