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July observations:
• There were no days of above-normal1 activity and 2 days of low activity.
• 16 of 21 days favored fixed income funds.
The Alight Solutions 401(k) Index statistics for the month of July:
|
Index statistics |
July |
2021 YTD |
|
Total transfers as percentage of starting balance |
0.07% |
0.54% |
|
# Fixed days |
16 (75%) |
60 (41%) |
|
# Equity days |
5 (24%) |
85 (59%) |
|
# Above-normal days |
0 |
2 |
Inflows and outflows during the month of July:
• Trading inflows mainly went to stable value, bond and money market funds.
• Outflows were primarily from small U.S. equity, mid U.S. equity and company stock funds.
|
Asset classes with most trading inflows in July |
Percentage of inflows |
Index dollar value ($mil) |
|
Stable value funds |
27% |
$51 |
|
Bond funds |
26% |
$51 |
|
Money market funds |
13% |
$26 |
|
Asset classes with most trading outflows in July |
Percentage of outflows |
Index dollar value ($mil) |
|
Small U.S. equity funds |
43% |
$83 |
|
Mid U.S. equity funds |
32% |
$61 |
|
Company stock |
14% |
$27 |
July investment portfolios:
• After reflecting market movements and trading activity, average asset allocation in equities remained at 70.2% in July.
• New contributions to equities increased from 69.2% in June to 69.4% in July.
|
Asset classes with largest percentage of total balance at the end of Jult |
Percentage of balance |
Index dollar value ($mil) |
|
Target date funds2 |
30% |
$81,193 |
|
Large U.S. equity funds |
26% |
$71,292 |
|
Stable value funds |
8% |
$20,849 |
|
Asset classes with most contributions in July |
Percentage of contributions |
Index dollar value ($mil) |
|
Target date funds |
47% |
$609 |
|
Large U.S. equity funds |
21% |
$267 |
|
International equity funds |
7% |
$96 |
July market observations:
|
Returns for common indices |
July |
2021 YTD |
|
Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Index |
1.1% |
-0.5% |
|
S&P 500 Index |
2.4% |
18.0% |
|
Russell 2000 Index |
-3.6% |
13.3% |
|
MSCI All Country World ex-U.S. Index (net) |
-1.7% |
7.4% |
1 A “normal” level of relative transfer activity is when the net daily movement of participants’ balances, as a percent of total 401(k) balances within the Alight Solutions 401(k) Index™ equals between 0.3 times and 1.5 times the average daily net activity of the preceding 12 months. A “high” relative transfer activity day is when the net daily movement exceeds two times the average daily net activity. A “moderate” relative transfer activity day is when the net daily movement is between 1.5 and 2 times the average daily net activity of the preceding 12 months. A “low” day is when the net daily activity is less than 0.3 times the average daily net activity for the preceding 12 months.
2Target date funds also include the amounts in target risk funds. The amount in the target risk funds is less than 10% of the total.
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