Financial overview of Investment Funds – France 2023Q2

Published on 29 August 2023

In the 2nd quarter, net investments in non-monetary funds reach 6 billion

  • In Q2 2023:
  • Non-monetary funds' net inflows amount to +6 billion euros (see table p.2), after -9 billion in the 1st quarter. Resident households are the main net buyers with + 7 billion. In terms of investments, non-monetary funds amplify their net purchases of long-term debt securities (+ 13 billion, i.e. half of the annual flow), while they sell shares (- 7 billion) and reduce their deposits (- 6 billion). They focus on securities issued by residents of the Euro Zone (+12 billion).
    Money market funds' inflows fell back while remaining strong (+11 billion, after +21 billion in the 1st quarter), backed by net purchases by other financial institutions (+8 billion) and households (+5 billion). Money market funds remain net buyers of money market securities (+11 billion), particularly those issued by banks (+21 billion) while they are reducing their exposure to other categories of issuers (-10 billion).

  • Over a sliding year :
  • Non-monetary funds' outstanding amounts fell slightly (-6 billion, see table p.2) due to 19 billion withdrawals from equity funds (see G1-A) partially offset by positive flows on employee savings funds (+ 7 billion, see G1-E) as well as real estate and bond funds (+ 5 billion each). Asset managers are strongly reducing their deposits and other investments (- 31 billion, thus a 60% decrease over one year) in favor of long-term debt securities (+ 24 billion). They direct their investments more towards assets issued by MFIs and general government (respectively + 10 billion and + 6 billion).
    Money market funds' net yearly subscriptions are clearly positive (+55 billion, see table p.2). MFIs in the euro zone are the main buyers (+ 19 billion), as well as non-monetary funds, non-financial companies and public administrations (respectively + 12, + 9 and + 9 billion). Money market funds mainly acquire short-term debt securities (+53 billion) -mostly issued by resident MFIs- and reduce their exposure to long-term debt securities (-6 billion).

G1. Net subscriptions by type of funds (cumulative flows over 4 quarters - Billion €)
A - Equity funds
B - Bond funds
C - Mixed funds
D - Real estate funds
E - Employees' Savings funds
F - Money Market Funds
Investment funds assets and investors
(EUR billion)
Assets Net flows (a) Stocks Part (%) Investors Net flows (a) Stocks Part (%)
Q2 2023 4 moving quarters Q2 2023 Q2 2023 Q2 2023 (g) 4 moving quarters Q2 2023 Q2 2023
Non money market funds Total 6 -6 1,490 100% Total 6 -6 1,490 100%
by type of instrument Debt securities up to 1 year 0 0 24 2% Resident 6 -3 1,328 89%
Debt securities over 1 year 13 24 395 27% Insurance corporations -1 -11 533 36%
Equity -7 -6 596 40% Households and NPSH 7 3 306 21%
Investment fund shares 5 6 362 24% Non money market funds -1 9 188 13%
Real estate assets 1 0 93 6%
Net deposits and loans and other assets (b) -6 -31 19 1% General Government 0 2 164 11%
by geographical area (c) Resident -4 7 709 51% MFIs 0 -2 51 3%
Non-Resident euro area 12 12 421 31% Non-Financial corporations 0 -3 68 5%
Non-Euro area 2 6 248 18% Other financial institutions 0 -2 18 1%
by issuer (c) Non-Financial corporations and others (d) -1 2 645 47% Non-Resident euro area 0 -1 118 8%
MFIs 5 10 198 14% MFIs 0 0 76 5%
General Government 3 6 118 9% Non MFIs 0 -1 41 3%
Others (e) 4 6 417 30% Non-Euro area 0 -2 45 3%
of which non money market funds 3 4 292 21%


Assets Net flows (a) Stocks Part (%) Investors Net flows (a) Stocks Part (%)
Q2 2023 4 moving quarter Q2 2023 Q2 2023 Q2 2023 (g) 4 moving quarters Q2 2023 Q2 2023
Money Market Funds (f) Total 11 55 375 100% Total 11 55 375 100%
by type of instrument Debt securities up to 1 year 12 53 270 72% Resident 6 33 277 74%
Debt securities over 1 year 1 -6 38 10% Insurance corporations 1 1 102 27%
Investment fund shares -1 0 1 0% Non-Financial corporations -4 9 57 15%
Net deposits and loans and other assets (b) 0 9 67 18% Non money market funds 1 12 76 20%
by geographical area (c) Resident 10 41 151 49% Households and NPSH 5 5 8 2%
Non-Resident euro area 2 8 95 31% General Government -4 9 19 5%
Non-Euro area 0 -3 62 20% Credit Institutions -1 -4 3 1%
by issuer (c) MFIs 21 68 215 70% Other financial institutions 8 1 11 3%
Non-Financial corporations and others (d) -5 -8 59 19% Non-Resident euro area 4 21 91 24%
Others (e) -4 -8 27 9% MFIs 4 19 83 22%
General Government -1 -5 7 2% Non MFIs 1 2 7 2%
Non-Euro area 1 1 7 2%
Note: As from this publication, real estate funds are integrated in data; Rounding differences mean that an aggregate may not be exactly equal to the sum of its components.
Source: Banque de France
(a) Variation of outstanding amounts for Money Market Funds
(b) net loans and net other assets include financial derivatives, non- financial assets and other receivables, net of other liabilities
(c) excluding loans and other net assets ; only securities portfolio
(d) Others added to Non-Financial Corporations include others Financial Institutions of the rest of the world (non MFIs as Insurance Corporations)
(e) Others : Non Money Market funds, Insurance and other Financial Institutions
(f) Consolidated Data: consolidated outstanding of money market fund shares or units do not include the resident securities held by money market funds themselves
(g) Quarterly holdings data are provisional and will be revised next quarter


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