ETFs Steal Mutual Funds' Thunder as Interest Rates Soar

Money never sleeps, but mutual funds might be taking a power nap! The financial landscape of 2025 is showing some interesting patterns, with March recording a mere $24 billion inflow into long-term U.S. open-end funds and ETFs - the lowest since last April's numbers. Seems like investors are playing it cooler than a hedge fund manager's poker face.

ETFs: The New Cool Kid on the Block

If mutual funds were hoping for a comeback story, ETFs just crashed their party. Taxable-bond ETFs scooped up a whopping $100 billion in Q1 2025, while their mutual fund cousins had to settle for a modest $20 b...