Set-and-forget leads to superior asset-weighted returns, Morningstar data shows.
by Morningstar Fund Analysts | 2010-03-16 04:00:00
Target-date funds have had their share of negative press since 2008's market slide, but a recent study by Morningstar shows most target-date fund investors have stuck with these funds and earned better returns than conventional data would suggest.
No other fund of any flavor has attracted as much criticism as target-date funds, and no other type of equity mutual fund has sold so well in recent years. In contrast with other funds that contained large amounts of stocks, target-date mutual funds picked up new assets throughout the late 2000s. Morningstar estimates that $146 billion have flowed into target-date mutual funds over the past three calendar years. In each of those years, every single category of target-date funds enjoyed positive inflows, from Retirement Income funds on the short end to Target-Date 2050+ fund… Full Story
Investors Blackball U.S. Stock Funds
Domestic-stock funds had multibillions in outflows, but all other asset classes experienced growth in February; also PIMCO funds' growth, Fidelity's target-date funds, and strong 2010 starts for fund families.
by Sonya Morris, CFA | 2010-03-16 04:00:00
January's inflows into U.S. stock funds proved to be a brief respite, as flows turned negative once again in February. Last month, investors withdrew $3.7 billion from U.S. equity funds, for the fifth outflow in the last six months. During the last 12 months, $21.3 billion has exited the asset class.
Every other major asset class took in assets in February, with taxable bond funds once again leading the way. Taxable bond funds have dominated inflows since January 2009. Although flows into this asset class peaked in the fall of 2009, the trend remains strong and is showing no signs of abating.
Muni-bond funds have also experienced steady and strong inflows during the past several months. Inflows during the first two months of the year already surpass $10 billion, for the strongest start the asset class … Full Story
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Target-Date Investors Stick Around, Earn Better Returns
Set-and-forget leads to superior asset-weighted returns, Morningstar data shows.
No other fund of any flavor has attracted as much criticism as target-date funds, and no other type of equity mutual fund has sold so well in recent years. In contrast with other funds that contained large amounts of stocks, target-date mutual funds picked up new assets throughout the late 2000s. Morningstar estimates that $146 billion have flowed into target-date mutual funds over the past three calendar years. In each of those years, every single category of target-date funds enjoyed positive inflows, from Retirement Income funds on the short end to Target-Date 2050+ fund… Full Story