Reuters GraphicsEuropean funds have effectively returned nothing this year after two down years, Morningstar data shows.
Government bond funds have fared even worse and are set for three years of losses in both the U.S. and Europe.
Bond yields rise as prices fall, and vice versa.
Reuters GraphicsBank of America said there were $5.6 billion of inflows to long-dated Treasury funds last week, the largest on record.
ICI data shows that U.S. money market funds have ballooned to $5.6 trillion in assets, from $4.6 trillion in October last year.
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