US equity funds posted their first net inflow in five weeks in the week ended 25 September 2026, according to LSEG Lipper data reported by Reuters. Investors put a net $37.6 billion into the funds, the largest weekly net purchase since 17 June.

Demand was tied to AI applications and data and to oil’s retreat from recent highs. Large-cap equity funds took in $36.62 billion, the largest weekly net inflow since 24 June. Multi-cap funds drew $395 million; mid-cap and small-cap funds saw outflows of $372 million and $1.02 billion.

Among sectors, technology funds took in $4.89 billion, the largest weekly inflow since 29 July. Consumer discretionary funds drew $515 million; financial-sector funds saw $2.53 billion withdrawn.

Reuters also notes a 30-year Treasury yield of 5.5016% on Thursday, a 22-year high, as expectations mounted of further Federal Reserve tightening. Risk appetite was therefore tempered even as equity flows turned positive.

US bond funds attracted $5.93 billion, up from about $562 million the previous week. Money-market funds took in about $11 billion, ending a two-week outflow streak.

Weekly flows show where money moved; they do not guarantee returns. This article is not investment advice. The figures can reverse after economic data or central-bank decisions.

Image: Thomas J. O'Halloran, New York Stock Exchange trading floor (archive), public domain, Wikimedia Commons; not a 2026 photograph.

Source consulted: US equity funds post first inflow in five weeks on renewed AI optimism — Reuters.