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Posted on November 7, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleGlobal equity funds experienced a $22.37 billion inflow, the highest in five weeks, driven by AI-linked deals and market corrections.
(Reuters) -Global equity funds saw a surge in inflows in the week through November 5 as investors, optimistic about rising artificial intelligence-linked corporate deals, favored higher allocations during a market correction.
Investors acquired a net $22.37 billion worth of global equity funds in their largest weekly purchase since October 1, data from LSEG Lipper showed.
In a pullback from the record high of last week, the MSCI World Index has lost about 1.6% so far in the latest week.
"While political uncertainty and shifting investor sentiment could inject further volatility into the market, we continue to believe that the fundamentals supporting the rally remain intact," said Mark Haefele, Chief Investment Officer at UBS Global Wealth Management in a report on Thursday.
"We maintain the view that the equity bull market has further to go and believe under-allocated investors should add exposure to transformative trends including AI," UBS' Haefele said.
U.S. equity funds received $12.6 billion, the largest weekly inflow since October 1. Investors also added Asian and European funds worth $5.95 billion and $2.41 billion, respectively.
The technology sector received about $4.29 billion, the biggest weekly inflow since at least 2022.
Investors, meanwhile, extended purchases in bond funds into a 29th week as they invested a net $10.37 billion into these funds.
Corporate and short-term bond funds received inflows of $3.48 billion and $2.36 billion, respectively.
Demand for money market funds, meanwhile, surged to the highest in 10 months as these funds drew $146.95 billion worth of inflows.
In the commodities segment, investors withdrew $554 million from gold and precious metals funds in a second successive week of net sales.
Emerging market equity funds, meanwhile, saw a second successive weekly inflow to the tune of $1.61 billion, while bond funds faced an outflow of $1.73 billion, data for a combined 28,806 funds showed.
(Reporting by Gaurav Dogra; Editing by Hugh Lawson)
An equity fund is a type of mutual fund that primarily invests in stocks or shares of companies, aiming to provide capital growth over time.
Inflows refer to the net amount of money that investors add to a fund, indicating positive investor sentiment and demand for the fund's assets.
The MSCI World Index is a stock market index that measures the performance of large and mid-cap companies across 23 developed countries.
Bond funds are mutual funds that invest in bonds or other debt securities, aiming to provide income through interest payments and capital appreciation.
The technology sector includes companies that produce goods or services related to technology, including software, hardware, and information technology services.
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