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When it comes to mutual fund flows in March and the first quarter, Morningstar says Vanguard is the winner.
The fund giant "regained its momentum and dominated with $62 billion in first-quarter flows, which were more than its next three competitors combined," the research group said in its latest update. Its total U.S. assets are $4.7 trillion, excluding money market funds, and its March fund flows were close to $22 billion.
Overall in the first three months of 2019, Vanguard "benefited from strong interest in its core strategies with its intermediate-term bond, large-blend and foreign large-blend offerings alone, collecting in $15.9 billion in March and $37.1 billion for the quarter," according to Morningstar Senior Analyst Kevin McDevitt.
"Including its money market offerings, Vanguard's total U.S. assets crossed $5 trillion for the first time. Incredibly, the firm's U.S. assets have more than doubled from $2.4 trillion in January 2014," he added.
Placing second for the quarter was Fidelity, with fund flows of $23.5 billion. March's inflows of $6.4 billion benefited from strong demand for its large-blend and intermediate-term bond strategies; for the quarter, these funds gathered $6.1 billion combined and $19.6 billion in the first quarter overall.
