Gold and Precious-Metals Funds Draw $4.21B, a Six-Month High

According to LSEG Lipper data, gold and other precious-metals funds attracted $4.21 billion in net inflows in the week ended August 26, 2026, a six-month high. Over the same period, investors withdrew $5.87 billion from global equity funds, their first weekly outflow since May 20 and the end of a 13-week inflow streak. Because the figures cover different fund categories, they do not by themselves demonstrate that money leaving equities was directly reallocated into precious metals.

Data Snapshot

MetricCurrentPreviousChangePeriodAs ofSourceNet inflows into gold and other precious-metals funds$4.21 billion—six-month highweek ended August 26, 20262026-08-26Reuters via Investing.comNet outflows from global equity funds$5.87 billion—first weekly outflow since May 20week ended August 26, 20262026-08-26Reuters via Investing.comNet sales from U.S. equity funds$22.33 billion——week ended August 26, 20262026-08-26Reuters via Investing.comNet inflows into technology funds$3.2 billion——week ended August 26, 20262026-08-26Reuters via Investing.comNet inflows into metals and mining funds$489 million——week ended August 26, 20262026-08-26Reuters via Investing.comNet outflows from energy funds$313 million—second consecutive weekly outflowweek ended August 26, 20262026-08-26Reuters via Investing.com

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