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Number of Mutual Fund Association (VFF) submitted Monday show that in March the net purchased shares in mutual funds for 3885 million.

The total assets of all mutual stood at the end of January 912 400 000 000 respectively.

Most in combination funds
Equity experienced a net outflow of 2.166 million, while hybrid funds were net purchased 3.237 million.

Allocation was the most popular fund type among Norwegian fund customers, with net subscriptions 1.438 million.

Bond funds received net inflows of 2.740 million.

Breaking up the last century, got bond net inflows of 2524 million. “Other bond funds’ net signed 837 million, while money market funds were redeemed for 621 million net.

” Other income funds “according VFF-called high-yield funds, bond funds that invest in bonds issued by private enterprises where both risk and expected return is higher than money market funds.

Finally, it was the sign of the net 73 million in “other funds / hedge funds.”

Private character 1.4 billion.
Breaking down the numbers on customer types, we find that Norwegian retail net purchases fund for 1375 million in March. When we keep ‘pension funds with fund elections “outside. Here the result was a net drawing on 66 million a month.

“Pension funds with fund selection” shows activity from person customers’ investments through insurance funds with fund choices, defined directly in the fund management company and individual pension savings (IPS).

Furthermore character Norwegian institutions net 3.767 million, while foreign customers redeemed for net 1322 million.

– Steady increase in the drawing
Looking at mutual fund ( pension funds still outside), net purchases of Norwegian retail customers 664 million in January. For pension funds, there was a net outflow of 998 million dollars.

If we pension funds outside, net purchases ie Norwegian retail equity and balanced funds for 2102 million. Not since 2006, Ola and Kari net drawn equally in equity and balanced funds within one month.

– We have seen a steady increase in Norwegians’ net subscriptions in these funds categories the past four months, said the association’s CEO. Director Lasse Ruud comments.

He thinks the stock market good returns in recent years, coupled with the current low bank interest rates, contributing to the change in Norwegians’ savings behavior.

– Shares the higher expected returns than bank deposits, but then you must also be prepared that your money can fluctuate somewhat in value along the way. That’s the price you have to pay in order to achieve a higher return in the long term, says Ruud.

– But this risk can be reduced by having an investment horizon of at least five years, where you save steadily each month. When you buy shares in both good times and bad, adds the director added.

Foreigners sell shares
Norwegian institutional customers (typically insurance companies, pension funds, municipalities, foundations or AS’s) signed mutual fund net NOK 30 million, while foreign customers net sold for 1862 million.

Looking at income funds (pension funds still outside), resulting in net Norwegian retail customers 814 million, while the via pension funds’ net purchases of 1.062 million.

Norwegian institutions and foreign customers net purchased bond funds respectively. 2035 and 457 million.