CHICAGO, Nov. 10, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Morningstar, Inc. (NASDAQ: MORN), a leading provider of independent investment research, today reported estimated U.S. mutual fund asset flows through October 2011. Long-term mutual fund inflows amounted to a mere $745 million in October, but this total masks a huge disparity between flows into stock and bond funds. Combined U.S.-stock and international-stock outflows of $21.1 billion roughly mirrored inflows of $23.7 billion to taxable- and municipal-bond funds.

Additional highlights from Morningstar's report on mutual fund flows:

  • Investors redeemed $18.2 billion from U.S.-stock funds in October, the greatest monthly outflow for the asset class since $22.7 billion in July.
  • Overall, U.S.-stock outflows reached $53.5 billion for the year to date. Outflows for the asset class are on pace to match or exceed 2010's redemptions of $63.6 billion and 2008's record outflow of $77.4 billion, especially given that outflows from the asset class have picked up in the second half of the year for the last five calendar years.
  • Inflows of $2.1 billion to diversified emerging-markets equity funds prevented international-stock funds, which sustained outflows of $2.9 billion in October, from losing even more.  Emerging-markets equity funds have seen strong monthly inflows in 2011 despite the fact that these funds are significantly underperforming U.S.-stock funds.
  • Taxable-bond funds, with inflows of $21.7 billion, had their strongest month since September 2010. Intermediate-term and high-yield funds dominated the asset class, taking in a combined $18.6 billion during the month. High-yield bond funds had a record month for inflows, collecting $8.8 billion in new assets.


To view the complete report, please visit http://www.global.morningstar.com/octflows11. To view a video recapping October's U.S. fund flow trends, please visit http://www.morningstar.com/Cover/videoCenter.aspx?id=445169. For more information about Morningstar Fund Flows, please visit http://global.morningstar.com/fundflows.  

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About Morningstar, Inc.

Morningstar, Inc. is a leading provider of independent investment research in North America, Europe, Australia, and Asia. The company offers an extensive line of products and services for individuals, financial advisors, and institutions. Morningstar provides data on approximately 330,000 investment offerings, including stocks, mutual funds, and similar vehicles, along with real-time global market data on more than 5 million equities, indexes, futures, options, commodities, and precious metals, in addition to foreign exchange and Treasury markets. Morningstar also offers investment management services through its investment management subsidiaries and has more than $167 billion in assets under advisement and management as of Sept. 30, 2011. The company has operations in 26 countries.

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