Transactions in shares/units issued by euro area investment funds other than money market funds amounted to €60 billion in the second quarter of 2011, while transactions in shares/units issued by money market funds amounted to minus €21 billion.
The annual growth rate of shares/units issued by euro area investment funds other than money market funds, calculated on the basis of transactions, was 5.1% in June 2011. For the same period, the annual growth rate of shares/units issued by euro area money market funds was -5.5%.
Regarding the assets of euro area investment funds other than money market funds, the annual growth rate of securities other than shares was 7.6% in June 2011, with transactions amounting to €31 billion during the second quarter. In the case of shares and other equity the corresponding annual growth rate was 5.3%, with second-quarter transactions of €16 billion. For holdings of investment fund shares/units the annual growth rate was 6.6%, with second-quarter transactions of €11 billion.
In terms of the breakdown by investment policy, the annual growth rate of shares/units issued by bond funds was 5.5% in June 2011. Transactions in shares/units issued by bond funds amounted to €9 billion in the second quarter of 2011. The annual growth rate and transactions of equity funds were 4.9% and €24 billion respectively. For mixed funds, the corresponding figures were 5.3% and €8 billion.
Regarding the assets of euro area money market funds, the annual growth rate of securities other than shares was -6.9% in June 2011, with transactions amounting to minus €35 billion during the second quarter (within this item, the transactions in securities issued by euro area residents were minus €30 billion); for deposit and loan claims the annual rate of change was 4.3% and transactions equalled €14 billion.
