US equity funds see a second successive weekly inflow

April 6 (Reuters) – U.S. equity funds witnessed substantial inflows in the seven days to April 1 as worries over the Middle East war eased temporarily after President Donald Trump indicated that the United States was nearing the completion of its objectives for the war.

Investors bought U.S. equity funds of a net $7.05 billion after about $36.95 billion worth of net purchases in the prior week, data from LSEG Lipper showed.

Investors were, however, risk averse on Monday as Trump ramped up his threats to destroy civilian infrastructure over the weekend, including power plants and bridges in Iran, if the strategic Strait of Hormuz is not reopened by Tuesday.

U.S. large-cap equity funds attracted $14.67 billion in the week to April 1, in a second successive week of net purchases. Investors, however, ditched small-cap, mid-cap and sectoral funds of a net $1.34 billion, $1.09 billion and $3.82 billion, respectively.

Bond funds faced the first weekly net sales since December 31, 2025, to the tune of $10.17 billion.

Short-to-intermediate investment-grade funds saw their first weekly net disposal in 18 weeks, worth $5.92 billion. Investors also divested general domestic taxable fixed income funds of a net $1.25 billion.

Money market funds, meanwhile, attracted $5.88 billion, the sixth weekly inflow in seven weeks.

(Reporting by Gaurav DograEditing by Ros Russell)