US Equity Funds Hit Record Outflow

In June, active US equity funds went through the largest one month outflow since October of 2008. Morningstar released a summary of June 2016 asset flows, and it had some nervously wringing their hands.  

Morningstar reported that active US equity funds suffered the largest monthly outflow since October of 2008.

Active managers had a tough time in June.  In fact, they’ve had a tough twelve months: active managers have lost over $315 billion in assets over the past year according to Morningstar. 

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