Assets in collective investment trusts growing

Increased interest from institutional investors is driving the increasethanks in part to the lower fees charged by CITs.

By Marlene Y. Satter | Updated on December 12, 2017

Assets in collective investment trusts saw a double-digit increase in 2016, rising to $2.8 trillion at the end of 2016—an 11.8 percent increase year over year from 2015.

That’s according to Cerulli research, which also finds that increased interest from institutional investors is driving the rise—thanks in part to the lower fees charged by CITs. And the interest is pushing asset managers to boost CIT offerings.

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