Asset Management

UK equity fund outflows hit £80bn since Brexit as investors stay sour

UK equity funds have remained out of favour among investors since leaving the EU as part of a decade-long slump

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2023 could be the sector's worst year on record, despite efforts to breath life back into the City Photo: Getty Images/iStockphoto

UK equity funds are on track to post their worst-ever year of outflows, with the total yanked out by investors rising to £80bn since the Brexit vote in June 2016.

Data from Morningstar shows UK equity funds bled £26.2bn between January and October this year, up from £20.5bn for the same period in 2022.

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