Investors’ Appetite for Gains Exceeds Their Stomach for Risk, and Index Funds May Not Deliver What They Want
Natixis Global Asset Management has released the results of its 2017 Global Individual Investor survey. A total of 8300 individual investors (400 in France) have been surveyed between February and March 2017 in 21 countries across Asia, Europe, the Americas and the Middle East. Among the main findings:
- Passive index funds could leave investors short of their goals. French investors say theyneed returns of 9.1% above inflation to meet their goals at a time when many experts expect low single-digit returns from many market indices.
- Investors’ use of index funds may be at odds with their strong desire for ESG investments. 80% of French investors want their investments to reflect their personal values, but only 44% say index funds contain these types of companies.
- Closet indexers are damaging trust in the fund industry. 72% of investors expect truly active managers, but almost the same number (66%) believe many managers are charging active management fees while really just tracking an index
- More education is needed on alternative investments. 60% of French investors believe it is essential to invest in alternatives to reduce risk, but only 40% do so effectively.
- When it comes to making investment decisions, investors trust their financial advisors (75%), more than their close friends or family (54%), the financial media (59%) or social media (32%).
Natixis Global Asset Management’s 2017 survey of 400 retail investors was conducted by CoreData as part of a broader, global survey with 8300 investors in 21 countries in Asia, Europe, the Americas and the Middle East. The survey was conducted online in February and March 2017 with investors possessing at least USD 100,000 (or an equivalent sum in purchasing power parity) in net investable assets.
The full report can be viewed at: ngam.natixis.com/us/research/individual-investor-survey-trust-2017.
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- 1 Cerulli Quantitative Update: Global Markets 2016 ranked Natixis Global Asset Management, S.A. as the 16th largest asset manager in the world based on assets under management ($870.3 billion) as of December 31, 2015.
- 2 Net asset value as of June 30, 2017. Assets under management (AUM) may include assets for which non-regulatory AUM services are provided. Non-regulatory AUM includes assets which do not fall within the SEC’s definition of ‘regulatory AUM’ in Form ADV, Part 1.
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