Global equity funds draw inflows for 11th week as upbeat earnings lift sentiment

Meanwhile, investors added a net $12.27 billion to global bond funds, marking their largest weekly net purchase in three weeks.

High-yield funds attracted $3.66 billion, the largest weekly inflow in five weeks. Short-term bond funds and loan participation funds recorded inflows of $3.43 billion and $915 million, respectively.

Money market funds attracted net inflows of $57.48 billion, ending a three-week run of net outflows.

Among commodity funds, gold and other precious metals funds remained popular for a fourth consecutive week, attracting net inflows of $345 million. Energy funds, meanwhile, recorded a second straight weekly outflow of .