Today, EFAMA has published its latest Monthly Statistical Release for August 2026.
Hailin Yang, Senior Data Analyst at EFAMA, commented on the August 2026 figures: “In August, UCITS continued to attract strong net inflows, with all fund categories recording positive net sales. Equity UCITS remained the main driver of long-term UCITS sales, supported by positive global equity market performance and resilient investor sentiment despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainty.”
The main developments in August can be summarised as follows:
UCITS and AIFs attracted net inflows of EUR 130 billion, slightly below the EUR 137 billion recorded in July 2026.
UCITS recorded net inflows of EUR 118 billion, up from EUR 114 billion in the previous month.
Long-term UCITS (UCITS excluding money market funds) saw net inflows of EUR 99 billion, compared to EUR 102 billion in July. Of these, ETF UCITS attracted EUR 45 billion in net inflows, down from EUR 52 billion in the previous month.
Equity funds continued to attract the largest inflows, totalling EUR 52 billion, marginally lower than the EUR 53 billion recorded in July.
Bond funds attracted EUR 20 billion in net new money, down from EUR 29 billion in July 2026.
Multi-asset funds recorded net inflows of EUR 22 billion, compared to EUR 13 billion in July 2026.
UCITS money market funds saw net inflows of EUR 19 billion, compared to EUR 12 billion in July 2026.
AIFs recorded net inflows of EUR 12 billion, down from EUR 23 billion in July 2026.
Total net assets of UCITS and AIFs increased by 1.2% to EUR 27.9 trillion.
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Notes to editors
About the Monthly EFAMA Investment Fund Industry Fact Sheet:
The Fact Sheet is published by EFAMA monthly and presents net sales and net assets data for UCITS and AIFs for 29 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and United Kingdom.
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