Performance of investment funds - 2026-03
Published on 28th of May 2026
The 12-month performance of money market funds slightly decreased in March, to +2.12% (after +2.15% in February).
The performance of non-money market funds fell by nearly 2 percentage points, to +4.4% (after +6.3% in February), restrained by the negative monthly performance of all fund categories, especially equity funds' (-7.4%).
The performance of non-money market funds fell by nearly 2 percentage points, to +4.4% (after +6.3% in February), restrained by the negative monthly performance of all fund categories, especially equity funds' (-7.4%).
Performance of Investment Funds by subsectors (a)
(percent, outstanding amounts: EUR billion)
| 2025 | February 2026 | March 2026 | February 2026 | March 2026 | March 2026 | |
| 12-month performance | Monthly performance | Net asset value | ||||
| MONEY MARKET FUNDS (b) | 2.30 | 2.15 | 2.12 | 0.16 | 0.18 | 443 |
| NON MONEY MARKET FUNDS | 6.4 | 6.3 | 4.4 | 1.5 | -3.4 | 1,872 |
| Bond funds (c) | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | -1.7 | 377 |
| Mixed Funds (c) | 6.7 | 7.1 | 5.1 | 1.5 | -4.1 | 325 |
| Equity funds (c) | 11.7 | 11.1 | 8.3 | 2.9 | -7.4 | 410 |
| of which: ETF (d) | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.7 | 2.2 | -5.9 | 57 |
| Other funds (e) | 6.1 | 5.9 | 4.2 | 1.2 | -1.6 | 758 |
| of which employees' savings funds | 11.6 | 11.3 | 6.9 | 3.7 | -4.7 | 223 |
Source: Banque de France
(a) Annual performance calculated over the past 12 months net of management fees but before deduction of entry and exit fees commissions (cf. methodology).
(b) Excluding money market employee savings funds, including Monegasque funds.
(c) Except employees' savings funds (which are included in "Others funds").
(d) Exchange Traded Funds
(e) Employee savings funds (including money market employee savings funds), real estate funds, Private equity funds, formula-based funds, hedge funds.
(b) Excluding money market employee savings funds, including Monegasque funds.
(c) Except employees' savings funds (which are included in "Others funds").
(d) Exchange Traded Funds
(e) Employee savings funds (including money market employee savings funds), real estate funds, Private equity funds, formula-based funds, hedge funds.
12-month performance of bond, equity and money market funds![]()
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12-month performance of Non-MMF funds and employees' saving funds (a) ![]()
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12-month performance of equity funds (a) ![]()
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12-month performance of bonds funds (a) ![]()
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12-month performance of MMF funds (a) ![]()
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Source: Banque de France, Barclays, Europerformance
(a) Annual performance net of management fees but before deduction of entry and exit fees commissions (cf. methodology).
Additional information
The different categories of funds under review are defined by the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF - French Financial Markets Authority). The classification of each fund is based on its real risk exposure. The definition of the exposure and the risk thresholds for each category are developed in AMF Instructions 2011-19, 2011-20 and 2011-21.
The Stoxx 600 index comprises 600 companies residing in 18 European countries.
The Barclays Euro Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, euro-denominated, fixed-rate bond market with residual maturity over one year, including treasuries, government-related, corporate and securitized issues. Inclusion is based on currency denomination of a bond and not country of risk of the issuer.
The performance of the indices is measured by total return (price change and coupons/dividends reinvested). The yield spreads between these indices and the performance of UCITs in France reflect differences in composition and management orientation, in particular the split between highly liquid sovereign bonds issued by major advanced countries, less liquid sovereign bonds or bonds with a higher risk/return profile and bonds issued by private issuers.
The Stoxx 600 index comprises 600 companies residing in 18 European countries.
The Barclays Euro Aggregate Bond Index is a broad-based flagship benchmark that measures the investment grade, euro-denominated, fixed-rate bond market with residual maturity over one year, including treasuries, government-related, corporate and securitized issues. Inclusion is based on currency denomination of a bond and not country of risk of the issuer.
The performance of the indices is measured by total return (price change and coupons/dividends reinvested). The yield spreads between these indices and the performance of UCITs in France reflect differences in composition and management orientation, in particular the split between highly liquid sovereign bonds issued by major advanced countries, less liquid sovereign bonds or bonds with a higher risk/return profile and bonds issued by private issuers.
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