Global equity fund inflows rise as investors add tech stocks after market dip  03-Jul 17:54

Inflows into global equity funds rose in the week to July 1, as investors took advantage of a pullback in major markets to ​add technology stocks, betting that the sector’s earnings momentum would be ‌intact.

A net $10.44 billion poured into these funds, about a quarter higher than the prior week's $8.4 billion, LSEG Lipper data showed.

The MSCI World Index (.MIWD00000PUS) fell 2.07% last week amid ​concentration risks and concerns over hyperscalers' spending plans, though analysts remained ​upbeat on the broader technology sector's earnings outlook.

"Our tech analysts see ⁠no reason for the sector’s earnings momentum to slow or reverse over ​the near-term with the upcoming 2Q earnings season expected to be supportive," said ​William Bratton, head of cash equity research for APAC at BNP Paribas, in a note last week.

"All three core components of the tech sector – semis, hardware, and components – are ​still seeing robust uplifts to F12M earnings".

Asian equity funds posted a seven-week-high ​inflow of $7 billion, while U.S. and European funds attracted $1.03 billion and $337 million, respectively.

Technology sector funds ‌attracted $8.9 ⁠billion as demand rebounded after net sales of $17.83 billion the previous week. Financials and healthcare funds also drew inflows of $2.27 billion and $1.52 billion, respectively.

Global bond funds remained in demand for a 13th straight week, drawing $14.47 billion.

High-yield bond ​funds received $3.61 billion, their ​largest weekly inflow ⁠since June 2025, while euro-denominated and short-term bond funds attracted $2.72 billion and $2.31 billion.

Money market funds saw $32.55 billion in inflows, ​reversing the previous week's $39.36 billion in net sales.

Among commodities, ​gold and ⁠other precious metal funds recorded a seventh consecutive weekly outflow, totaling $1.85 billion, while energy funds saw net sales of $116 million.

In emerging markets, equity funds faced selling ⁠pressure ​for a 10th straight week, with net outflows ​of $5.14 billion. Investors also withdrew $622 million from bond funds, data covering 28,900 funds showed.