AF Advisors published Market Shares report for the first half of 2016

AF Advisors published Market Shares report about mutual fund distribution to retail investors in the Netherlands.

The report presents data as per the end of June 2016. We report growth in the Dutch retail market of EUR 1.3 bln in the first six months of 2016 to a total of EUR 155.7 bln. Based on the top level analysis, NN Investment Partners is the largest distributor in the Netherlands. However, based on the analysis of the underlying funds, we conclude that Robeco leads the market and is followed by BlackRock and NN Investment Partners. The growing popularity of passive and sustainable funds was also well apparent.