The transactions in shares/units issued by euro area investment funds other than money market funds amounted to EUR 23 billion in the second quarter of 2010, while the transactions in shares/units issued by money market funds amounted to EUR -48 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 10.0% in June 2010. For the same period, the annual rate of change of shares/units issued by euro area money market funds was -12.3%.
Regarding the assets of euro area investment funds other than money market funds, the
annual growth rate of securities other than shares was 10.2% in June 2010, with transactions amounting to EUR 3 billion during the second quarter. In the case of shares and other equity the corresponding annual growth rate was 11.7%, with second-quarter transactions of EUR -36 billion. For holdings of investment fund shares/units the annual growth rate was 9.2%, with second-quarter transactions of EUR
8 billion.
In terms of the breakdown by investment policy, the annual growth rate of shares/units issued by
bond funds was 11.8% in June 2010. The transactions in shares/units issued by bond funds amounted to EUR 17 billion in the second quarter of 2010. The annual growth rate and transactions of equity funds were 11.9% and EUR -20 billion respectively. For mixed funds the corresponding figures were 7.2% and EUR 17 billion.
Regarding the assets of euro area money market funds, the annual rate of change of securities
other than shares was -9.3% in June 2010, with transactions amounting to EUR -45 billion during the second quarter (within this item, the transactions in securities issued by euro area residents were EUR -34 billion); for deposits and loan claims the annual rate of change was -20.4% and transactions equalled EUR 2 billion.
