The European Fund and Asset Management Association published its International Quarterly Statistical Release for Q4 2025, showing worldwide investment fund net assets rose 3.5% to EUR 80.3 trillion and global fund flows surged to a record high, supported by strong equity and bond market performance. Long-term funds attracted net inflows of EUR 909 billion, up from EUR 352 billion in Q3 2025, led by the United States (EUR 407 billion) and Europe (EUR 220 billion). Equity funds swung back to net inflows of EUR 348 billion (from net outflows of EUR 110 billion), while bond funds took in EUR 333 billion; multi-asset funds recorded EUR 121 billion of net inflows. Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) gathered EUR 699 billion in net inflows, and money market funds recorded EUR 401 billion, with the United States accounting for EUR 370 billion. For 2025, worldwide regulated open-end fund assets increased 5.3% from EUR 76.3 trillion at end-2024 to EUR 80.3 trillion at end-2025, while net inflows into worldwide investment funds totalled EUR 3,183 billion, down from EUR 3,578 billion in 2024. Long-term funds registered EUR 2,044 billion of net inflows, with bond funds the top-selling category (EUR 1,183 billion) and equity funds taking in EUR 455 billion; multi-asset funds returned to positive territory with EUR 84 billion of net inflows.
European Fund and Asset Management Association 2026-03-31
European Fund and Asset Management Association reports record global long-term fund inflows in Q4 2025 as assets reach EUR 80.3 trillion
The European Fund and Asset Management Association reported that worldwide investment fund net assets rose 3.5% in Q4 2025 to EUR 80.3 trillion, with global fund flows reaching a record high on the back of strong equity and bond markets. Long-term funds attracted EUR 909 billion of net inflows, led by the United States and Europe, while exchange-traded funds and money market funds gathered EUR 699 billion and EUR 401 billion respectively. For 2025 as a whole, worldwide regulated open-end fund assets increased 5.3% to EUR 80.3 trillion, with net inflows of EUR 3,183 billion, driven primarily by bond funds.