Today, EFAMA has published its latest Monthly Statistical Release for January 2026.
Ella Vacic, Research Officer at EFAMA, commented on the January 2026 figures: “UCITS net sales jumped to a record high in January 2026, with all fund types recording strong results, driven by positive investor sentiment and the usual January inflows into MMFs. ETFs stood out once again, reaching a new all-time high of EUR 49 billion in net sales.”
The main developments in January can be summarised as follows:
UCITS and AIFs recorded net inflows of EUR 168 billion, more than doubling from EUR 81 billion recorded in December 2025.
UCITS recorded net inflows of EUR 150 billion, up from EUR 52 billion in the previous month.
Long-term UCITS (UCITS excluding money market funds) saw net inflows of EUR 101 billion, up from EUR 73 billion in December. Of these, ETF UCITS attracted EUR 49 billion in net inflows, up from EUR 30 billion in the previous month.
Equity funds registered net inflows of EUR 46 billion, up from EUR 36 billion in December 2025.
Bond funds recorded net inflows of EUR 37 billion, up from EUR 24 billion in December 2025.
Multi-asset funds recorded net inflows of EUR 13 billion, up from EUR 10 billion in December 2025.
UCITS money market funds saw net inflows of EUR 49 billion, compared to outflows of EUR 21 billion in December 2025.
AIFs recorded net inflows of EUR 18 billion, down from EUR 29 billion in December 2025.
Total net assets of UCITS and AIFs increased by 2.4% to EUR 25.7 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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