Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on October 24, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 21, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleGold funds experienced a record weekly inflow of $8.7 billion as prices surged to new highs, driven by investor behavior and market trends.
LONDON (Reuters) -Gold funds received their largest weekly inflow on record in the week to Wednesday, Bank of America Global Research said in a note citing EPFR data, a week in which the precious metal's price surged to a new record, before retreating sharply.
Gold funds saw inflows of $8.7 billion in the week BofA said, putting the inflows over the last four months at $50 billion, larger than all inflows in the prior 14 years.
Gold spiked to a record of $4,381.21 per ounce on Monday before retreating as investors booked profits and momentum trades unwound. It was last at $4,092.60/oz.
(Reporting by Samuel Indyk, editing by Alun John)
A gold fund is an investment vehicle that primarily invests in gold and gold-related assets, allowing investors to gain exposure to the price movements of gold without directly purchasing physical gold.
Inflows refer to the amount of money that investors put into a fund or investment vehicle over a specific period, indicating demand and investor confidence.
A commodity is a basic good used in commerce that is interchangeable with other goods of the same type, such as gold, oil, or agricultural products.
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