Net trading activity in 401(k) saving plans was higher in the last week of February than all of the combined activity in the fourth quarter of 2019, according to the Alight Solutions 401(k) Index, which measures daily activity of more than 2 million 401(k) investors with about $200 billion in assets.
The assets most sought by investors included bond funds, with 47% of inflows; stable value funds, 41%; and money market funds, 11%; according to Alight.
Meanwhile, investors fled from large U.S. equity funds, which had 43% of outflows; target date funds, 27%; and mid U.S. equity funds, 10%.
