- In first quarter of 2021, outstanding amount of  other than money market funds rose to €14,447 billion, up €710 billion on previous quarter
-  in quarter amounted to €290 billion, with €1,407 billion in gross issues and €1,117 billion in gross redemptions
- Outstanding amount of  fell to €1,367 billion, down €49 billion on previous quarter

In the first quarter of 2021, the outstanding amount of  other than money market funds stood at €14,447 billion, €710 billion higher than in the fourth quarter of 2020 (see Chart 1). Net issues during this period were €290 billion, with gross issues amounting to €1,407 billion and gross redemptions to €1,117 billion (see Chart 2). The annual growth rate of shares/units issued by investment funds other than money market funds, calculated on the basis of transactions, was 7.2% in the first quarter of 2021.

In terms of the , net issues of shares/units by equity funds amounted to €155 billion in the first quarter of 2021 (see Chart 3). For bond funds the figure was €55 billion, while for mixed funds it was €39 billion and for real estate, hedge and other funds it was €42 billion.

 (ETFs), which are a separate category within total investment funds (see annex below), recorded net issues of €50 billion in the first quarter of 2021. The outstanding amount of shares/units issued by ETFs stood at €1,073 billion.
Within the assets of investment funds other than money market funds, net purchases of  amounted to €147 billion in the first quarter of 2021 (see Chart 4). Net purchases of  were €68 billion, while those of  were €18 billion.

¹ó´Ç°ùÌý the outstanding amount was €49 billion lower than in the fourth quarter of 2020. This decrease was accounted for by €85 billion in net redemptions of shares/units, which were partly offset by €35 billion in other changes (including price changes). The annual growth rate of shares/units issued by money market funds, calculated on the basis of transactions, was 11.2% in the first quarter of 2021.
Within the assets of money market funds, the annual growth rate of  holdings was 18.6% in the first quarter of 2021, with overall net sales amounting to €25 billion, which reflected net sales of €28 billion in debt securities issued by euro area residents and net purchases of €3 billion in debt securities issued by non-euro area residents. ¹ó´Ç°ùÌý claims, the annual growth rate was -6.9% and transactions during the first quarter of 2021 amounted to -€59 billion.
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