Sovereign wealth funds fly to relative safety of U.S. assets amid pandemic - Reuters

Sovereign wealth funds fly to relative safety of U.S. assets amid pandemic - Reuters:

Sovereign wealth funds flocked to U.S. equities and bonds in the first quarter at the expense of riskier investments such as those in emerging markets as the coronavirus spread around the world, data shows. 

U.S. equity strategies managed by third-party fund managers sucked in net flows of $5.36 billion from sovereign funds in the first quarter, with the majority headed to passive S&P 500 equity strategies which posted their largest inflows in at least three years, according to data from eVestment.

U.S. fixed income was also in demand, with net inflows of $341.1 million also the most in at least three years.

eVestment’s senior research analyst Mike Cho noted the inflows were particularly strong for those investing in lower-risk fixed-income assets. In general, sovereign funds were net contributors of capital to long-only strategies during the period, Cho said.