The net assets of the 247 open-end and closed-end funds, both local and foreign, went down 0.9% in April, reaching a level of 49.1 billion lei (9.9 billion euros), while net inflows for the month totaled 142 million lei (28.5 million euros), according to data provided by the Association of Fund Managers (AAF).
The top 5 performing local open-end funds over the past 12 months recorded annual net returns between 7.8% and 15.7%; over a 36-month horizon, the top 5 funds achieved returns ranging between 49.9% and 57.2%, earned over the past three years (compared to April 2022).
The net assets of the 95 local open-end funds remained steady in April at 27.9 billion lei (5.61 billion euros), and in 2025 they have increased 5%.
Local open-end funds recorded net inflows of 142.7 million lei (28.7 million euros) in April, with the main beneficiaries being bond and fixed-income funds (+196.8 million lei), and those grouped under the ‘other funds’ category (+33.2 million lei), while equity funds (-48.5 million lei), diversified funds (-37.7 million lei), and absolute return funds (-1.1 million lei) experienced net outflows.
The net assets in lei of the 116 foreign open-end funds distributed in Romania fell 2.7% in April, to 2.1 billion lei (0.42 billion euros), and decreased by 6.6% in 2025.
Foreign open-end funds distributed in Romania, which represent 6.9% of the total assets of open-end investment funds, recorded net inflows of 0.2 million lei (0.04 million euros) in April.
Additionally, the net assets of the 36 alternative investment funds decreased 2.1% in April, down to 19.5 billion lei (3.8 billion euros), and have declined 2.4% in 2025; local alternative investment funds posted net outflows of 0.8 million lei (-0.16 million euros) in the reporting month.
AGERPRES
