Key highlights from this month’s FFI:
- Growing investor interest in ESG sees record inflows in July of £362m.
- Each of the previous four months set a new record for ESG equity fund inflows, plus the total £1.2bn inflows into ESG since April is greater than all previous five years combined on record.
- ESG equities buck the trend of outflows from equity funds overall in July, offering some relief to active fund managers – ESG funds currently the main area of real strength for active funds
- ESG funds have accounted for one third of inflows to global funds overall in the previous year – as ESG funds are usually globally-focused
- Global funds are also benefitting from investor preference for “growth” rather than “value” holdings
- Outflows from UK-focused funds and income funds are the other side of the same coin – on account of dividend suspensions, negative interest rates and unfavourable macro environment for “value stocks”
To view this edition of the FFI in full, please go here
