Report published September 25, 2026
Weekly Fund Flows: Continued Support for Short Duration – Goldman Sachs Research
Goldman Sachs · September 25, 2026
For the week ending September 23, global fund flows turned negative for equities (-$10bn) while remaining firmly positive for fixed income (+$17.4bn) and money markets (+$11.6bn). Fixed income inflows were driven by short-duration and EM local-currency bond funds, whereas long-duration funds experienced outflows.
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Key Takeaways
- 1.Global equity fund flows turned negative to -$10bn for the week ending September 23 (following +$80bn the previous week), driven by outflows in the US (-$21.2bn) and China (-$2.4bn), with technology suffering the largest sector redemption.
- 2.Fixed income funds sustained strong demand with +$17.4bn of weekly inflows, led by short-duration (+$4.9bn) and inflation-protected funds, whereas long-duration funds saw net redemptions (-$740mn).
- 3.Within emerging market debt, local-currency bond funds experienced substantial net inflows (+$5.1bn), in contrast to continued outflows from hard-currency bond funds (-$450mn).
Table of Contents
- Global fund flows, week ending September 23
- Exhibit 1: Chart of the Week
- Global Fund Flow Trends
- Total Unhedged Foreign Flows By Country
- Net Unhedged Flows into US Equity Funds
- Fixed Income & Equity Flows
- FX Flows
- The G10 FX Strategy Team
Report data
Exhibit 1: Chart of the Week — as of September 23, 2026.
| Metric | Estimate | Context |
|---|---|---|
| Global Equity Fund Net Flows | -10182.0 USD Millions | Global equity funds saw net outflows compared to +$79.3bn in the previous week. |
| Global Fixed Income Fund Net Flows | 17392.0 USD Millions | Fixed income funds maintained steady positive inflows. |
| Money Market Funds Net Flows | 11611.0 USD Millions | Money market fund assets increased by nearly $12bn after a large prior-week drop. |
| Short-Duration Bond Fund Net Flows | 4947.0 USD Millions | Short-duration funds continued to see sustained positive inflows. |
| Long-Duration Bond Fund Net Flows | -740.0 USD Millions | Long-duration funds experienced net outflows. |
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