IFIC Monthly Investment Fund Statistics - February 2025

Mutual fund and exchange-traded fund (ETF) assets and sales

TORONTO, March 21, 2025 /CNW/ - The Investment Funds Institute of Canada (IFIC) today announced investment fund net sales and net assets for February 2025.

Mutual fund assets totalled $2.310 trillion at the end of February, down by $1.2 billion or 0.1 per cent since January. Mutual fund net sales were $9.0 billion in February.

ETF assets totalled $547.1 billion at the end of February, up by $5.8 billion or 1.1 per cent since January. ETF net sales were $9.9 billion in February.

February insights

• Mutual fund and ETF sales are off to a strong start in 2025, with each bringing in approximately $10 billion more year to date than the same period last year.
• February saw the highest level of mutual fund net sales since February 2022, marking the eighth consecutive month of positive sales.
• Likely due to market volatility, the majority of mutual fund sales flowed into more conservative asset classes, including bond, money market, and balanced funds, while equity funds remained in negative territory.
• ETF sales were positive across all major asset classes with major inflows fairly evenly distributed between equities and bonds.

Mutual fund net sales/net redemptions ($ millions)*

Mutual fund net assets ($ billions)* 

ETF net sales/net redemptions ($ millions)*

ETF net assets ($ billions)* 

IFIC direct survey data (which accounts for approximately 87 per cent of total mutual fund industry assets and approximately 80 per cent of total ETF industry assets) is complemented by estimated data to provide comprehensive industry totals.

IFIC makes every effort to verify the accuracy, currency, and completeness of the information, however, IFIC does not guarantee, warrant, represent or undertake that the information provided is correct, accurate or current.

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