Fund market balance of the year 2021 Record growth in the Swiss fund market

10.02.2022 17:25

Basel, 21 january 2022 – The sustained positive stock market trend caused the volume in the Swiss fund market to swell to over CHF 1.5 trillion in the past year. Growth thus amounted to 12.7 %. The increase was supported by strong net inflows, which also continued in the fourth quarter of 2021.

At the end of 2021, investors in Switzerland had intrusted CHF 1,510.8 billion to the fund industry. Compared to 2020, this corresponds to a growth of almost CHF 171 billion or 12.7 percent. The main reason for this strong increase in volume was that stock markets continued their positive trend. Last September, fears of inflation and rising interest as well as of a slowdown in economic growth lead to a sell-off. But by the end of 2021, new highs had been reached again in the stock markets.

The sustained inflow of new money throughout the year proved to be a great support for growth. “The flow of new money of almost CHF 55 billion is not only proof of the continuing confidence and risk capacity of investors, it is also a commitment to Switzerland as a strong fund location," said Adrian Schatzmann, CEO of the Asset Management Association Switzerland.