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Weekly Fund Flows The strong flows into money market funds reflect the attractiveness of these funds to investors seeking relatively stable returns in the current market environment. Image: Deutsche Bank Asset Allocation

Cumulative Fund Flows When “risk-free” rates are high, investors prefer low-risk assets as the higher returns from “risk-free” investments make them more appealing, reducing the attractiveness of riskier assets. Image: BofA Global Research

Passive vs. Active Rolling 6-Month Flows Flows into passive mutual funds and ETFs continue to surpass those into active funds. This trend is driven by factors such as lower costs, strong performance, and the rise of ETFs. Image: Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research

Dedicated Emerging Market Funds – Market Share EM ETF market share is at a record low, while long-term valuations are attractive. Image: Topdown Charts

Fed Funds Rate Leads Money-Market Fund Inflows The chart suggests that Fed funds rate leads money-market fund inflows by two years. Money-market fund inflows stop when risk becomes attractive again. Image: Oxford Economics, Macrobond

Active Equity Managers Still Underperform This chart shows the low percentage of active funds that outperformed and how difficult it really is to beat the market over time. You may also like “The Rise of Passive Investing.” Image: PIMCO

Forward Performance Following First Fed Funds Rate Cuts After first Fed rate cut, the S&P 500 performance is quite attractive on average when no recession. You may also like “Dow Jones Industrial Average Around First Fed Rate Cut.” Image: Strategas

Estimated Number of Hedge Funds Launched or Closed since 2008 Can hedge funds deliver higher returns than passive investing? Not really. But many investors still think they can achieve higher returns with active trading than with passive investing. The chart below shows that it is really hard to outperform the market. As Warren Buffett said,…

50 Percent of US Stock Fund Assets Are Invested in Index Funds Until active equity funds drop fees, the flow into passive equity funds will certainly continue. But could markets become inefficient if everyone buys index funds? Image: Morningstar

S&P 500 Energy / S&P 500 The energy sector’s current low relative price performance combined with attractive valuations and strong underlying fundamentals makes it a compelling value investment opportunity for investors seeking exposure to this sector. Image: Gavekal, Macrobond

Small-Caps: Upper End of Long-Term Range The combination of historical patterns, attractive valuations, and positive earnings growth forecasts suggests that U.S. small-caps may be well-positioned for a period of outperformance in the near future. Image: Fundstrat Global Advisors, LLC