December 2, 2004 04:18 PM
Funds Take In $14 bln In October
Excerpt: Investors put $13.9 billion into stock and bond mutual funds in October, down from the $21.5 billion total the previous month, according to estimated asset flows released Tuesday by Financial Research Corp.
Investors put $13.9 billion into stock and bond mutual funds in October, down from the $21.5 billion total the previous month, according to estimated asset flows released Tuesday by Financial Research Corp.
Domestic stock funds saw inflows of $8.1 billion in October compared with inflows of $11.4 billion in September. Investors added $7.7 billion to funds that invest in international equity funds, roughly the same amount as September.
American Funds continued its run as the best-selling fund family this year, taking in $6.5 billion in October, while the closest competitor was Vanguard Group a $3.3 billion for the month.
The two firms are also at the top of the list for year-to-date inflows. American Funds has experienced inflows of $74 billion through the end of October, while Vanguard has taken in $45.4 billion over the same period, according to FRC.
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