
SA equities top Bank of America rankings amid market turbulence
South Africa leads Bank of America’s EEMEA rankings despite severe market losses, highlighting resilience, strong dividends, and sustained investor interest.

South Africa leads Bank of America’s EEMEA rankings despite severe market losses, highlighting resilience, strong dividends, and sustained investor interest.

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For the first time since 2020, a meaningful share of the quarterly inflows came from new capital rather than reinvested income.

Only R23bn of the R146.13bn in annual net inflows was fresh capital, yet reinvested dividends and interest helped push AUM to R4.16 trillion.

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High-yield equities can smooth volatility and generate reliable income, helping investors to balance growth and defence across bull and bear phases.

Despite a turbulent first quarter marked by political discord and trade-tariff shocks, CIS managers attracted R48bn in net inflows – the highest quarterly figure since 2020.