EM Weekly Fund Flows Monitor

The report highlights massive foreign outflows from EM Asia (led by Korea) totaling $9.4bn weekly, while domestic retail investors act as a critical buffer, supporting the rally in North Asia. Mutual funds are rotating back into China and India while reducing tech-heavy exposure in Korea and Taiwan.

Key Takeaways

• 1.EM Asia ex-China markets experienced large foreign institutional investor (FII) outflows totaling US$9.4bn, primarily led by Korea.
• 2.Domestic retail participation is increasingly supporting North Asian equity markets, effectively absorbing selling from foreign investors.
• 3.Emerging Market (EM) mutual funds rotated positioning in April, increasing exposure to China and India while cutting exposure in Korea and Taiwan.

Table of Contents

• Foreign (FII) flows / positioning
• HK/China Connect, Domestic retail flows
• Global Equity mutual fund flows
• Focus: Retail Flows; Mutual Fund Positioning
• Focus: Preliminary Mutual Fund Positioning (April 2026)
• GEM Flows Recap
• Regional Flows Recap
• Foreign Institutional Investors (FII) Flows
• Domestic Institutional Investors (DII) Flows
• Stock Connect: Southbound Flows
• Stock Connect: Northbound Flows
• Global, EM, Regional and Country Fund Flows
• Retail Investor Flows
• Regional Equity Risk Barometers (ERBs)

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