Ucits funds experienced their highest ever net sales in January, topping in at EUR 150bn, up from 52bn in December.
According to figures published today by Efama, the European trade body for the funds industry:
UCITS and AIFs recorded net inflows of EUR 168 billion, more than doubling from EUR 81 billion recorded in December 2025.
Long-term UCITS (UCITS excluding money market funds) saw net inflows of EUR 101 billion, up from EUR 73 billion in December. Of these, ETF UCITS attracted EUR 49 billion in net inflows, up from EUR 30 billion in the previous month.
Equity funds registered net inflows of EUR 46 billion, up from EUR 36 billion in December 2025.
Bond funds recorded net inflows of EUR 37 billion, up from EUR 24 billion in December 2025.
Multi-asset funds recorded net inflows of EUR 13 billion, up from EUR 10 billion in December 2025.
UCITS money market funds saw net inflows of EUR 49 billion, compared to outflows of EUR 21 billion in December 2025.
AIFs recorded net inflows of EUR 18 billion, down from EUR 29 billion in December 2025.
Total net assets of UCITS and AIFs increased by 2.4% to EUR 25.7 trillion.
Ella Vacic, Research Officer at EFAMA, said: “UCITS net sales jumped to a record high in January 2026, with all fund types recording strong results, driven by positive investor sentiment and the usual January inflows into MMFs. ETFs stood out once again, reaching a new all-time high of EUR 49 billion in net sales.”
