Global equity funds received strong inflows in the last week of 2025, totaling $26.54 billion, driven by optimism over AI-driven market gains and a positive corporate earnings outlook. The MSCI World Index rose by 20.6% in 2025, its best performance since 2019. Analysts project a 12.11% growth in corporate earnings for 2026.

In the past year, global equity funds recorded $239.76 billion in net inflows, down from $453.58 billion in 2024. U.S. equity funds attracted $16.89 billion, while European and Asian equity funds saw weekly inflows of $5.75 billion and $2.67 billion, respectively. Sectoral equity funds received $1.73 billion in weekly inflows.

Global bond funds experienced $1.97 billion in net outflows, the first since April 16. Despite this, bond funds received $891.74 billion in net inflows in 2025. Short-term bond funds withdrew $5.23 billion, while Euro-denominated, corporate, and government bond funds saw weekly inflows.

Investors placed $79.4 billion into money market funds, ending a three-week selling trend. Gold and precious metals commodity funds continued to be popular, attracting approximately $2.03 billion in net weekly inflows. In emerging markets, bond funds saw a $1.1 billion net outflow but equity funds received $242 million in investments.

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