Global equity funds logged $7.05 billion in outflows in the week to March 11, marking the largest weekly redemptions since mid-December 2025. U.S. equity funds posted $7.77 billion of net sales, European funds saw $7.71 billion exits, while Asia attracted $6.15 billion in inflows.

The CBOE Volatility Index climbed to 28.15 earlier this month, its highest reading since November, as Brent crude topped $100 per barrel following shipping disruptions in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. Elevated oil prices intensified market uncertainty and drove demand for volatility hedges.

Sector-specific equity funds experienced divergent flows, with financial and healthcare segments seeing $2.31 billion and $1.31 billion in redemptions, respectively, while industrial funds attracted $1.31 billion. Emerging market equity funds endured $2.69 billion of outflows after an eleven-week buying streak.

Global bond fund inflows cooled to a ten-week low of $5.72 billion, with high-yield segments facing $3.17 billion of outflows—the largest since April 2025—and short-term bond funds drawing $5.75 billion. Money market funds extended their winning run with $6.93 billion of inflows, while gold and precious metals funds saw $2.84 billion of net sales.