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Transfers into Fixed Income Investments Remain Steady
Aon Hewitt reports a total of $108 million moved from diversified equities (equity excluding company stock) into fixed income, representing 0.09% of total assets. In addition, 67% of October days saw positive flows into fixed income investments.
GIC/stable value funds and bond funds together received nearly 100% of inflows in October. GIC/stable value funds received 71% of the inflows, with $307 million transferring into this asset class. Bond funds received net transfers of $123 million, which represented 28% of the inflows.
On the other hand, company stock funds experienced the largest outflows of the month, with $260 million transferring out of this asset class. Small U.S. equity and large U.S. equity funds had outflows of $45 million and $40 million, respectively. Money market funds also saw $61 million transferring out.
Transfer volume in October was in line with the 12-month trailing average—0.037% of 401(k) balances were traded on a daily net basis versus 0.036% during the past 12 months. According to the findings, four days in October had transfer activity above normal levels.
Participants’ overall equity allocation was up significantly by 1.9%, from 56.9% at the end of September to 58.8% at the end of October, due to strong stock market performance.
In terms of 401(k) participant-only contributions, the equity allocation decreased slightly, from 61.9% in September to 61.5% in October.
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