Investment funds with focus on Russia, CIS see $261 mln inflow in latest week
MOSCOW. May 27 (Interfax) - The outflow of capital to funds that invest in Russia and the CIS totaled $261 million in the seven-day period ending May 25, compared with an outflow of $353 million in the preceding week, according to data from Emerging Portfolio Fund Research (EPFR).
However, there has been a net inflow in the year so far totaling $3.815 billion.
The outflow in the latest week is the result of lower commodity prices and greater uncertainty on global markets. "Investors have pulled $614 million out of the Russian funds in the last two weeks, of which ETF [Exchange Traded Funds] accounted for 92%. The main risk factor for the Russian market is that of the $4.4 billion invested in Russia in the first four months of the current year, $2.9 billion was received via ETF. A large portion of that ETF money represents a bet that oil prices will stay high. If oil prices drop more substantially, another $2.3 billion in ETF money is at risk," Uralsib said in a note to investors.
