Tom Roseen reviews Lipper's U.S. weekly fund flows for the week ended November 16, 2011. Despite late-week European debt issues and new concerns about U.S. banks, mutual fund investors injected a net $10.0 billion into mutual funds--including ETFs--for the week ended November 16. Earlier in the week, investors cheered better-than-expected initial jobless claims, a jump in exports, and a 0.5%-leap in October retail sales and were net purchasers of equity funds, injecting $2.8 billion. Equity funds, including ETFs, witnessed their fifth consecutive week of net inflows; however, ex-ETFs saw their second week of outflows (-$0.2 billion). Interestingly, perhaps as a result of the on again/off again European debt issues, weary investors for the sixth consecutive week injected some $2.8 billion into taxable fixed income funds and for the second week in a row padded the coffers of money market funds to the tune of $2.9 billion. Municipal bond funds witnessed their sixth consecutive week of net inflows, taking in about $493 million.

Matthew Lemieux reviews Lipper's U.S. weekly fund flows for the week ended November 9, 2011. Despite a modest rise in the markets over the first four days of the week, widening spreads on Italian debt helped push investors to the door on Wednesday. Continued uncertainty over the fate of the Eurozone was exacerbated as two of the troubled nations, Greece and Italy, looked to introduce new governments. Despite this news it looked as investors were still willing to allocate new cash to the fund industry. Overall, the conventional mutual fund business attracted net inflows of $20.8 billion, with equity funds reporting net outflows of $519 million. Taxable bond funds (+$3.6 billion) posted their 5th consecutive week of inflows as Corporate Investment Grade funds attracted the most attention with $1.3 billion in net new assets. Municipal bond funds continued to be attractive with net inflows of $733 million, their largest weekly inflows since September of 2010. Money market funds benefited from the volatile market adding some $17.0 billion to their coffers.

Jeff Tjornehoj reviews Lipper's U.S. weekly fund flows for the week ended July 20, 2011. Despite positive (albeit modest) returns in the broad equity markets this week, investors were net redeemers. They continued to buy taxable bond funds and even found enough courage to put more money to work in the muni fund space.

Matthew Lemieux reviews Lipper's U.S. weekly fund flows for the week ended April 27, 2011. Overall the conventional U.S. mutual fund business experienced inflows of $16.7 billion. Investors confidence in equity mutual funds slowed as the group posted weekly inflows of only $547 million. Interest in Taxable Bond funds remained strong as they added $2.3 billion to their accounts. Money Market funds bounced back from last week's outflows, adding back roughly $14.4 billion in assets.

Jeff Tjornehoj reviews Lipper's U.S. weekly fund flows for the week ended November 17, 2010.